Anti-Hazing Policy (Board Policy 1.30)

Lincoln Land Community College (the “College”) is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment for everyone and does not tolerate hazing by any group or individual affiliated with the College. Hazing poses significant risks to individuals and communities, leading to severe physical, emotional, and psychological harm. It often involves activities that humiliate, degrade, or endanger participants, creating a toxic environment that undermines trust and respect. Hazing can interfere with academic performance and social relationships, fostering a culture of fear and exclusion. This policy applies to all faculty, employees, students, and other individuals participating in or attempting to participate in the College’s program or activities, including education and employment.   

It is the policy of Lincoln Land Community College to comply with the amendment of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”), and all other applicable laws and local ordinances regarding unlawful hazing behavior or other misconduct.  

Any student organization and individuals found to have engaged in prohibited hazing behavior will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including student organization loss of College facility use, recognition and/or funding and termination and/or expulsion from the College. In addition to College disciplinary action, an individual or organization may be subject to civil liability or to criminal liability under Illinois’ anti-hazing or other laws.  

For the purpose of this policy, it shall not be a defense that the consent of the minor or student was sought or obtained or that the conduct was sanctioned or approved by the organization.  

Geographic Reporting Statements:

The College, in regard to the Annual Security Report, must disclose hazing violations committed by a student organization reported to have occurred on or in the campus’ Clery geography. It does not matter whether or not the student organization is established or recognized by the institution.

The College, in regard to the Campus Hazing Transparency Report, must summarize hazing violations, found to have been committed by an established or recognized by the institution student organization, regardless of where the misconduct occurred. It does not matter whether or not the misconduct occurred on or in the campus’ Clery geography (Board Policy 1.30).