Walk It Through: The Initiation
Hazing that causes bodily injury, care given free at the scene, and a right to sue.
A club tells a student that continued membership means a night outdoors in the cold without a coat.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One club initiation. The model policies schools follow, school discipline in detail, and other crimes committed along the way are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Emergency care or assistanceCare given in good faith and without compensation to an ill or injured person at the scene of an accident, fire or life threatening emergency, or on the way to a hospital, clinic or doctor's office. The person who gives it is not liable for civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from it.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class, punishable by up to twelve months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
- HazingRecklessly or intentionally endangering a student's health or safety, or inflicting bodily injury, in connection with initiation, admission, affiliation or continued membership in a club or organization.