If you have experienced or witnessed a bias incident or hate crime, please use this form to report the incident.

Mount Saint Mary College is commited to a diverse, safe, and inclusive learning environment.

Bias Incident: A behavior or act - verbal, written or physical - which is personally directed against or targets an individual or group based on perceived or actual characteristics such as age, citizenship, color, creed, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, immigrant status, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, use of service animal, veteran/military status, and other aspects of an individual or group’s identity which includes but are not limited to physical appearance, homelessness status, or political views. A bias act demeans, intimidates, and/or threatens individuals, members of the group, and community.

Types of Bias Incidents: Incidents that may constitute a bias incident, include but are not limited to, intimidating or threatening telephone calls, emails (including US and campus mail), texts, social media platforms, harassment, graffiti, bullying, threats, vandalism, damage or destruction of property, or the use of oral or written expression of bias involving degrading language or stereotypes, if there is evidence that the target or victim was chosen because of a characteristic such as those listed above.

Hate Crime: A criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. All hate crimes are bias incidents, but not all bias incidents are classified as hate crimes.

For assistance or consultation about your report, please email BHCReports@msmc.edu 

Thank you for sharing your report. You are helping to maintain Mount Saint Mary College as a safe campus environment.

Reporter Information:

Involved Parties:

Questions:

If this is a discrimination or harassment complaint, please indicate the protected status(es) that is/are the basis of the alleged behavior.

Please provide a detailed description of the incident/concern using specific concise, objective language (who, what, where, when, why, and how).

Supporting Documentation:

Photos and other supporting documents may be attached below.