{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-5-209","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-5-209","heading":"Bullying of student prohibited -- self-defense authorized.","body":"(1) Bullying of a student enrolled in a public K-12 school by another student or an employee is prohibited.\n(2) A student who is physically attacked is entitled to use physical force that is reasonable and necessary for self-protection.\n(3) A student who witnesses another person being physically attacked is entitled to use reasonable and necessary physical restraint, defined as the placing of hands on another in a manner that is reasonable or necessary to protect the person from physical harm.\n(4) A school district shall investigate a student's use of physical force and may not reprimand or discipline a student who is found through the investigation to have more likely than not used physical force for self-protection or in protection of another pursuant to subsection (3).","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 5. PUPILS","Part 2. Duties -- Prohibitions -- Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0090/0200-0050-0020-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:15Z","sha256":"6b74cbaa4a72c3fa3b759929e55d7aea414d0bf2587b41ec9e0d0bdb12bb64d8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-5-208","next":"us-mt/20-5-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}