Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College

iii. to ensure the student’s own physical or emotional safetyand well-being; if the student poses a definite threat ofdisruption or interference with the normal operations of theCollege.c. The following sanctions may be imposed upon clubs, groups ororganizations:i. All of the above sanctions listed, a-k, if applicable.During interim suspension, the student may be denied access to studentresidences and/or to the campus (including classes) and/or all other Collegeactivities or privileges for which the student might otherwise be eligible. Adetermination of the appropriate circumstances and the extent of the interimsuspension shall be made at the sole discretion of the Dean of Co-CurricularLife. In certain circumstances, the Director of Residence Life or Assistant Deanof First Year and Sophomore Student Programs, under the direction of the Deanof Co-Curricular Life or designee, may impose a mandated room reassignmentor other restrictions prior to a hearing before the Judicial Committee. Wheneverinterim sanctions are imposed, a hearing shall be convened at the earliestpossible time. The interim sanction may remain in effect until a final decisionhas been reached, including the appropriate appeals process.In any extreme or clearly dangerous situation the judgment of the President ofthe College suffices to enforce a decision of temporary suspension and removalfrom the College until a hearing before the Judicial Committee can be arranged.This procedure will be accomplished as quickly as possible. The College furtherreserves the right to exclude at any time, following established procedures thatprotect individual rights, any student whose conduct or academic standing itregards as unacceptable in a community of scholars and students. Any studentaccepting a place in the Sweet Briar College community should know that theCollege will not tolerate illegal acts or extremes of social behavior which ignorethe right of others or are injurious to the individual, the community, or to theCollege itself.The Non-Academic Judicial Procedure:A. InvestigationReferral of a potential violation of the Honor Code Standards of Non-Academic Conduct is made to the Judicial Chair, who notifies the Deanor the Director of Residence Life. Reporting oneself to the Judicial Chairsat the request of another is not necessarily an admission of guilt andshould not be construed as such.In the case of a potential minor (as determined at the discretion of theNon-Academic Judicial Chair) Non-Academic violation, the Director ofResidence Life will act as the Investigator. This may include gatheringevidence, interviewing witnesses and investigating the potential violation.________________________________________________________________61