Campus Hazing Transparency Report/Timothy Piazza Hazing Report
January 1, 2018 – May 23, 2025: Campus Hazing Transparency Report/Timothy Piazza Hazing Report
Overview
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) into law. This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents.
Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report. The bill defines the term hazing to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person against a student (regardless of that student’s willingness to participate), that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization (e.g., a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority); and (2) causes or is likely to contribute to a substantial risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the IHE or the organization, of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation.
In addition, each IHE must develop and distribute as part of its annual security report a statement of policy regarding the following: (1) a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, which must include information on hazing awareness and hazing prevention; and (2) the IHE’s current campus policies on hazing, which must include procedures that comply with specified collection and reporting requirements.
The full text of the bill can be found here.
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) maintains two conduct codes to govern student and student organization/group behavior. The Student Conduct Code is for individuals and the Recognized Student Organization Privileges & Responsibilities is for student organizations/groups.
Campus Hazing Transparency Report
The Campus Hazing Transparency Report includes incidents for which a formal finding of one or more hazing-related policy violation(s) were determined. Policy charges and violations are based on the applicable code (individuals and student organizations/groups).
The Campus Hazing Transparency Report is not exhaustive of all documented reports and/or investigations by The College. The report does not contain incidents where an individual/organization received one or more hazing-related charges, but were not found In-Violation. The report also does not include incidents if an individual/organization had multiple charges, including at least one hazing-related, but were found In-Violation for policies that are not hazing-related. For applicable incidents, the report contains the following information:
- Name of the organization
- Incident Date (this is when the incident was reported to occur, not when the incident was
- reported to The College)
- Description of the allegation
- Findings/In-Violation Policy(ies)
- Investigation Start Date
- Investigation End Date
- Finding Date
- Sanction(s)
The report contains records from the past seven academic years. The bill requires IHEs to update the Campus Hazing Transparency Report at least twice a year (not less frequently than on January 15 and July 15 of each year). The report is updated and maintained by the Office of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services. For more information about the report, email conduct@tcnj.edu.