V. Arkansas Law, § 6-5-201 and § 6-5-204
Arkansas law prohibits hazing. Guidelines provided in this statute are enforced in this policy.
1. Any willful act on or off the property of any school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas by one (1) student alone or acting with others which is directed against any other student and done for the purpose of intimidating the student attacked by threatening him or her with social or other ostracism or of submitting such student to ignominy, shame, or disgrace among his or her fellow students, and acts calculated to produce such results;
2. The playing of abusive or truculent tricks on or off the property of any school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas by one (1)student alone or acting with others, upon another student to frighten or scare him or her;
3. Any willful act on or off the property of any school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas by one (1) student alone or acting with others which is directed against any other student done for the purpose of humbling the pride, stifling the ambition, or impairing the courage of the student attacked or to discourage him or her from remaining in that school, college, university, or other educational institution, or reasonably to cause him or her to leave the institution rather than submit to such acts; or
4. Any willful act on or off the property of any school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas by one (1) student alone or acting with others in striking, beating, bruising, or maiming; or seriously offering, threatening, or attempting to strike, beat, bruise, or maim; or to do or seriously offer, threaten, or attempt to do physical violence to any student of any such educational institution; or any assault upon any such student made for the purpose of committing any of the acts, or producing any of the results, to such student as defined in this section.
5. The term ''hazing" as defined in this section does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization.
Arkansas Tech University is dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy campus environment
for students, faculty, staff,
and visitors. Hazing activities are counterproductive to this effort. Therefore, Arkansas
Tech University has a zero
tolerance policy for the practice of hazing activities by any member of the university
community. Members of the university community involved in, encouraging, aiding, and/or
assisting in hazing or hazing related activities are subject to disciplinary action
and reporting of involvement to local police. Failure to report known hazing incidents
to a university official or to local police may result in disciplinary action. This
policy applies to faculty, staff, students, Registered Student Organizations, official
university groups, alumni, visitors, vendors, and invitees on campus.
1. Hazing in any form is prohibited.
2. The following reasons are not valid defenses for hazing activities:
a. The express or implied consent of the individual was obtained;
b. The conduct or activity was not part of an official organizational or group
event or was not otherwise 171 sanctioned or approved by the organization or group or;
c. The conduct or activity was not a condition of membership or affiliation
with the organization orgroup.
3. Any faculty, staff, or student of the university community with knowledge or suspicion
of hazing is expected to report the activity to university officials or the local police. If there is
a threat of immediate danger, call 911. Failure to report hazing activity could result in disciplinary action.
4. Retaliating in any manner against any individual who reports hazing or who participates
in a hazing investigation is prohibited.
5. All members of the university community should cooperate in a hazing investigation
upon request.
6. Allegations involving harassment (sexual misconduct) will also be forwarded to
the Title IX Office for investigation.
7. The university may notify affiliated regional or national offices of Registered
Student Organizations or official university groups of hazing allegations or investigations.
8. Responsibility for any violations of this policy may be attributed to the perpetrators,
the Registered Student Organization, or the official university group.
