88087 Wyo Sem US handbook.indd - Wyoming Seminary

A Disciplinary Board is not an adversarial, legalistic procedure, but rather an educational,
administrative process which results in a recommendation to the president.
When behavioral transgressions occur, our school culture expects that students will
be fully cooperative and honest in their responses. Anything less will escalate the
seriousness of the situation. When appearing before a Disciplinary Committee, a student
is obligated to provide a full and accurate report of the event(s) in question. Failure to
cooperate with fact-finding efforts concerning his/her own personal behavior will result
in more serious discipline including the possibility of separation from the school.
Major School Rules
Infractions in the following areas, on the part of students enrolled at Wyoming
Seminary, are considered violations of Major School Rules and may result in referral
to a Disciplinary Board:
1. any behavior that infringes upon the safety and well being of another
member of the school community. Harassment, bullying, hazing and other forms
of disrespect will not be tolerated. Incidents of racial or sexual harassment are
considered violations of Major School Rules. This includes the transmission of
disrespectful text messages, e-mail messages, photographs and postings on
social network sites.
2. dishonesty in any form: for example any act of lying, deceit or cheating,
accessing computer files that are not your own, unauthorized use of another
person’s credit card, telephone calling card, cell phone, forgery of any type
(including improper weekend sign-outs), fraudulent excuse notes, and use
of false identification cards are forms of dishonesty. Seminary students are
accountable to the Academic Honor Code printed on page 19 of this book.
3. the willful destruction or theft of personal or school property. Students
found to be in the possession of another person’s property without permission
or who are caught in the act of stealing are in violation of Major School
Rules. Vandalism of any type is unacceptable and will be subject to high level
consequence.
4. the possession and/or use of any quantity of illegal drugs (including synthetic
drugs), drug paraphernalia or alcohol. Being in the presence of illegal drugs
or alcohol is a major rule violation, as is the misuse of prescription or overthe-counter
medication. Note: Any student +prescription medication, will, in
all likelihood, be separated from the school. (Please review the Drug, Alcohol
and Tobacco Policies on pages 23-24 and the Athletic Department’s Drug and
Alcohol Policy that was included in the summer registration mailing.)
Expectations
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