The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus expects that all students and organizations will observe and fully comply with federal law, state law, University regulations, and administrative rules associated with the prohibition of hazing.
Hazing is prohibited under federal law, state law and University policy. The University will take disciplinary action for hazing that takes place during official University functions, or during functions held by registered or sponsored student organizations; the University will also take disciplinary action for hazing incidents that have a substantial connection to the interests of the University, wherever they occur.
This act requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents. It also renames the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act as the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.
The bill requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report. The bill defines the term hazing to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person against a student (regardless of that student's willingness to participate), that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization (e.g., a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority); and (2) causes or is likely to contribute to a substantial risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the IHE or the organization, of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation.
The Stop Campus Hazing Act defines the term hazing to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that (1) is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a student organization (e.g., a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority); and (2) causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the IHE or the organization, of physical or psychological injury.
It is important to recognize that hazing is also a state crime that can happen in any group, including:
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-9-124
Hazing encompasses a wide range of activities. These activities are often required of specific members of the group, such as new recruits. Additionally, they are often meant to take priority over other activities in a person’s life as part of the initiation process. Due to the nature of these activities, many hazing behaviors go unrecognized and unreported.
Examples of hazing:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Even if the behavior experienced does not constitute hazing, it may be still harmful and prohibited by University Policy, local, state, or federal law. Below are several University Policies that outline additional prohibited behaviors.
APS-5014 Sexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking