THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 5606S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
(Faculty
Handbook 5.2.11 and 8.3.5)
Effective Date:
Fall, 2006
Add: On pg 31 of the Catalog, before Dropping, Adding and Withdrawing from Courses:
AND under Faculty Handbook section 5.2.11:
Part
of the role of a faculty member is to ensure that each student has a learning
environment free from disruption. With the concurrence of the department chair
or program director, the instructor may administratively withdraw a student
from a course for behavior that is deemed to be disruptive to the class. A
grade of W will be assigned if the behavior occurs before the deadline for
withdrawing from a course without academic penalty. For behavior occurring
after the withdrawal deadline, a grade of F will be assigned, although the
instructor has the option of recommending a grade of W. See the addendum at the
end of this catalog for specific procedures relating to instructor and student
responsibilities.
Delete: The first paragraph under Faculty
Handbook Section 8.3.5 Student Referrals.
Replace
with: In
the case of disruptive behavior by students in the learning environment see
Section 5.2.11 Classroom Policies. Other
disruptive behavior may be referred as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
Impact Statement:
No impact on resources or
departments.
Rationale:
This proposal grows out of
conversations between the Faculty Conciliator, the Associate Vice Chancellor
for Academic and Student Affairs, and the Faculty Welfare and Development
Committee about the need for a faculty member to be able to remove a disruptive
student from class. Currently, UNCA has no procedure for removing disruptive
students.
The proposal closely follows
one at UNC-G.
The proposal is also a small
part of a broader initiative launched by the Office of the President to enhance
safety of students, faculty and staff on all 16 campuses. One part of that larger initiative is to
identify students with disruptive tendencies before more serious situations
arise.