Vermont § 178 - Harassment and hazing prevention policies; postsecondary schools
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§ 178. Harassment and hazing prevention policies; postsecondary schools
- (a) The board of trustees or other governing body of each postsecondary school operating
in Vermont shall adopt and ensure enforcement of a policy establishing 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 to address complaints of discriminatory harassment
and to initiate educational programs designed to prevent such conduct. (b) The board of trustees or other governing body of each postsecondary school operating
in Vermont shall adopt and ensure enforcement of a policy prohibiting hazing, which
shall define hazing in a manner that is at least as stringent as the definition contained
in subdivision 11(a)(30) of this title. The policy shall include penalties or sanctions, or both, for organizations that
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 2009, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2010; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 26.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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