The New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ARB) defines harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) as any gesture, any written, verbal. or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of. incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by an actual or perceived.
District HIB Policy https://files.passaicschools.org/governancemanual/5131.1-P.pdf