Transcript Legal Issues/Academic Law

Keys to your success when dealing
with student disciplinary issues
 Disciplinary examples - student issues
 Student Judicial Process
 Student Complaint Process
 Examples of overturned student sanctions
 Questions
Disciplinary Examples - Classroom
 emails – rude/unprofessional
 use of caps and heated
 tardiness/being disruptive/leaving early
 absenteeism
 verbally argumentative
 poor attitude
 not responding to emails or not participating
 challenging lecturer - in front of class
 assuming lecturer/professor/staff is on same level
Disciplinary Examples - continued
 failing drug screen/substance abuse/stealing drugs
 failing criminal background check
 not following policies – academic and nonacademic
 computer misuse
 social networking sites – words/photos
 harassment/hostile work environment
 disrespectful with faculty, staff or students
 cheating/plagiarism
Disciplinary Examples – Rotation Sites
 absenteeism
 poor attitude – disengaged or uninterested
 clinical affiliation agreement requirements ignored
 unprofessional with staff/preceptor
 challenging preceptor in front of patient
 misrepresentation – “Masters Medical Student”
 HIPAA/confidentiality violations
 computer misuse
 social networking sites – words/photos
Student Judicial Process
 Educational
 Progressive
 Student Academic and Professionalism
Incident Report
 Disciplinary Warning
 Disciplinary Probation
 Suspension/Dismissal
 Appendix Two, Section Four of SH
 Describes whole disciplinary process
 Right of appeal
Student Incident Report Form
Keys to your success when dealing
with student disciplinary issues
 Notice/warning
 Documentation
 Following policy
 Progressive model of discipline
 FERPA
Student Complaint Process
 Appendix Two, Section Three of SS
 Student has right to file a complaint
 Standard maintained by all accrediting agencies
 Typically comes to Dean of Students
 Can involve HR also if complaint is nonacademic and involves a faculty/staff member
 Recommendation back to Academic Dean, but
can go directly to President or to HR
 Final decision is with President
 Appeal to DOE and/or accrediting agency
Disciplinary Issues Overturned
 Failures of rotation
 insufficient documentation
 not following policies
 Cheating issues
 can be difficult to prove – can’t just be hearsay
 progressive model was not followed
 Unprofessionalism issues
 insufficient documentation
 progressive model was not followed
Questions?