BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Board of Regents has formally adopted a uniform statement on hazing at colleges and universities. The board sent a strong signal of zero-tolerance while also supporting on-going efforts by systems and campuses to educate students on uniform hazing policies now required by law.
Regents’ statement reads:
The Louisiana Board of Regents has zero tolerance for hazing of any kind. This includes but is not limited to hazing on or off campus, by any student organization, and is not limited to Greek Life. Regents will continue to convene campus and system leaders to ensure that uniform hazing policies are fully implemented.
Regents declares cultural change on campus is imperative and must include protecting student voices, so that violations are reported and can be acted upon to the full extent of the law. Regents supports the adoption of robust in-person and electronic training modules, and will coordinate the possibility of statewide modules for all campuses to use in order to ensure the uniformity of content and fidelity of delivery to students, faculty and administrators.