Disciplinary Actions for Social Infractions

From The Scots Guide:

Violations & Offenses
Official College sanctions may be imposed upon students and/or student organizations for violations of College policy. The following list is intended to provide examples of inappropriate behavior for which sanctions may be levied and is not intended to be exhaustive.

Violating criminal law while on College property or away from the College as a representative of the College may subject the person to criminal prosecution and to review by the College.

Participating in the malicious destruction, defacement, or arson of College property, buildings, or furniture or participating in gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized entry into a College property is a violation of Illinois law as well as of College regulations. Willfully damaging, destroying, or stealing private property will require restitution and result in disciplinary action.

Other examples of conduct that may result in disciplinary action include:

• Creating, maintaining, or participating in a situation detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the community, including tampering with fire equipment, bomb threats, and similar conduct;
   
• Violent acts, either covert or overt, against any other member of the College community. This includes physical assault, nuisance or threatening telephone calls, and any individual or group effort designed to harass or hold up to ridicule any other member of the College community;
   
• Failing to show a College identification card or other valid identification when requested by a College official;
   
• Possessing or discharging firearms or fireworks;
   
• Disregarding College policy, reputation, and welfare through disorderly conduct of any kind.
   
• Producing, distributing items or wearing apparel with profane or abusive language or pictures.
   
• Infringing on the rights of students, faculty and staff members, and guests of the College to have free access and movement.

Responsibility and authority for the regulation of student behavior is vested by the College Senate in the president of the College. In all disciplinary matters the president of the College shall have final authority.

The president delegates authority and certain responsibilities to the dean of students. The president may, but need not, review decisions by the dean of students.

In turn, the dean of students may delegate authority and certain responsibilities to staff members or student groups. The College shall not be required to conduct hearings or grant students any other due-process rights before imposing sanctions, suspension, or dismissal.

The College reserves the right to determine what constitutes inappropriate behavior and the appropriate sanctions at its unreviewable discretion. The list of sanctions includes but is not limited to the following: suspension, dismissal, fines, work assignments, restitution for damages, and exclusion from extracurricular activities. 

Suspension
The length of suspension will be determined by the seriousness of the offense, but in no case will suspension be for less than the remainder of the academic semester. A student who is suspended will be given a grade W or WF in cases in which the work of the course has not been completed before the suspension. A student who does not vacate the campus or returns during the suspension without the official approval of the Office of Student Affairs is subject to extended suspension or dismissal. 

Dismissal
A dismissed student will be given a grade of W or WF in cases in which the work of the course has not been completed before dismissal. Transcripts will show that the student was dismissed for disciplinary reasons.