Student Standards Regarding Bias or Hate Crimes
Each student and student group are responsible for refraining from any conduct that is detrimental to the Fisk University campus. It is the responsibility of each student to maintain a healthy and safe environment based upon individual actions while enrolled at Fisk University. Any choice made that upsets such an atmosphere can result in the exclusion of any individual or group from the University.
Each student and student group are responsible for conducting themselves in a manner that supports the academic and social environment of the campus while respecting the rights, dignity, and freedom of other members or groups of the Fisk University community.
Any violation of University policies, rules or regulations, or violation of federal, state, or local law can result in a violation of the University Student Code of Conduct and can result in the exclusion of the offending individual or group from the University.
The following non-exhaustive list of provisions outlines conduct or behavior that can result in disciplinary action against any individual or group in relation to crimes of bias or hate. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
While on University owned or controlled property, no student shall harass, threaten, coerce the harassment of or otherwise intimidate another person or identifiable group of persons, in a manner that is unlawful, based upon the person or group’s race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual preference or sexual orientation, religious or political belief, practice, or persuasion.
No student shall engage in any type of harassment or behavior leading to a hostile environment on University owned or controlled property. Harassment includes, but is not limited, to actions that are one or more of the following:
- directed toward a particular person or persons
- based upon the person or group’s race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual preference or sexual orientation, religious or political belief, practice or persuasion
- unwelcome
- severe, extreme, or pervasive
- objectively offensive or derogatory
- unreasonable in nature and interferes with the victim’s (victims’) student status, employment, academic pursuits, or participation in University-sponsored activities
Following are federal policies that relate to bias or hate crimes.
- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act (The “Clery Act”)
- The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009