Stop Campus Hazing Act and Hazing Prevention

Metropolitan Community College is committed to maintaining a safe educational and working environment in which hazing is prohibited.

Hazing is prohibited at Metropolitan Community College (MCC). MCC students, employees, and student organizations are expected to comply with College policy, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, and applicable Nebraska law.

The federal Stop Campus Hazing Act, enacted December 23, 2024, amended federal campus-safety requirements to strengthen hazing prevention, reporting, education, and public disclosure requirements for colleges and universities.

MCC uses this page to provide convenient access to information and disclosures required under the Clery Act and Stop Campus Hazing Act.

What is Hazing?

For purposes of federal hazing requirements, hazing generally means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed against another person, regardless of that person's willingness to participate, that occurs during initiation into, affiliation with, or maintenance of membership in a student organization and causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution or organization, of physical or psychological injury.

MCC's Anti-Hazing Policy, Procedure Memorandum V-5, contains the College's complete definition and examples of prohibited conduct. Examples may include physical abuse, sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, extreme calisthenics, forced or induced consumption of substances, compelled sexual acts, threatening conduct, and activities involving violations of criminal law.

Consent Does Not Make Hazing Permissible

A person's willingness to participate does not necessarily prevent conduct from constituting hazing under federal requirements. Nebraska law also provides that consent is not a defense to prosecution for hazing.

What is a Student Organization?

For federal hazing reporting purposes, a student organization is an organization at an institution of higher education in which two or more members are enrolled students, whether or not the organization is formally established or recognized by MCC.

Student organizations may include, for example:

clubs, societies, and associations;
academic or professional organizations;
club sports teams;
student government; and
other groups in which two or more members are MCC students.

For purposes of identifying and reporting hazing under the Clery Act, the definition of a student organization includes both recognized and unrecognized organizations. The Campus Hazing Transparency Report has a narrower scope and reports qualifying findings involving established or recognized student organizations.

Report Hazing

If you believe hazing has occurred, report it. You do not need to determine whether conduct violate college policy or legally constitutes hazing before making a report.

Reports involving students or student organizations may be submitted through the following channels:

MCC Police
531-622-2222 | mccpd@mccneb.edu

Student Conduct
531-622-2228

Student Help and Referral - SHARE Form

MCC Police Statement Form

Emergency Situations

Call 911 if there is an immediate threat to health or safety. You may also contact MCC Police at 531-622-2222.

Employees Accused of Hazing

Reports involving an MCC employee may be submitted to Human Resources or MCC Police. Reports involving possible criminal conduct may also be reported to law enforcement. MCC will address allegations under the procedure applicable to the respondent's status.

MCC Anti-Hazing Policy

MCC's Anti-Hazing Policy and Prevention Programs - Procedure Memorandum V-5 establishes the College's requirements concerning prohibited hazing, definitions, reporting, tracking allegations, investigation procedures, findings involving student organizations, the Campus Hazing Transparency Report, and hazing awareness and prevention education.

Anti-Hazing Policy - PM V-5