College Regulations: Hate Crimes Bias-related Incident

Relevant Excerpt

• Generally, bias-related acts are characterized by some expression of hate or bias against a particular group, or towards an individual because of their membership (or perceived membership) in that group.
• Bias incidents may range from acts considered to be offensive to actions that cause harm. Although bias-related acts sometimes constitute discrimination or hate crimes, not all bias incidents rise to the level of discrimination or a hate crime. Bias acts may be verbal, written, or contained in an image, or physical in nature. These behaviors often contribute to creating an unsafe or unwelcoming environment for individuals and social identity groups.
• College sanctions for bias and hate crimes range from restorative actions up to and including dismissal from college.

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When a hate crime or bias-related incident is reported through the Social Identity Harm SIH Reporting process, they will:

• provide support to students affected by these incidents
• gather data for further understanding
• ensure reports are reviewed by the Office of Institutional Equity, Campus Safety, and Community Expectations
• if the conduct rises to a potential hate crime, unlawful discrimination, harassment, or violation of College expectations, the case may be referred to law enforcement, community expectations or the Office for Institutional Equity for processing
• if all parties consent, a path to restoration and healing for the affected individuals or communities may be provided
• redacted versions of reports will be included in the annual SIH report