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Student Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions

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.

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 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.


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 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:

  • 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:  Dean of Enrollment Management & Dean of Students
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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