Each school district shall adopt a policy providing that while at a public school, on school district premises, in a district owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event, a student may not:

• a. Engage in bullying; or
• b. Engage in reprisal or retaliation against:
• (1) A victim of bullying;
• (2) An individual who witnesses an alleged act of bullying;
• (3) An individual who reports an alleged act of bullying; or
• (4) An individual who provides information about an alleged act of bullying.

The policy required by this section must:

• a. Include a definition of bullying that at least encompasses the conduct described in section 15.1-19-17;
• b. Establish procedures for reporting and documenting alleged acts of bullying, reprisal, or retaliation, and include procedures for anonymous reporting of such acts;
• c. Establish procedures, including timelines, for school district personnel to follow in investigating reports of alleged bullying, reprisal, or retaliation;
• d. Establish a schedule for the retention of any documents generated while investigating reports of alleged bullying, reprisal, or retaliation;
• e. Set forth the disciplinary measures applicable to an individual who engaged in bullying or who engaged in reprisal or retaliation, as set forth in subsection 1;
• f. Require the notification of law enforcement personnel if school district personnel have a reasonable suspicion that a crime might have occurred on or off school district property;
• g. Establish strategies to protect a victim of bullying, reprisal, or retaliation; and
• h. Establish disciplinary measures to be imposed upon an individual who makes a false accusation, report, or complaint pertaining to bullying, reprisal, or retaliation.