2012 08 07 Undergraduate Catalog Cover - Lake Erie College

STUDENT HANDBOOKJudicial Board Process:Board MembershipOne student, one faculty member and one staff member; one member will be designated as the secretary who will record the hearingand the decision. The chair will act as the non-voting Chair of the Judicial Board.Waiver1) The Director of Residence Life schedules a hearing involving the accused student(s), witness(es) and the Judicial Boardwithin five working days after receiving the Incident Report.2) The accused student, witnesses and members of the Judicial Board receive a hand-delivered letter that will list the date,time and location of the judicial hearing 48 hours prior to the hearing.3) On the day of the Judicial Board hearing, the accused student and witnesses will receive an introduction where they will berefreshed on the Judicial Board process and sign the Honesty Statement.4) Witnesses leave the room after they have signed the statement.5) The Chair of the Judicial Board reads the charges to the accused student.6) Student enters a plea for each charge (“in violation” or “not in violation”).7) The accused student remains in the room throughout the entire process while each witness provides testimony.8) Board members ask the witness questions, the accused student asks the witness questions and then the witness leaves theroom (the witness must wait outside in case more testimony is needed).9) The accused student answers questions and makes a closing statement, then leaves the room.10) Board members deliberate directly after the hearing in order to render a decision. The judicial decision will bedetermined by majority vote (2 votes minimum).11) The Board renders the verbal decision to the student.12) The Director of Residence Life follows-up with a formal sanction letter within one work day.13) The accused student has the opportunity to appeal the Judicial Board decision by submitting a written appeal to the VicePresident for Student Affairs within 24 hours of receipt of the sanctions letter. Students are only permitted to appeal basedon improper judicial procedures or if new evidence has been discovered that is relevant to the case.If a student does not wish to go to a Judicial Board hearing, s/he may complete a Hearing Waiver with the Director of Residence Life.Through this process, the student would take full responsibility for all charges that were levied and would receive the standardsanctions.Page | 134Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook