Class Disruption
Class order and discipline is the responsibility of the instructor. Classroom disruption is the excessive and unreasonable interference with classroom instruction.
If a disruptive student is encountered, the instructor should:
- Remain calm
- Not ignore the behavior
- Tell the person to stop
- If the behavior persists:
- Instruct the person to leave the classroom
- Inform the Director of Student Services or Associate Dean of the incident
- The Director of Student Services or Associate Dean meets with the faculty member for collective consultation
- Meet with the student outside the class setting to set behavioral limits and assign consequences to future similar behavior
If the person refuses to leave or if behavior becomes threatening:
- Dismiss the class, leave, and report the incident to Campus Security it is important to document the incident
