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Student Handbook
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III. Code of Conduct,
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Harassment |
Any practice by a group or an individual that detains,
embarrasses, or degrades a member of the College community, endangers
his/her health, jeopardizes his/her safety, or interferes with class
attendance or the pursuit of education or work responsibilities and which
occurs on College-owned or controlled property or while the violator is
attending or participating in a College-sponsored event or activity is
prohibited. Use of College Internet addresses or College technology to
harass is also prohibited on and off campus. Furthermore, the Idaho
Criminal Code has designated malicious harassment as a serious act
punishable by the State. Lewis-Clark State College supports Idaho
authorities and will not tolerate harassment in any form. Specific Idaho
law is listed below. |
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Idaho Criminal Code: 18-7902. Malicious
harassment defined. Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person,
maliciously and with the specific intent to intimidate or harass another
person because of that person’s race, color, religion, ancestry or
national origin to:
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a) cause physical injury to another person; or
b) damage, destroy, or deface any real or personal
property of another person; or
c) threaten, by word or act, to do the acts prohibited if
there is reasonable cause to believe that any of the acts
described in subsections a) and b) of this section will occur.
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For purposes of this section, "deface" shall include,
but not be limited to cross-burnings or the placing of any word or symbol
commonly associated with racial, religious or ethnic terrorism on the
property of another person without his or her permission. |
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Idaho Criminal Code: 18-7903. Penalties—Criminal and Civil |
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a)
Malicious harassment is punishable by imprisonment in the
state prison for a period not to exceed five (5) years or by
fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by both.
b) In
addition to the criminal penalty provided in subsection (a) of
this section, there is hereby created a civil cause for action
for malicious harassment. A person may be liable to a victim of
malicious harassment for both special and general damages,
including but not limited to damages for emotional distress,
reasonable attorney fees and costs, and punitive damages.
c) The
penalties provided in this section for malicious harassment do
not preclude victims from seeking any other remedies, criminal
or civil, otherwise available under law.
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