Experiencing or witnessing hazing can be difficult and distressing. Please know there are resources and reporting options available to you. Hazing is prohibited by University policy.
About
Hazing is defined in the PACAOS 100.00 Policy On Student Conduct And Discipline as "participation in hazing or any method of initiation or pre-initiation into a campus organization or other activity engaged in by the organization or members of the organization at any time that causes, or is likely to cause, physical injury or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in psychological harm to any student or other person."
Reporting
Student resources
When reporting is required
Campus Security Authorities (CSAs)
CSAs are required under the Jeanne Clery Act to report alleged crimes, including hazing, using the online Campus Security Authority (CSA) form. CSAs should provide the Notice of Rights and Options for Survivors of SVSH to any reporting parties of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. You can find more information on the UC Berkeley Clery Division website.
Mandated Reporters
You must report observed or suspected child abuse/neglect, elder or dependent adult abuse/neglect, and/or that a person poses a risk of imminent harm to themselves or someone else. California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (“CANRA”) Mandated Reporters must report observed or suspected child abuse or neglect to agencies designated to receive such reports. These include police and sheriff’s departments, such as the UC Police Department, and county welfare departments.
UC employees
Please remember that unless you are a designated confidential resource, you are required as a Responsible Employee to inform the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) when, in the course of your work, you learn that someone has experienced sexual violence. For more information about this obligation, please visit the Responsible Employees page of the campus SVSH hub website.
For more information about these reporting requirements, please refer to the Understanding Reporting Obligations page of the campus SVSH hub website.