Disciplinary Procedures

1. Report of offenses: Students, faculty members, staff or administrators should immediately report incidents that violate the Student Code of Conduct to the appropriate Senior Vice President for Instruction and Student Services or the Dean of Instruction (all curriculum students), Dean of Continuing Education (continuing education students) or Hoke Center Director (all students taking classes at the Hoke Center). When possible, the report should be documented through email or written report.
2. The Vice President/Dean/Director will confer with all parties involved and decide on one of the following options:
   1. To declare the case closed immediately for lack of evidence and to notify in writing the accused and the< accuser.
   2. To refer the case to the risk assessment team for review and recommendation.
   3. To issue warning that repeated violation of the Code of> Conduct may necessitate further disciplinary action.
   4. To reserve the right to deny admission or readmission to any student whose presence on campus is disruptive to other students.
   5. To invoke penalties. A student may be placed on probation, suspended, or expelled from the College for conduct or personal behavior that is in violation of the Student Code of Conduct. The appropriate Vice President, Dean, or Director will, in writing, identify the claimed misconduct and present a statement of any penalty imposed. There is an inherent right to appeal. The appeal shall be in accordance with the Student Grievance Procedure.
   6. As a general rule, the status of a student accused of a violation of these regulations should not be altered until a final determination has been made in regard to the charges. Interim suspension may be imposed, however, upon a finding by the appropriate institutional official that the continued presence of the accused on campus constitutes an immediate threat to the physical safety and well-being of the accused or any other member of the institution’s community or its guests, poses a threat of destruction of property, or shows a potential for substantial disruption of classroom or other campus activities.