Stop Campus Hazing Act
What is the Stop Campus Hazing Act?
The Stop Campus Hazing Act (“SCHA”) was signed into law in December 2024 and amends the Higher Education Act of 1965. This legislation aims to increase transparency and accountability as it relates to hazing on college campuses by requiring them to report hazing incidents.
Stop Campus Hazing Act Requirements
The Stop Campus Hazing Act has three main components:
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Inclusion of hazing statistics in annual security reports:
Colleges and universities will need to include statistics for hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local law enforcement, as defined by SCHA, in their annual security reports. The University’s annual security report is available here.
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Implementation of hazing policies, including those specific to hazing prevention:
Colleges and universities will be required to have a hazing policy with information on how to make a report of hazing and the process used to investigate hazing incidents. They must also have a policy that addresses hazing prevention and awareness programs, which includes a description of research-informed campus-wide prevention programs and primary prevention strategies.
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Campus Hazing Transparency Report (“CHTR”):
Each institution must compile and publish on a prominent location of their public website a hazing transparency report that summarizes findings concerning any student organization found to be in violation of the institution’s standards of conduct related to hazing. Institutions are not required to post a report until there is a finding of a hazing violations on their campus. The report will include:- The name of the student organization;
- A general description of the violation that resulted in a finding of responsibility; and
- Related dates—the date of the alleged incident, the date of the initiation of the investigation, the date the investigation ended with a finding, and the date the institution provided notice to the organization of the finding.
More Information
For additional information, links to the University's Policy on Hazing and Organizational Conduct and the Student Code of Conduct, as well as relevant state and federal laws are included below:
- University Policy #6.4000, Hazing & Organizational Conduct
- University Policy #6.3000, Student Code of Conduct
- KRS §§ 508.180-186, “Lofton’s Law”
- H.R.5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act
Reporting
Submitting a Report
Submission of a Report of hazing by a student organization may be communicated (e.g., telephone, email) via any of the following:
Department of Student Activities
- Downing Student Union 2059
- Phone: 270-745-2459
- Website: https://www.wku.edu/sao/
Office of Student Conduct
- Potter Hall 425
- Phone: 270-745-5429
- Email: student.conduct@wku.edu
- Website: www.wku.edu/studentconduct
Hazing Prevention & Education
The Office of Student Conduct, Department of Student Activities, and the Office of Institutional Equity work in partnership to offer training and education to the campus community. Trained staff in these respective offices provide training to students, faculty and staff on prevention strategies, bystander intervention, and reporting.
Multiple events and educational programs are offered throughout the academic year, with opportunities for both first-year students and upperclassman students to engage in educational programming. Examples of those programs are listed below:
- M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan
- Healthy Days Fair
- Registered Student Organization Fairs
- New Member Greek Symposium
- Greek Leadership Symposium
Stand Up To Hazing Training
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