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The following are the categories from which students who go through the informal or formal community standards resolution process and are found responsible will be assigned accountabilty measures as part of the accountability and community restoration plan. This list is not exhaustive and other accountability measures may be assigned, discussed, and mutually created. Accountability measures can be assigned or combined with other accountability measures and in some cases, in addition to accountability measures students may receive reccomendations for resources to connect with at Hampshire College. Click on each of the accountability measure types below for more detailed descriptions of specific accountability measures.
General Accountability Measures [1]: Typically students will receive one or a combination of the following accountability measures for violation of community standards (see Alcohol & Other Drug Accountability Measures section for educational and restorative accountability measures specific to alcohol and other drugs). Depending on the severity of a violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability measures may also be applied from any of the accountability measures sections.
Alcohol and Other Drug Accountability Measures [2]: Typically students will receive one or a combination of the following accountability measures for community standards violation of the Alcohol and Other Drug policies. Depending on the severity of a violation or if other types of violations occurred in addition to an alcohol and other drug violation, additional accountability measures may also be applied from any of the accountability measures sections.
Housing Accountability Measures [3]: Housing accountability measures apply only to students who live on campus and may be combined with additional accountability measures from any of the accountability measures sections.
Deferred Status Accountability Measures [4]: Deferred accountability measures give students an opportunity to change their behavior or actions, while under guidance from teh college, before a higher level accountability measures is assigned. Depending on the severity of a violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability measures may also be applied from the other accountability measures sections. It is not a requirement of the informal or formal community standards resolution process that a student receive a deferred status accountability measure prior to other accountability measures.
Disciplinary Status Accountability Measures [5]: Disciplinary status accountability measure are the only types of accountability measures that result in a student not being in good disciplinary standing with the College. Depending on the severity of a violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability measures may also be applied from the other accountability sections. It is not a requirement of the community standards process that a student receive a deferred status accountability measure prior to a disciplinary status accountability measure.
Typically students will receive one or a combination of the following accountability measures for violation of community standards (see Alcohol & Other Drug Accountability Measures section for educational and restorative accountability measures specific to alcohol and other drugs). Depending on the severity of the community standards violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability may also be applied as part of a students accountability and community restoration plan from any of the accountability measures sections.
Behavioral Goal Setting
Students required to engage in behavioral goal setting will meet with a staff member (typically a senior director or other staff member designated by a community standards administrator) to develop clear expectations for behavior in the Hampshire community. This will also provide an opportunity to identify sources of support and resources.
Community or College Service
Students assigned community or college service will complete a project as specified by a community standards administrator or community standards review board (CSRB). A specific number of hours that must be completed may also be specified.
Discussion Circle
Discussion circles are used to provide an opportunity for students to engage with peers who may have violated similar policies to have a discussion with a trained facilitator about how their decisions related to the community standards violation that occurred or other similar experiences impact them and their communities.
Educational Project
Students assigned an educational project will complete a project as specified by a community standards administrator or CSRB.
Restitution
Restitution may be assigned to a student in situations where their action or behavior resulted in property loss or damage and cover the cost to repair or replace property (belonging either to the College or to an individual). The cost of labor in moving, repairing, or replacing an item may be included. The costs assocaited with restitution may be applied to a student’s account.
Fire Safety Review
Students violating minor fire safety policies will be required to review fire safety information including, but not limited to tips, policy, and educational videos.
Impact Interview
Students assigned an impact interview will be required to interview others and write a reflection based on their personal reflection of a topic and the reflection of others. A community standards administrator or CSRB will specify length and other parameters of the assignment.
Loss of Privileges
Loss for a specific period of time, of privileges such as but not limited to participation in recreational activities or athletics, participation in student groups, holding a signer position in a recognized student group, being able to register a party, being able to register an emotional support animal, being able to register a vehicle to park on campus, participation in social events on campus, etc.
Meeting with Administrator
Students may be assigned to meet with a particular administrator so that they may have the opportunity to reflect on their behavior and experiences around a particular community standards violation or topic.
Intentional Avoidance Notice
An Intentional Avoidance Notice (IAN) (formerly referred to as a No Contact Directive) is a written notice from Hampshire College directing a student to refrain from contacting and intentionally avoiding interaction with another student for a period of time. This applies to communications in-person, online, through phone calls, text messages, third party, social media, and other forms of contact, both on-and off-campus while a student with an active IAN (formerly NCD) against them is enrolled at the College. All IANs are issued mutually, which means both students are instructed to refrain from contacting and interacting with one another. Please note, an IAN is not a legal protective order, restraining order, gag order, or any form of legal directive, instead it is a College directive. Students seeking legal action or recourse will need to examine their options with Amherst Police or private legal counsel.
IANs (formerly NCDs) are issued by the office of community standards and student accountability, or under the direction of the Title IX coordinator. IANs (formerly NCDs) may be interim or permanent at the discretion of the issuing administrator. Interim IANs (formerly NCDs) will be reviewed regularly by the College to assess continued need.
If an IAN may have been violated, a report should be made to either campus safety and wellbeing or the Division of Justice, Equity, and Antiracism (JEA). The report will be reviewed by JEA and/or office of community standards and student accountability and if there is enough information to suggest a violation of the IAN may have occurred the student alleged to have violated the IAN will be referred to the informal or formal community standards resolution process. IANs (formerly NCDs) do not become part of a student's community standards record unless a student is found responsible for failure to comply with the terms of the notice or as an outcome of a community standards resolution meeting or hearing. If found responsible for failure to comply with an IAN a student may face further accountabiility measures, which could include, but not limited to, suspension or expulsion from the College.
IANs (formerly NCDs) are not court imposed restraining orders/orders of protection and do not guarantee that designated parties will avoid sightings or passing interactions on the campus, in communal areas (i.e., dining commons, classrooms, etc.), on the PVTA bus system, or in the local community. In some circumstances, a IAN may restrict a student from parts of the campus, such as a specific residence hall or Mod. The College will ensure all students have access to the academic program in compliance with the IAN. It is a student’s right to seek court orders and other legal protective measures that are enforced by the courts through civil or criminal penalties. The College can provide information for students seeking legal protection.
Research/Reflection Paper
Students assigned a research and/or reflection paper will be asked to write about their behaviors and impact on the community. A community standards administrator or CSRB will specify length and other parameters of the assignment.
Ride-a-Long with Campus Safety & Wellbeing
Students assigned a ride-a-long will have an opportunity to see how campus safety and wellbeing operations work. Students will work directly with campus safety and wellbeing to arrange a ride-a-long.
Trespass Order
A permanent order issued by campus safety and wellbeing stating that the person issued the trespass order is no longer permitted on the Hampshire College owned or leased property. Violation of this order may result in criminal prosecution up to and including arrest.
Typically students will receive one or a combination of the following accountability measures for violation of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) community standards and policies. Depending on the severity of a violation or if other types of violations occurred in addition to an alcohol and other drug violation, additional accountability measures may also be applied from any of the accountability measures sections.
AOD Discussion Circle
AOD Discussion Circles are used to provide an opportunity for students to engage with peers who may have also violated AOD community standard policeis and to have a discussion with a facilitator about how their decisions related to alcohol or other drug use or other similar experiences impact them and their communities.
BASICS
BASICS is a non-judgmental, non-moralistic harm reduction approach to understanding the role of alcohol and drugs in one's life. It is composed of two individual sessions and is a great way for students to learn more about their relationship with substances. When assigned as a requirement to earn Alcohol and Other Drug Amnesty [6], BASICS is not a part of the student's community standards record. BASICS is administered and managed through Hampshire College Health and Counseling Services.
Brief Intervention
A Brief Intervention is a conversation with a student affairs staff member to discuss alcohol and other drug use and its impact on the individual. When required to earn Alcohol and Other Drug Amnesty [6], a Brief Intervention is not a part of the student's community standards record.
AOD Impact Interview
Students assigned an AOD impact interview will be required to interview others and write a reflection based on their personal reflection related to alcohol or other drug use and the reflection of others. A community standards administrator or CSRB will specify length and other parameters of the assignment.
Online Educational Courses/Workshops
Online courses that are individually tailored modules that provide students the opportunity to examine a variety of key issues such as effects on health, drinking and driving, state-specific laws, alcohol/prescription interactions, marijuana dependence, effects of marijuana, mental health issues, synthetic marijuana, local laws and legalization issues, and legal penalties associated with use. If assigned it comes at no cost to the student and additional instructions are provided.
Housing accountability measures apply only to students who live on campus and may be combined with additional accountability measures from any of the accountability measures sections as appropriate for the community standards violation.
Housing Lottery Restriction
A student is not allowed to take part in the housing lottery or may be restricted to residing in a specific residential area. Residence Life will administratively assign the student to an available room after the lottery has ended.
Housing Relocation/Administrative Move
A student will be adminsitratively required to relocate to another housing assignment on-campus. Student preferences will be taken into consideration, but are not guaranteed. Additionally, Residence Life has the ability to reassign a student at any time in accordance with residence life policies.
Removal from Campus Housing
When removed from campus housing, a student may remain an actively enrolled student but is allowed to use only the academic resources of the College. The student is required to live off campus and to use only the buildings and resources necessary to complete academic work. This accountability measure may includes a complete forfeiture of all paid housing fees and may also include forfeiture of any paid dining service fees or meal plan fees; exclusion from the dining hall will be determined at the discretion of the community standards administrator or CSRB.
Deferred status accountability measures give students an opportunity to change their behavior, actions, or inactionos, while under guidance, before a higher level accountability measure is assigned. Depending on the severity of the community standards violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability measures may also be applied from the other accountability measure sections. It is not a requirement of the informal or formal community standards resolution process that a student receive a deferred status accountability measure prior to other accountability measures.
Deferred Housing Accountabiility Measures
When a student is assigned the Deferred Housing Accountability Measure it means there is a specific behavior or behaviors that must be corrected or one or more of the following housing accountability measures may result - housing lottery restriction, administrative move, or removal from campus housing. Community standards administrators or CSRBs may impose other housing-related accountability measures other than those listed here based on the nature of the incident.
Deferred Suspension or Expulsion Accountability Measure
When a student is assigned the Deferred Suspension or Expulsion Accountability Measure it means there is a specific behavior or behaviors that must be corrected or immediate suspension or expulsion from Hampshire College may result.
Deferred Restriction or Removal of Privileges Accountability Measure
When a student is assigned the Deferred Loss of Privileges Accountabilitty Measure it means there is a specific behavior or behaviors that must be corrected or a privilege will be restricted or removed.
Deferred Administrative Notice Accountability Measure
When a student is assigned the Deferred Administrative Notice Accountability Measure (formerly known as probation) it means there is a specific behavior or behaviors that must be corrected or an administrative notice accountability measure will be assigned.
Disciplinary status accountability measures are the only types of accountability measures that result in a student not being in good disciplinary standing with Hampshire College. Depending on the severity of the community standard violation or if multiple violations occurred, additional accountability measures may also be applied from the other accountability measure sections. It is not a requirement of the informal or formal community standards resolution process that a student receive a deferred status accountability measure prior to a disciplinary status accountability measure.
Administrative Notice
Administrative Notice (formerly called probation) is given for a specified amount of time as determined by a community standards administrator or CSRB for a particular incident, case, or matter and serves as a formal notification that particular action(s) or behavior(s) are not aligned with the College's community standards, expectations, and values as outlined in the Student Handbook and Resource Guide. A student is considered to not be in good disciplinary standing during the administrative notice period. An administrative notice status may also be paired with other accountability measures depending on the severity of the community standards violation(s) and impact on the community. Students not meeting the expectations of administraive notice may be assigned housing lottery restriction, removal from campus housing, suspension, expulsion, or other accountability measures depending on the severity and nature of the subsequent community standards violation(s) and other circumstances. The College need not assigned administrative notice (formerly called probation) before assigning more severe disciplinary status accountabiliy measures, up to and including suspension or expulsion. Depending on the circumstances, the College may impose further restrictions including but not limited to the following:
Suspension
A suspension is a disciplinary status accountability measure issued for severe violations or after multiple violations of policies. Suspension lasts a specified length of time, as determined by the community standards administrator or CSRB. A student is considered to not be in good disciplinary standing during the suspension period. Suspension becomes a permanent part of a student’s community standards record and is recorded on a student’s transcript as a withdrawal from the College. Suspension will result in notification to parents/legal guardian and College officials in compliance with FERPA regulations.
While a suspension is in effect, the student is prohibited from visiting the College or using any of its resources, attending classes, having contact with an advisor or with faculty, and using community facilities (including the residences). While on suspension, a student is withdrawn from the College and must apply for readmission; refer to the readmission policy [7] for additional details. The College may specify additional conditions for readmission after a suspension. Please be aware that if a suspended student completes course work in another program, the time spent in those courses cannot count as a semester of enrollment upon return to Hampshire College.
In those cases where the Office of Community Standards and Student Accountability determines that a student’s behavior or potential behavior presents a danger to themself or others, that student may be issued interim administrative actions [8].
Expulsion
An expulsion is a disciplinary status accountability measure issued for the most severe violations or after multiple violations of policies. The College severs its association with the individual permanently. The individual is not eligible for readmission. The individual will be permanently trespassed from the Hampshire College owned and leased property. Expulsion becomes a permanent part of a student’s college and community standards record and is recorded on a student’s transcript as a withdrawal from the College. Expulsion will result in notification to parents/legal guardian and College officials in compliance with FERPA regulations.
Links
[1] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/233
[2] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/234
[3] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/235
[4] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/236
[5] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/237
[6] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/121
[7] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/27
[8] https://handbook.hampshire.edu/node/251