Procedural Protections
Students accused of disciplinary violations are entitled to the following procedural protections:
- To be informed of the specific complaints against them.
- To be allowed to request an informal resolution of the complaint.
- To be allowed reasonable time to prepare a response.
- To hear and respond to all evidence upon which a charge is based.
- To call and question relevant witnesses.
- To be assured of privacy, in accordance with the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
- To be allowed to request that any person conducting a disciplinary conference, or serving as a discipline committee member or chair, be disqualified on the grounds of personal bias.
- To be provided with a copy of these rights prior to any conference or discipline hearing.
- To be considered not responsible until proven responsible by a preponderance of the evidence.