Habitats: Guide to On-Campus Living - Tufts University

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> Suspension of Visitation Privileges – if a guest of a resident has violated university residential
policy the host resident may lose their right to have guests or a particular problematic
guest in their university residence. Suspension of visitation privileges may
also be imposed if a student chronically violates the guest policy by allowing their
guest to stay longer than the allotted time stated in the guest policy.
> Suspension of Visitation Privileges to another residence hall – this consequence is
imposed if a resident student enters a residence hall other than their own and creates a
disturbance of a high magnitude or is involved in vandalism within that hall. This consequence
may also be imposed if a resident student is consistently involved in residential
or university policy violations throughout the academic year. This consequence lasts for
a specified amount of time at the discretion of the Assistant Director of Community and
Judicial Affairs.
> Relocation – removal from current university housing assignment and reassignment to
another university residence hall. Parents/legal guardians of a student required to relocate
may be notified of the student’s disciplinary status and the behavior that resulted in
relocation. Any student can be relocated as a result of negative behavior exhibited
which is a chronic disturbance (i.e., noise policy violations, smoking policy violations,
etc.) to others in his/her immediate residential community.
> Residential Probation – the status that may be imposed on a student for a specified
period of time, in response to behavior that indicates an unwillingness or inability to
conduct oneself according to the established community standards. It is a formal indication
that one’s residency is in jeopardy unless there is a significant change in this behavior.
Failure to comply with the terms of the probation or additional violation of
community standards during the probationary period will result in more serious judicial
action. Common violations that may result in this consequence:
> Noise policy (2nd offense)
> Possession of Pets and Animals (2nd offense)
> Possession of University Furniture policy (2nd offense)
> Unauthorized use of university keys (1st offense)
> Hall Sports policy (2nd offense)
> No-Smoking policy (1st offense)
> Minor fire and life safety regulations including possession of candles
> Unauthorized Furniture policy (2nd offense)
> Deferred Residential Separation – any further policy violations will result in removal
from current housing assignment and/or loss of university housing. Deferred Residential
Separation lasts for a specified time period. Any student placed on Deferred Residential
Separation will have his/her parents/legal guardians notified of his/her disciplinary status
and the behavior he/she exhibited.