(A)
Purpose
(1)
Shawnee state
university is committed to a safe and respectful campus environment that aligns
with our institutional values. Hazing can cause irreparable harm to victims,
victims' families, and the university community. From a legal perspective,
hazing is a crime. From the university's perspective, hazing is antithetical to
the ideals and values of our learning community. Prevention of hazing is the
responsibility of every member of the university community, including students,
student organizations, teams, employees, volunteers, and
alumni.
(2)
Members of the Shawnee state university community who
are expressly prohibited from engaging in hazing include students, staff,
faculty, volunteers, guests, and individuals or members of recognized groups,
such as student organizations, teams, or associations.
(B)
Definition
"Hazing" is defined as committing any
act or coercing another, including the victim, to commit any act of initiation
into any student or other organization or any act to continue or reinstate
membership in or affiliation with any student or other organization that causes
or creates a substantial risk of causing mental or physical harm to any person,
including coercing another to consume alcohol or a drug of abuse. This
definition was enacted to comply with section
2903.31 of the Revised
Code; to the extent the definition in the Revised Code is modified, this policy
definition shall be deemed similarly modified.
(C)
Policy
scope
(1)
This
policy applies to students, student organizations, groups and teams, coaches,
and employees. This policy also applies to volunteers and alumni acting in an
official capacity who advise or coach student organizations and/or student
groups and who have direct contact with students.
(2)
Shawnee state
university has jurisdiction over this policy whether the conduct occurs on or
off-campus.
(3)
The following factors do not prevent conduct from being
considered a violation of this policy:
(a)
Expressed or
implied consent; or
(b)
The conduct not being part of an official event or
otherwise sanctioned or approved by a student organization or student
group.
(4)
Hazing does not include either of the following:
(a)
Reasonable and
customary organizational training, contests, competitions, or other events that
are explicitly relevant to the mission of the organization; or
(b)
Lawful expressive
activities that are protected under the first amendment to the United States
Constitution, section 11 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution, or sections
3345.0211
to
3345.0214
of the Revised Code.
(D)
University
resources
(1)
The university will have processes and resources in place to
protect students, employees, and visitors from prohibited hazing and to ensure
the following:
(a)
Compliance with applicable state and federal laws that
address hazing;
(b)
Complaints of hazing are adequately investigated and
resolved; and
(c)
Training and educational programs on hazing, including
hazing awareness, prevention, intervention, and reporting.
(2)
The
president is authorized to enact procedures to carry out the objectives of this
policy, which shall include matters including but not limited to duties to
report hazing, methods to enforce this policy, and sanctions for
violations.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3362-3-25
Effective:
12/23/2021
Promulgated Under:
111.15
Statutory Authority:
3362
Rule Amplifies:
3362.03