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