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2. When a faculty member has reason to believe
that a violation of Academic Integrity has
occurred by a student not registered in his/
her class, through the facilitation of academic
dishonesty, the faculty member will complete
and submit the Student Behavior Incident Report
Form available on the College website and
Communication Central and notify the AVP/DOS,
who will place a temporary hold on the student’s
account while the case is being reviewed. The
AVP/DOS will adjudicate the alleged violation of
facilitated academic dishonesty under Section
VI of this Code and will monitor and manage
records of the report and responses using the
secured College tracking system. The student
will be afforded the opportunity to respond to
the allegation during a meeting with the AVP/
DOS. Following meeting with the student,
the AVP/DOS will make a determination as
to the occurrence of a violation based on the
preponderance of the evidence presented during
the meeting.
3. Appeals
Students who wish to appeal sanctions imposed
for facilitating academic dishonesty will follow
Section VI, item D. of this Code.
C. Disruptive Classroom Behavior Violations
1. Faculty members have the right and
responsibility to maintain an environment
conducive to learning where discussion and
expression of all views relevant to the subject
matter of the class are recognized as necessary
to the educational process. However, disruptive
classroom behavior in the academic setting
hinders the educational process. Accordingly,
faculty members should establish, communicate,
and enforce reasonable rules of classroom
behavior and decorum via the syllabus and
class discussion. A resource for Responding to
Disruptive and Distressed Students: A Guide for
Frederick Community College Faculty and Staff
is available at
student-manual.
Disruptive Classroom Behavior is failure to
comply with a directive from a College official
or faculty member acting in performance of
assigned duties or conduct that substantially
interferes with or obstructs the teaching or
learning process in the context of a classroom
or educational setting. Examples include but are
not limited to:
a. Inappropriate use of electronic devices
including cell phones, laptops, tablets,
electronic pads, video, or recording devices, etc.
b. Inappropriate comments or personal insults,
conveyed orally or in writing, including
communications within emails, and online
course venues.
c. Persistent speaking without being recognized or
interrupting other speakers.
d. Behavior that distracts the class, such as
sleeping, holding private conversations,
frequent leaving and entering the classroom,
etc.
e. Conduct that distracts or intimidates others
in a manner that interferes with instructional
activities.
f. Refusal to comply with the faculty member’s
directions. Recognizing that learning takes
place in areas other than traditional classrooms,
expectations for classroom behavior apply
to learning environments, including but not
limited to, clinical sites, field trips, library visits,
off-site facilities, online learning environments
and Continuing Education courses (with the
exception of courses specifically designated
for younger ages such as Kids on Campus
and Homeschool Enrichment courses, which
have specific procedures for addressing
classroom behavioral issues). Civil expression
of disagreement with the faculty member or
other students during times when the faculty
member permits discussion is not in itself
disruptive behavior and is not prohibited.
2. Response to disruptive behavior involves
progressive sanctions ranging from verbal warnings
to referral for action under the College Code of
Student Conduct commensurate with the nature,
severity, and frequency of violations. However,
involuntary suspension from the classroom for
more than one class period, involuntary withdrawal
from the class, or more serious sanctions require
that the disciplinary procedures set forth below be
followed:
Informal Resolution
Informal resolution is intended to provide
recourse for a faculty member to address
disruptive behavior with the goal of providing
the student the opportunity to modify the
behavior to conform to the behavioral standards
established by the faculty member as necessary
to remain in the class.
a. If a student’s behavior, in the judgment of the
faculty member, willfully disrupts the teaching
and learning process, the faculty member
should issue a verbal warning, explaining that
such behavior is unacceptable, instructing the
student on the behavior that is required in the
future and describing the consequences if the
behavior does not cease.
b. If necessary, the student may be asked
to leave the class for the remainder of
the class time, or in the case of an online
student, suspended from the class until a
meeting between the faculty member and
student is held. If the student does not do
so willingly, the faculty member will request
the assistance of the Frederick Community
College Security Office. The faculty member
should inform his/her Department Chair in
writing.
c. In instances where a student has been asked
to leave a class, or discontinue participation
in an online class, the faculty member and
student must meet in person or virtually prior
to the next scheduled class to resolve the
issue and review class expectations in order
to be reinstated in the class. At this meeting,
the faculty member will inform the student
and document in writing the unacceptable
behavior, instruct the student on the behavior
that is required in the future, and describe the
consequences if the behavior does not cease.
Consequences can include referral for formal
resolution to the AVP/DOS.
Formal Resolution
Should the student refuse to meet with
the faculty member, or the disruptive class
behavior does not cease, the faculty member
will complete the Student Behavior Incident
Report Form available on the College website
and Communication Central and the case will
be referred to the AVP/DOS. The AVP/DOS will
follow the Code of Student Conduct process for
resolution and appeals.
D. Threatening Behavior Violations
1. Threatening behavior is defined as any
communication and/or action - including those
in written or electronic form, conduct, or gesture
- directed toward any member of the College
community that causes reasonable apprehension
of physical harm to a person or property.
Threatening behavior can be explicit or implicit.
An implicit threat may also include behaviors
that make one feel uncomfortable, like invading
another’s personal space or using techniques
of behavioral intimidation, such as yelling or
using aggressive gestures. The threatening
behavior does not have to be directly observed
or received by the person who is the object
of the threat, so long as a reasonable person
would interpret the statement, communication,
conduct, or gesture as an expression of intent to
harm. Students who may have a disorder that
manifests itself in disruptive behaviors, while
considered disabled and protected under Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
American with Disabilities Act and amendments,
are still held to the same standards of conduct as
any student.
2. All threatening behavior violations should be
referred to the AVP/DOS through the Student
Behavior Incident Report Form and/or College
security. Violations will be dealt with through
the Code of Student Conduct, Section VI of this
Policy.
3. A student who has engaged in threatening
behavior will be removed from the classroom/
college sponsored activity until the AVP/DOS has
addressed the issue with both the complainant
and respondent.