Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6C3 - Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University › Chapter 6C3-2 - STUDENT AFFAIRS › Section 6C3-2.028 - Anti-hazing

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) It is the policy of Florida Agricultural
				and Mechanical University that any student(s), group(s) of students, or student
				organization(s) affiliated with the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
				University are prohibited from engaging in any form(s) of hazing
				activities.
(2) The term hazing
				shall include, but not be limited to, any brutality of a physical nature, such
				as striking in any manner, whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics,
				exposure to the elements, forced consumption of food, liquor, drugs, or other
				substances, or other forced physical activities which would adversely affect
				the health or safety of the individual, and also includes any activity which
				would subject the individual to extreme mental stress, such as sleep
				deprivation, forced exclusion from social contacts, forced conduct which would
				be demeaning or results in extreme embarrassment or any other forced activity
				which could adversely affect the mental health or dignity of the individual.
				For purposes of this section, any activity as described above, upon which the
				initiation or admission into or affiliation with a university organization is
				directly or indirectly a condition, shall be presumed to be a "forced"
				activity, the willingness of an individual to participate in such activity
				notwithstanding.
(3) Penalties -
				Any student(s), student group(s), or student organization(s) which are
				affiliated with the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, on campus
				or off-campus, that are found responsible for hazing will be subject to
				appropriate sanctions by the university, which may include the imposition of
				fines; withholding of grade(s), transcripts and/or diplomas pending payment of
				fines or pending compliance with the current Student Code of Conduct, rule
				6C3-2.012, F.A.C., of which this
				rule becomes a part of; the imposition of probation, suspension, dismissal or
				expulsion of said person(s) or organization(s), and/or the rescission of
				permission for the University sanctioned organization(s) to operate on the
				Florida A&M University campus or to otherwise operate under the sanction of
				the University.
(4) All penalties
				imposed by the University do not absolve the student(s), group(s) of students,
				or student organization(s) from any penalty imposed for violation of criminal
				laws of the State of Florida or for violation of any other university rule(s)
				to which the violator(s) may be subject.
(5) All existing university sanctioned
				organizations are required to amend their existing by-laws to include an
				anti-hazing section, and all future university sanctioned organizations must
				include the same in their by-laws. A copy of the by-laws shall be kept on file
				in the Office of Student Activities.
Rulemaking Authority
					 1001.74(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 1001.74(10)(d),
					 (e),
					 1006.60,
					 1006.61,
					 1006.62,
					 1006.63
					 FS.
New 4-3-83, Formerly 6C3-2.28, Amended
					 1-26-04.