Hazing Policy

A&M-Commerce HAZING POLICY

According to the Texas A&M University System, hazing is defined as any intentional, knowing or reckless act, 发生在教育机构校园内或校园外的, by one person alone or acting with others, 以宣誓为目的而针对学生的, being initiated into, affiliating with, 担任某一组织的职务或保持其成员资格的行为:

• Is any type of physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electronic shocking, 在身体或类似活动上放置有害物质;
• Involves sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, 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的健美操或其他活动;
• Involves consumption of a food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug or other substance, other than described by the next paragraph, that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student; and/or
• Is any activity that induces, causes or requires the student to perform a duty or task that involves a violation of the Penal Code; or involves coercing, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, the student to consume a drug; or an alcoholic beverage or liquor in an amount that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code.

The complete A&移动商务欺凌政策和所有其他与行为相关的信息都在我们的学生行为准则中.

HAZING AND THE LAW

Hazing is not only against A&移动商务政策，但这也是违法的. The Texas Education Code sections 51.936 and 37.151 through 37.157, make hazing a criminal offense. Criminal penalties for hazing can include:

• 未报告欺侮行为:最高罚款1000美元和/或最高180天监禁
• 没有造成严重身体伤害的欺侮:罚款500- 1000美元和/或监禁90-180天
• 欺侮造成严重身体伤害:罚款1000 - 5000美元和/或180天至1年监禁
• 欺侮导致死亡:罚款5,000- 10,000美元和/或1-2年监禁

被判犯有欺侮罪的个人可能被要求执行社区服务，而不是被监禁, except when hazing results in death. 欺侮学生可能会受到刑事起诉和处罚，以及通过大学行为程序进行制裁.

学生团体和学生个人都可能被判犯有欺侮罪.

TEXAS STATUTES

根据德克萨斯州的法律，欺侮是一种犯罪行为，具体如下: