§ 2284 - Harassment and hazing prevention policies - Vermont Statutes

§ 2284. Harassment and hazing prevention policies

(a) The board of trustees shall adopt and ensure the enforcement of a policy which establishes that harassment as defined in subdivision 11(a)(26) of this title is a form of unlawful discrimination and therefore prohibited. The board shall also require the establishment of procedures for the handling of complaints of discriminatory harassment and the initiation of educational programs designed to prevent such conduct. The policies and procedures shall be in effect by January 1, 1996.

(b) The board of trustees shall adopt and ensure the enforcement of a policy prohibiting hazing which contains a definition of hazing that is at least as stringent as the definition contained in subdivision 11(a)(30) of this title. The policy shall include appropriate penalties or sanctions, or both, for organizations which or individuals who engage in hazing; revocation or suspension of an organization's permission to operate or exist within the institution's purview if that organization knowingly permits, authorizes, or condones hazing; and clear delineation of circumstances under which hazing will be reported to a law enforcement agency. A summary of the policy shall be distributed to all students at least annually. (Added 1993, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1999, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)