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49-7-123. Hazing prohibited.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) "Hazing" means any intentional or
reckless act in Tennessee on or off the property of any higher education
institution by one (1) student acting alone or with others which
is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental
or physical health or safety of that student, or which induces or
coerces a student to endanger such student's mental or physical
health or safety. "Hazing" does not include customary
athletic events or similar contests or competitions, and is limited
to those actions taken and situations created in connection with
initiation into or affiliation with any organization; and
(2) "Higher education institution" means
a public or private college, community college or university.
(b) Each higher education institution shall adopt
a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization
operating under the sanction of the institution. The policy shall
be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning
of each school year. Time shall be set aside during orientation
to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal
offense and the institutional penalties that may be imposed by the
higher education institution.
[Acts 1995, ch. 500, § 1.]
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