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Note: This section is under review for changes, so much of the information found here is out of date. The information below, however, still gives a several year snapshot of the types of sanctions people may face for various kinds of misconduct, and may still be useful to students.
Below is information regarding frequent types of Judicial Board violations (listed by academic year), and the common range of sanctions received by students found responsible. The most prevalent violations are listed first*, and others follow in descending order. Many cases brought before the board include several violations; therefore, the number of students who actually appeared before the Judicial Board in any year may not match the total number of violations for that year. Generally, the most frequent violations brought before the Judicial Board involve alcohol and/or drugs. The range of sanctions is broad; ranging from writing an educational paper, meeting with a particular dean, and/or probation for one or two semesters.
In cases where listing specific violation or sanction information could lead to disclosing personally identifiable information regarding an individual student, that information is not included here (in accordance with institutional and federal confidentiality requirements).
*Please note, prohibited conduct violation #9, violation of published college policies, rules or regulations, is not reflected in the following chart.
Violations on the chart below are split into categories of related types of prohibited conduct. Descriptions of the different categories are listed below, with typical sanctions for each category. Sanctions imposed for a particular category may include more or less severe sanctions than those listed here as typical sanctions.
Violation Category 1
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
Violation Category 2
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
- Failure to comply with directions of college officials or law enforcement officers acting in the performance of their duties, and the failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so; failure to comply with judicial hearing bodies.
- Violation of federal, state or local law on college premises, at college-sponsored or college-supervised activities, or elsewhere, if such conduct adversely affects the college community.
- Abuse of or interference with the Judicial System. (See also College Judicial Board(s).)
Violation Category 3
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
- Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion and other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person or which unreasonably interferes with, impedes or harasses other students in the pursuit of their education. (See also Civil Rights Policy and Grievance Procedures; Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures.)
- Hazing, defined as any act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property, for the purpose of initiation into, admission to, affiliation with, or continued membership in a group or organization. (Hazing is a criminal offense in Massachusetts; see Hazing - Prohibition Statute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.)
Violation Category 4
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
- Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property of the college, of a member of the college community or of other personal or public property.
- Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys or access cards to any college premises, unauthorized entry to or use of college premises, and failure to report lost or stolen keys or access cards.
Violation Category 5
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
- Acts of dishonesty, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Cheating, plagiarism and all forms of academic dishonesty (see Academic Honor Code)
- Furnishing false information to any college official, faculty member or college office
- Forgery, alteration or misuse of any college document or record
- Tampering with the election of any college or SGA-recognized student organization
Violation Category 6
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
Violation Category 7
Grouping includes the following types of prohibited conduct:
- Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives, weapons or dangerous chemicals on college premises. The possession of a firearm on college premises is a criminal offense in Massachusetts. (See General Laws, c. 269, § 10.)
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