The Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) along with the Ombudsman office are a resource for students who feel harassed or bullied, according to Gwendolyn Jones, SJA manager.<\/p>\n
A recent incident involving the suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi has led to a national discussion concerning the effects of harassment and bullying.\u00a0 The deaths of Clementi and other young people led president Barack Obama, speaking in a YouTube video posted by the White House, to say he was \u201cshocked and saddened\u201d by what had occurred.<\/p>\n
Jones said she wants people to know her office wants to help them get through issues, including harassment.\u00a0 Although the SJA Code of Conduct Handbook does not use the term \u2018bullying\u2019, Jones said they consider bullying to be harassment.<\/p>\n
Jones said harassment can come in different forms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be many things,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0 \u201cStudents going back-and-forth arguing could be harassment.\u00a0 It could be stalking too, including E-mail and over the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jones said letting someone know is the first step to resolving the problem.\u00a0 Letting someone know can help prevent a problem from escalating out of control.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are being harassed in class, make your professor aware,\u201d Jones.\u00a0 \u201cIf it\u2019s outside of class, just tell someone.\u00a0 Let someone know if there is a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
The SJA office has different ways they can proceed.\u00a0 Sometimes they will bring the person being harassed into their office with the person they accuse of harassing them and just try to clear the air, according to Jones.<\/p>\n
If the problem could become serious, the Behavioral Intervention Team \u2013 including other Disability Services and other campus departments \u2013 can be brought in to evaluate.<\/p>\n
The office can in the end suspend or even dismiss students, and has before.\u00a0 Jones said that\u2019s the last resort and nearly every issue is resolved before that is necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to get people back on track,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0 \u201cWe want our students to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a school with over 26,000 students, Jones said that students will encounter others that are different from them.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur campus is a microcosm of society,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0 \u201cWe bring our beliefs and differences with us \u2013 given our size, we have a small number of problems.\u00a0 And it\u2019s not always harassment either, sometimes it\u2019s just conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dealing with harassment is important to the college, according to Jones.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want anyone to be terrified of coming to school.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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