Keys to your success when dealing with student disciplinary issues

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Student Incident Report Form

7. Keys to your success when dealing with student disciplinary issues • Notice/warning • Documentation • Following policy • Progressive model of discipline • FERPA

8. 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 non-academic 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

9. 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

10. Questions?