Student Handbook - Tougaloo College

3. The President or Dean of Students shall notify members of the Judiciary Council or
Discipline Review Committee within a 72-hour time period before said meeting is to
convene.
4. The student may have an advisor of his choice. Lawyers may be present if both parties
have lawyers and the College has a lawyer present. Advisors may be a friend, faculty
person, administrator, either from within or outside the campus. Advisors may speak
only to the person they are advising.
5. During the hearing, the student defendant shall be afforded all rights required by due
process including:
• The right to question the complainant.
• The right to present evidence in his/her behalf.
• The right to call witness(es) in his/her behalf.
• The right to remain silent and have no inference of guilt drawn from such silence.
• The right to cross examination.
• The right to appeal the decision and to be so advised.
• The right to have a written transcript made at his/her expense, if requested.
6. The student defendant is also entitled to the right to attend all classes and required
College functions until a hearing is held and a decision rendered. Exception is made
when the student’s presence would create a clear and present danger of interference with
the normal operation and processes or requirements of appropriate discipline at the
College. In such case, the Office of the Dean of Students may impose temporary
protective measures, including suspension, pending a hearing, which may be reasonably
necessary. Such temporary protective measures may be applied where the student is
accused of the regulation. It should be understood that such temporary protective
measures, if applied, will be without avoidable prejudice to the student.
7. Students shall not be subject to double jeopardy for any offense.
8. Faculty members and administrators are subject to the same judicial procedures as
students in the event they are either the plaintiff, defendant or witness in any cause of
action.
9. The Office of Finance and Administration and the Dean of Students’ Office will reinforce
decisions of the judicial bodies by:
• disallowing school registration for anyone who still owes a fine and
• making certain the parent or guardian of the student is informed of the debt
created as a result of a fine.
General Guidelines for Effective Operation
1. The hearing should be an orderly proceeding. The tape should be started when the
chairman calls the meeting to order. The chairman should identify the nature of the case
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