YSU updates anti-hazing policy to ensure all university-related faculty, alum and volunteers understand duty to report

YOUNGSTOWN - Youngstown State University is tightening its anti-hazing policy with new language aimed at making reporting expectations clearer and broader.

Administrators said even small changes in wording carry weight.

The policy now replaces the word “violations” with “allegations” in the hazing section that discusses which individuals are required to report any potential hazing incidents and when.

The clarification is meant to ensure there's no confusion among all people who work at YSU that hazing concerns are to be reported immediately if there is any suspicion or knowledge of an incident.

“What we wanted from a messaging standpoint is for everybody to understand that everything needs to be reported,” said YSU Title IX Coordinator and Executive Director of Equal Opportunity and H