Interim UC Davis Student Conduct Policy regarding COVID-19

Interim UC Davis Student Conduct Policy regarding COVID-19

 

102.00.1 UC Davis Standards of Conduct for Students

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102.27 Failure to follow UC Davis Interim Public Health Policy, Section 290-01

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103.10.9 Unilateral Action

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D. Unilateral action in response to campus COVID-19 regulations under Section 102.27.

  1. Upon receipt of a report of non-compliance by a student, OSSJA will review the report. The report should include the student’s name, student ID number (if available), approximate date/time/location of the reported violation, and nature of the violation.
  2. This Section applies to reported violations of Section 102.27. It may also apply to violations of other UC Davis Standards of Conduct (Sections 102.01 through 102.25) that are reasonably related to the incident; herein referred collectively as, Section 102.27 &c.
  3. OSSJA may take one or more of the following steps after reviewing the report.
    • Notify the student, in writing, of the reported violation and issue a non-disciplinary Administrative Notice (104.80.1) to the student.
    • Notify the student, in writing, of the reported violation, and impose disciplinary sanctions that do not involve Suspension (105.05) or Dismissal (105.06) from the University, if OSSJA determines that a preponderance of the evidence supports that the student violated Section 102.27 &c.
    • Within three days of receiving notice, the student may submit information to OSSJA and/or request a meeting with OSSJA to respond to the report; however, OSSJA has final authority to determine whether the student violated Section 102.27 &c. and impose disciplinary sanctions as allowed under (b) for the violation(s).
    • If the reported violation of 102.27 &c. warrants Suspension or Dismissal from the University, OSSJA will follow standard UC Davis disciplinary procedures provided in the UC Davis Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline outside of Section 103.10.9.D.
    • The appropriate disciplinary sanctions will depend on the seriousness of the violation and whether the student has prior violations of Section 102.27 &c.
    • Appeals
      • A student may not appeal findings and/or sanctions that OSSJA issues under this Section for violating Section 102.27 &c.
      • A student may appeal findings and/or sanctions that affects a student’s status such as suspension or dismissal, as provided under Section 103.11.7.
    • The University may use Interim Suspension (Section 105.08) and its implementing procedure under 105.08.1 to address incidents that involve 102.27 &c.
    • OSSJA will not report disciplinary records of violations involving Section 102.27&c. to third parties outside the University unless the sanctions include Suspension or Dismissal.
  4. Registered Student Organizations
    • The University will apply the standards of behavior under Section 102.27 &c., to Registered Student Organizations, including Greek letter organizations.
    • The University will address reported violations by Registered Student Organizations under Appendix B of this Policy.
  5. Student housing management may address reported violations of Section 102.27.
    • On campus student housing includes any University-owned, -operated, or -leased housing facilities or public private partnership (P3) properties located on University property.
    • Reported violations of Section 102.27 &c. may be referred for University disciplinary sanctions and/or administrative action in accordance with this Section and/or student housing regulations.
    • Student housing management may also establish conduct standards that apply specifically to student residences or grounds directly adjacent to student residences.
  6. Off campus jurisdiction.
    • The University will apply behavioral requirements under Section 102.27 &c. to behavior that occurs off campus and creates a health or safety risk to the campus community.
    • The University will use the procedures outlined under this Section for reported incidents under 6.a. for off campus behavior by students.
    • For Registered Student Organizations, the University shall use the procedures under Appendix B for reported violations of 102.27 &c. that occur off campus.
  7. Amnesty
    • The University may provide amnesty for violations of Section 102.27 &c. for individuals who comply in good faith with contact tracing for reported incidents.
      • An offer of amnesty will depend on factors, including, but not limited to the seriousness of the incident, intent to violate Section 102.27 &c., and whether amnesty has been provided previously.
    • An individual who participates as a complainant or witness in an investigation of sexual violence will not be subject to disciplinary sanctions for a violation of Section 102.27 at or near the time of the incident, unless the institution determines that the violation was egregious, including, but not limited to, an action that places the health or safety of any other person at risk.

 

Edited 9/1/2020 by MLA

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