Procedural Protections
Students accused of student conduct violations are entitled to the following procedural protections:
• To be informed of the specific complaints against them.
• To be allowed reasonable time to prepare a response.
• To hear and respond to all evidence upon which a charge is based.
• To call and question relevant witnesses.
• To be assured of privacy, in accordance with the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
• To be allowed to request that any person conducting a student conduct conference, or serving as a student conduct committee member or chairperson, be disqualified on the grounds of personal bias.
• To be provided with a copy of these rights prior to any student conduct conference or student conduct hearing.
• To be considered not responsible until proven responsible by a preponderance of the evidence.