# Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-208: 20-5-208 Definition

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T20_C5_P2_S20-5-208

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-208
- **Heading:** 20-5-208 Definition
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Part 2 / Section 20-5-208

## Text

20-5-208 . Definition. (1) "Bullying" means any harassment, intimidation, hazing, or threatening, insulting, or demeaning gesture or physical contact, including any intentional written, verbal, or electronic communication or threat directed against a student that is persistent, severe, or repeated and that:

(a) causes a student physical harm, damages a student's property, or places a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student or the student's property;

(b) creates a hostile environment by interfering with or denying a student's access to an educational opportunity or benefit; or

(c) substantially and materially disrupts the orderly operation of a school.

(2) The term includes retaliation against a victim or witness who reports information about an act of bullying and includes acts of hazing associated with athletics or school-sponsored organizations or groups.

## Nearby sections

- [Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-201 20-5-201 Duties and sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T20_C5_P2_S20-5-201.md)
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