If a student faces criminal charges for an incident which occurred on campus, does the person have to appear at a campus disciplinary hearing?
Yes. The campus disciplinary process determines the status of one’s continued eligibility to remain a member of the campus community. The criminal process determines the status of one’s membership within the greater community. It is not uncommon for University disciplinary action to run concurrently with civil or criminal proceedings; generally, one form of adjudicatory process does not affect the other. Campus disciplinary proceedings are almost always resolved much sooner than criminal proceedings.
Related Questions
- Must a student participate in the student disciplinary process if there is a pending criminal action arising out of the same incident?
- Isn’t the student disciplinary process double-jeopardy for someone also facing criminal charges?
- Why don’t work study/campus employment earnings apply to a student’s charges?
