It is about time that this issue was addressed in Nebraska.
The current statute defines hazing as any activity by which a
person intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health or
safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation into, admission into,
affiliation with or continued membership with any organization.
Hazing committed by postsecondary students currently is
prohibited.
LB 710 extends the existing prohibition to include all
primary and secondary school students.
The bill include in the definition of hazing:
(i) acts of sexual penetration,
(ii) exposure of genitals,
(iii) lewd fondling and caressing of another person, and
(iv) coercing another person to commit an act of public
indecency.
A person found to have committed an act of hazing would be
guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of six months
in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
