Five years later, the story of a Washington college student who died in a fraternity hazing ritual lives on in several laws, including a new federal measure.

Last week, on Christmas Eve, their efforts paid off when President Joe Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act. The law requires all colleges and universities to publicly disclose hazing incidents, making them a separate category in the crime statistics colleges must report. It also mandates the creation of prevention and education programs to help students understand the dangers of hazing.

    • taladarEnglish
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      2 months ago

      What is the deal with US universities having the power to even make those decisions? In regular countries universities don’t enforce the law on their campus, police does, just like everywhere else.