Interim Suspension
Interim Suspension
Definitions: The following definitions apply for interim suspensions:
Continuation hearing – the hearing before the president or designee to determine whether or not the interim suspension should remain in place for the entire suspension period before the formal hearing is held. The continuation hearing can be as simple as a meeting between the student and the president or designee. In this continuation hearing, the student is permitted to be represented by an advisor of their choosing.
Formal hearing – a hearing before a disciplinary committee, designated hearing officer or panel vested with the authority to conduct such hearings. Formal hearing procedures are published in this document and generally provide greater rights to charged students than informational hearings due to the structure of the formal hearing.
Interim suspension – separation from the university without the student first receiving notice and a hearing. A student receiving an immediate interim suspension shall remain off campus and away from university facilities until the expiration of the immediate interim suspension period unless otherwise instructed by a university official. The immediate interim suspension period cannot exceed 10 calendar days.
Interim Suspension Procedure:
When the president of the university or designee determines a student poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or the student’s behavior is an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process, the university can impose an interim suspension by informing the student in writing. The following steps will be followed:
- The President or designee informs the student in writing that the student is immediately placed on interim suspension from the university and that notice and a continuation hearing will take place as soon as practicable. Student(s) subject to an interim suspension shall remain off campus and away from university The failure to abide by this requirement may result in the issuance of a criminal trespass warning and further disciplinary action.
- The university will provide to the student:
- Written notice of the charge against the student; notice of the charge(s) should include the offending conduct and the facts supporting the charge(s);
- A continuation hearing date is scheduled to give the student the opportunity to present his /her side of the story and determine whether the interim suspension should The university will aspire to provide notice and a continuation hearing no later than three class days after the day of the interim suspension begins. The continuation hearing can occur almost immediately after the conduct. The decision of the President or designee at the continuation hearing is final and no appeal procedure of the university applies to interim suspensions.
- If after the continuation hearing is concluded, the president or designee believes it is in the best interest of the campus community that the student should still not be permitted to return to the campus even after the expiration of the interim suspension period, the university shall initiate its formal hearing procedures for long-term suspensions or expulsions, prior to expiration of the interim suspension. The matter will be referred to the Judicial Appeals Board in the case of academic misconduct or to the University Disciplinary Committee in cases of nonacademic misconduct.
- In certain situations, such as, but not limited to, ongoing administrative investigations, the university may take measures to restrict an individual from parts of campus or from university sponsored events/activities. These measures are not part of the Interim Suspension policy.
- Criminal trespass warnings issued by the University Police Department are not part of this policy.