Hate incidents are any incidents that are perceived by the victim or any other person to demonstrate or be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s protected characteristic or perceived protected characteristic.
Protected characteristics may include:
- Race
- Religion and belief
- Gender reassignment
- Sexual orientation
- Disability
Hate incidents can be a one-off or part of an ongoing campaign of harassment or intimidation. Hate incidents are not only carried out by strangers. They could be carried out by a carer, a neighbour, a teacher or someone considered a friend.
A victim does not have to be a member of the group at which the hostility is targeted. For example, a person does not have to be a disabled person to be a victim of a disability hate incident. Neither does a person have to be gay to be a victim of a homophobic hate incident.
Hate Incidents are not ok and is never your fault. You can report this behaviour on Report and Support platform and access support from LSBU.
For more information on LSBU policy and procedure, please see: Preventing and Responding to Student Harassment And Sexual Misconduct. Check out this video about upholding respectful behaviour at LSBU.
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