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Breaking the Code of Silence: Bystanders to Campus Violence and the Law of College and University Safety

Author: Joel Epstein.

Source: Volume 04, Number 06, July/August 2003 , pp.81-91(11)

Abstract:

In the college or university setting, bystanders include students, professors, and other college or university personnel who hear or see violence in the making, such as verbal and physical harassment or related conflicts that may escalate into assault or battery. Bystanders also include those persons who possess information about individuals in trouble or potentially volatile situations and who, by taking appropriate steps, can help avert violence. This article explores the evolving law of bystanders in the campus-safety context.

Keywords: Association for Student Judicial Affairs; Jesik v. Maricopa County Community College District; Fazzolari v. Portland School District; Hall v. Board of Supervisors of Southern University; Marshall v. Cortland Enlarged City School District; Spaulding v

Affiliations: 1: Education Development Center.