Iowa schools would face new definitions of bullying and harassment under a bill Iowa Republican lawmakers have sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds to be signed into law. House File 865 changes the definition of bullying and harassment to mean any "repeated and targeted electronic, written, verbal or physical act or conduct toward a student that creates an objectively hostile school environment." The law currently defines bullying and harassment as any electronic, written, verbal or physical act or conduct “based on any actual or perceived trait” that creates an objectively hostile school environment, but says the traits are not limited to those listed. The measure passed both chambers in party-line votes, 32-16 in the Iowa Senate on April 29 and 64-33 in the House on March 18. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAlegis #IAed