710: Violence on Campus

Relevant Excerpt

Violence addressed by this policy is defined as acts of violence or threats of aggression including gestures, or oral or written expression which:

A.  Create fear of bodily harm or death;

B.  Cause or are capable of causing death or bodily injury;

C.  Constitute a true threat, defined as statements where the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals; or 

D.  Damage property.

Acts of violence and threats of violence include, but are not limited to the following examples when they rise to the level of unlawful conduct as defined by law: verbal (such as threats, harassment, or intimidation), nonverbal (such as gestures and intimidation), written communication (such as notes, email), physical (such as hitting, pushing, shoving, kicking, touching, and assault), and other (such as arson, sabotage, vandalism, and stalking).