Hill College is committed to each student’s success in learning within a caring, responsive, and safe environment that is free of discrimination, violence, and bullying. Hill College works to ensure that all students have the opportunity and support to develop to their fullest potential and share a personal and meaningful bond with people in the school community.
Behavior Targeting Others
Intentionally, knowingly, or negligently causing physical harm to any person or threatening another person, including a student or employee is not permitted.
Disorderly Conduct
Conduct which is disorderly, violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise is a disturbance of the peace on college premises or at college sponsored activities will be confronted by Hill College staff and/or campus safety and may be addressed through student conduct. Engaging in any conduct that the College District officials might reasonably believe will substantially disrupt the College District program, incite violence or cause or provoke a disturbance will be addressed by Hill College staff.
Disruptive Activity
Participation in any activity in or around the campus/center which interferes with teaching, administration, disciplinary proceedings, college mission, processes or functions including public-service function or other college activities will be confronted by Hill College staff and/or campus safety and when appropriate referred to the Dean of Students. Disruptive activity includes obstructing or restraining the passage of persons in an exit, entrance, or hallway of a building without authorization; seizing control of a building; or preventing or attempting to prevent by force or violence or threat of force or violence a lawful assembly.
Fighting and Physical /Verbal Abuse
Physical fighting, attempting or causing injury, and/or violent and forceful behavior at any time such that there is a clear and present danger that free movement of other persons will be impaired is not tolerated in residence halls, on Hill College property, or at Hill College sponsored activities. Disregard for the physical well-being, property, or rights of any person on college-owned property, conduct which threatens or endangers the health, safety, or well-being of any person, will be subject to disciplinary action according to student conduct.
Harassment or Discrimination
Hill College prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in the administration of its educational programs, activities, or employment policies. Engaging in conduct that constitutes harassment, bullying, or dating violence directed toward another person, including a student or employee is prohibited.
For more information on Bullying, you can visit https://www.stopbullying.gov/
What Is Bullying
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.