Student Dispute Resolution

Standards of Classroom Behavior

Primary responsibility for managing the classroom environment rests with the faculty. Faculty members are authorized to define, communicate, and enforce appropriate standards of decorum in classrooms, offices, and other instructional areas under their supervision.

Students who engage in any prohibited or unlawful acts that result in disruption of a class may be directed by the faculty member to leave the class for the remainder of the class period. Longer suspensions from class or dismissal on disciplinary grounds must be preceded by a disciplinary conference or hearing, as set forth in the  Student Code of Conduct.

Examples of such disruptive or distracting activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Activities that are inconsistent with commonly acceptable classroom behavior and which are not conducive to the learning experience, such as: excessive tardiness, leaving and returning during class, and early departure when not previously authorized.
2. Activities which violate previously prescribed classroom guidelines or constitute an unreasonable interruption of the learning process.
3. Side discussions which are irrelevant to the subject matter of the class, that distract from the learning process, or impede, hinder, or inhibit the ability of the students to obtain the full benefit of the educational presentation.