Ohio Department of Higher Education Releases Statewide Education Plan for Preventing Hazing

On Wednesday, October 6, the Ohio Department of Higher Education released the Statewide Education Plan for Preventing Hazing. This plan, along with additional resources has been provided to help support the work of preventing hazing in the state’s campus communities.

The plan model was unveiled the day before Ohio S.B. 126 took effect. The law now requires the state's colleges and universities, both public and private, to develop policies and educational plans to prevent hazing and to train both staff and students to report suspected hazing activity.

Last month, Ohio University launched a new, mandatory online hazing prevention training that is required of all students, faculty, and staff to provide information and resources to identify and help prevent hazing.

The hazing prevention training provides detailed information about hazing, why it is illegal, and what OHIO University students, faculty, and staff can do to stop hazing from occurring on our campuses.

Real change cannot take place without the willingness of our own community members to come forward with concrete information needed to successfully investigate cases involving potential hazing. Please review OHIO’s hazing policy and how to report hazing. 

Hazing can be physically and emotionally harmful. There are available resources if you need support or medical attention as the result of hazing activities.

For more information about Ohio University’s efforts to help Bobcats be better bystanders, visit our Be Informed Bobcats website.