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Student Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions

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Students enrolled in postsecondary educational institutions are citizens of their civic communities as well as the academic community. As such they are expected to conduct themselves as law-abiding members of each community at all times. Admission to an institution of postsecondary education carries with it special privileges and imposes special responsibilities apart from those rights and duties enjoyed by non-students.

In recognition of the special relationship that exists between the institution and the academic community which it seeks to serve, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has authorized the presidents of the institutions and directors of the technology centers under its jurisdiction to take such action as may be necessary to maintain campus conditions and preserve the integrity of the institution and its educational environment.

Pursuant to this authorization and in fulfillment of its duties to provide a secure and stimulating atmosphere in which individual and academic pursuits may flourish, Northeast State Community College has adopted the following student policies in support of TBR’s student rules. In addition, students are subject to all federal, state and local laws and ordinances. If a student’s violation of such laws or ordinances also adversely affects the institution’s pursuit of its educational objectives, the institutions may enforce their own policies regardless of the status or outcome of any external proceedings instituted by other civil or criminal authorities.

Definition of Student

For the purpose of these policies, a student shall mean any person who is admitted and/or registered for study at a TBR institution for any academic period. This shall include any period of time following admission and/or registration, but preceding the start of classes for any academic period. It will also include any period which follows the end of an academic period through the last day for registration for the succeeding academic period, and during any period while the student is under suspension from the institution. Finally, student shall also include any person subject to a period of suspension or removal from campus as a sanction, which results from a finding of a violation of the policies governing student conduct. Students are responsible for compliance with the Student Conduct policies and with similar institutional policies at all times.

Disciplinary Action

Disciplinary action may be taken against a student for violation of the policies which occur on institutionally owned, leased or otherwise controlled property, while participating in international or distance learning programs, and off campus, when the conduct impairs, interferes with, or obstructs any institutional activity or the mission, processes, and functions of the institution. Institutions may enforce their own policies regardless of the status or outcome of any external proceedings instituted in any other forum, including any civil or criminal proceeding.

Student Organizations

These policies, and related material incorporated herein by reference, are applicable to Student Organizations as well as individual students. Student organizations are subject to discipline for the conduct and actions of individual members of the organization while acting in their capacity as members of, or while attending or participating in any activity of, the organization.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality of Discipline Process: Subject to the exceptions provided pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and/or the Tennessee Open Records Act, T.C.A. § 10-7-504(a)(4), a student’s disciplinary files are considered educational records and are confidential within the meaning of those Acts.

Please reference Chapter 3 of the Northeast State Policies and Procedures Manual for complete policies and procedures concerning student conduct and disciplinary sanctions. Related student conduct and disciplinary sanctions are described in the following NeSCC Policies:

NeSCC Policy Information

01:13:00 - Freedom of Speech and Expression
02:05:00 - Class Interruptions
02:11:02 - Final Grade Appeal Policy
02:18:00 - Admission & Delivery of Services to International Students and the Employment & Delivery of Services to International Faculty & Academic Staff at TBR Institutions
03:01:00 - College and University Security Information Act
03:01:01 - Discrimination and Harassment
03:01:01:01 - Sexual Harassment
03:01:01:02 - Racial Harassment
03:01:01:03 - Discrimination
03:01:04 - Hazing
03:01:06 - Search and Seizure
03:01:07 - Sex Offender Information
03:01:08 - Sexual Misconduct
03:01:08:01 - Rights of the Accused and of the Complainant
03:01:08:02 - Assistance for Referrals
03:01:09 - Emergency Procedures in the Event of Illness/Injury
03:05:00 - Expectations of Students and Student Code of Conduct
03:05:01 - Student Rights and Freedoms
03:05:02 - Institutional Policy Statement
03:05:03 - Disciplinary Offenses
03:05:04 - Academic, Non-Academic and Classroom Misconduct
03:05:05 - Disciplinary Sanctions
03:05:06 - Disciplinary Procedures
03:05:07 - Smoking and Tobacco Use In/On Campus Facilities
03:05:08 - Visitors
03:05:10 - Student Complaints or Compliments
03:05:11 - Complaints Related to Institutional Accreditation or Violation of State Laws
03:05:12 - Reporting Fraud, Waste, or Abuse
03:05:13 - Suggestions for Improving College Services: Speak Out
03:05:15 - Behavior Intervention Team
03:07:00 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
03:07:01 - Directory Information
03:09:02 - Campus Access
03:10:00 - Campus Parking
03:10:01 - Registration of Automobiles/Permits/Decals
03:10:02 - Parking Zones
03:10:03 - General Traffic Policies
03:10:04 - Fines/Penalties
03:10:05 - Appeals
04:01:00 - After Hours Building Access
04:62:01 - Social Media
04:66:00 - Timely Warning
04:67:00 - Emergency Notification
04:69:00 - Northeast State Website Policy and Guide
04:70:00 - Animals on Campus
04:71:00 - Bulletin Boards
04:72:00 - Lost and Found
05:04:02 - Drug-Free Campus/Workplace Policy
05:04:03 - Harassment: Sexual, Racial and Other
06:04:00 - Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Committee
06:04:01 - Care Team Subcommittee
06:21:00 - Grade Appeal Subcommittee
06:43:00 - Student Discipline Committee
06:51:00 - Academic Discipline Committee
07:01:00 - Firearms and Other Weapons
07:05:00 - Programs for Minors on Campus

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Campus:  Blountville
Office: Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services
Room: C2110, General Studies Building
Office Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Address:  2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246, Blountville, TN 37617
Phone:  423.323.0229
Fax:  423.323.0215
Email:  StuComments@NortheastState.edu

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Local: 423.323.3191
Toll-Free: 800.836.7822

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2425 Highway 75
PO Box 246
Blountville, Tennessee
37617-0246

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