§ 570i. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Educational institution” means a Vermont public or independent school or a postsecondary school that offers or operates a program of college or professional education for credit or a degree in Vermont.
(2) “Organization” means a fraternity, sorority, athletic team, association, corporation, order, society, corps, cooperative, club, or other similar group, whose members primarily are students at an educational institution, and that is affiliated with the educational institution.
(3) “Pledging” means any action or activity related to becoming a member of an organization.
(4) “Student” means any person who:
(A) is registered in or in attendance at an educational institution;
(B) has been accepted for admission at the educational institution where the hazing incident occurs; or
(C) intends to attend an educational institution during any of its regular sessions after an official academic break. (Added 1999, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 78, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 423. Directors, number, election; term
§ 425. Other town school district officers
§ 426. Duties of the town school district treasurer
§ 471. Application of other laws
§ 475. Statistical information
§ 477. Merger of town and incorporated school districts
§ 478. Prudential committee; vacancies
§ 491. Election; notice to clerk
§ 492. Powers, duties, and liabilities; bonds
§ 496. Books and papers to be turned over to successor
§ 512. Payment of monies collected to treasurer
§ 551. Application of laws to school districts
§ 552. Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited
§ 558. Eligibility for election to a school board; employment of school board members
§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes
§ 561. Election of school board members; oath; chair; clerk
§ 563. Powers of school boards; form of vote
§ 563a. Prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse and sexual violence
§ 569. Purple Star Campus designation
§ 570. Harassment, hazing, and bullying prevention policies
§ 570f. Harassment; notice and response
§ 570k. Civil penalty; Judicial Bureau; waiver penalty
§ 570l. Criminal prosecution and civil action
§ 571. Contracts to construct and operate joint schools
§ 572. Joint boards for joint, contract, or consolidated schools