Hazing

The Texas Legislature enacted an anti-hazing law in 1987. 州法律规定了对欺辱罪的刑事处罚. According to this law, 参与欺辱的个人或组织可能会受到罚款和刑事指控.

在校内外，严禁学生、教职员工欺辱他人. esball的学生将通过在学生群体中创建和维持标准，成为履行大学使命的合作伙伴, 有利于个人成长和发展的团队和组织. If student groups, 团队和组织将在大学的计划中发挥不可分割的作用, 他们必须制定标准，鼓励每个人发挥自己的最大潜力. 欺辱与这一目标相反，因为它会削弱一个人的骄傲和自尊. 大学将对参与欺凌活动的个人和/或团体采取纪律处分. 这种纪律处分可以独立于州或地方检察机关的行动而采取.

Definition

State law defines hazing as “any intentional, knowing or reckless act, occurring on or off the campus of an educational institution, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in, 或保持其成员是或包括教育机构学生的组织的成员资格，如果行为:

Is any type of physical brutality such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on the body, or similar activity;
Involves sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, calisthenics, 或其他类似活动，使学生面临不合理的伤害风险，或对学生的身心健康或安全产生不利影响;
Involves consumption of a food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug, 或其他使学生遭受不合理风险或伤害或对学生的精神或身体健康或安全产生不利影响的物质;
Is any activity that induces, 导致或要求学生执行涉及违反刑法的义务或任务.
包括强迫学生服用药物或酒精饮料或烈酒，其剂量足以使合理的人相信学生喝醉了.

Personal Hazing Offense

A person commits a hazing offense if the person:

Engages in hazing
劝诱、鼓励、指导、帮助或试图帮助他人参与欺辱
Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly permits hazing to occur
对教育机构中涉及学生的特定欺辱事件的策划有第一手的了解吗, 或者有具体欺凌事件发生的第一手资料, 并且故意没有向学生生活办公室书面报告这些知识, 文明和社区标准办公室或该机构的其他适当实体或官员

University Disciplinary Rules

这项法律没有限制esball执行自己的反欺凌规定的权利, 大学将对构成欺辱的行为采取纪律处分，无论公共当局是否根据州欺辱法起诉学生.

因为在esball，欺辱是一种文化, 对学生行为和欺侮的期望超出了州法律规定的期望. Students are encouraged to become familiar the TWU hazing policy.

Disciplinary Actions

个别个案所指定/决定的纪律处分将视乎所涉行为的性质而定, 当时存在的情况和条件以及这种行为之后的结果.

Possible Actions include but are not limited to:

Disciplinary warning
Disciplinary probation
Withholding grades, official transcript or degree
禁止再入院或从当前登记中退出，禁止再入院
Required participation in specific educational programs
Restitution
Suspension of rights and privileges
Suspension
Expulsion
撤销学位、拒绝学位及/或撤回文凭

Immunity from Prosecution Available

In an effort to encourage reporting of hazing incidents, 法院可授予任何向文明与社区标准办公室报告涉及教育机构学生的特定欺辱事件的人民事或刑事起诉豁免权, the Office of Student Life, or other appropriate official at TWU. 任何人举报自己的欺辱行为或恶意举报不受本条保护.

Texas Woman’s University Amnesty Statement

As stated in the Student Code of Conduct, amnesty includes:

For Reporting Parties:大学为那些因担心自己可能被指控轻微违反政策而不愿向大学官员报告事件的举报方提供特赦, such as underage drinking, at the time of the incident. 可能会考虑教育方面的选择，但不会产生行为诉讼或纪律处分.

For Those Who Offer Assistance: To encourage students to offer help and assistance to others, 当学生向有需要的人提供帮助时，学校奉行赦免轻微违规行为的政策. At the discretion of the Director for the Office of Civility & Community Standards or appointed designee, 大赦也可在个案基础上扩大到接受援助的人. 可能会考虑教育方面的选择，但不会产生行为诉讼或纪律处分.

For Those Who Report and/or Witness Serious Violations:学生如有轻微违例行为，但选择向校方举报他人的严重违例行为，可获赦免. 可能会考虑教育选择，但不会产生行为程序或记录. 滥用大赦可导致文明办公室主任作出决定 & 社区标准不重复对同一个人进行特赦.

Disciplined Organizations

In accordance with requirements of the Texas Education Code, 以下组织(s)在制裁结束后的过去三年因欺辱而受到纪律处分和/或因欺辱而被定罪.

Incidents at TWU

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - penalty issued, June 30, 2020
Chapter suspended due to hazing violations. Eligible to re-apply to return to TWU on June 30, 2025.

To report an act of hazing, 请致电940-898-2968或与文明与社区标准办公室联系 report an incident. The information contained in this memorandum can be found on the Office of Civility and Community Standard website.

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