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?