Hazing Prevention

Minnesota State Statute 121A.69 defines Hazing as committing an act against a student, or coercing a student into committing an act, that creates a substantial risk of harm to a person in order for the student to be initiated into or affiliated with a student organization. A student organization is further defined as a group, club, or organization having students as its primary members or participants.

Minnesota State System Procedure 3.6.1 Student Conduct Defines hazing as an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a person, subjects a person to humiliation or ridicule, or which destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a student group, organization, or athletic team.

Century College Defines Hazing as 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; and
2. Causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury, including:
   1. Whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or similar activity;
   2. Causing, coercing, or otherwise including sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activities;
   3. Causing, coercing, or otherwise including another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances;
   4. Causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts;
   5. Any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct
   6. Any activity against another person that includes a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal Law; and
   7. Any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.

The term `student organization’, means an organization at Century College (such as a club, society, association, athletic team, club sports team, fraternity, sorority, band, or student government) in which two or more of the members are students enrolled at Century College, whether or not the organization is established or recognized by the college. For purposes of determining a violation of the Century College Campus Hazing Policy

1. Collection of Information:

• • Institutions must begin gathering hazing incident data by July 1, 2025.
  • Data must include cases where a student organization was found responsible for hazing.

1. Public Availability:
   • The report must be made available on the institution’s public website within 12 months (December 23, 2025) of the Act’s enactment.
   • It must be updated at least twice a year to reflect new incidents, if any.
2. Contents of the Report:

For each hazing violation, the report must include:

• • Name of the student organization involved.
  • Description of the violation, including whether it involved alcohol or drugs.
  • Institution’s findings and any sanctions imposed on the organization.
  • Key dates, including:
    • When the alleged incident occurred.
    • When the investigation started and concluded.
    • When the institution notified the organization of the findings.

4. Data Privacy
   • The report must not include personally identifiable information about individual students, ensuring compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
5. Additional Information
   • Institutions may provide state law requirements or additional details for context.
   • The report must remain publicly available for at least five years after publication.
6. Exemptions:
   1. Institutions are not required to create a report until they have a finding of a hazing violation.
   2. If no new hazing violations occur during an update period, no update is necessary.