TAMIU Student Handbook 2021-2022

Page 21 of 91 Section 3.29 TAMIU Rules and Standard Administrative Procedures (SAP) All TAMIU rules and SAP's are accessible from the Office of Compliance webpage under the tab called TAMIU Rules & SAP’s . For more information, please contact the Office of Compliance at 956.326.2855. ARTICLE 4. CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR & ACADEMIC DISPUTES Behavior that interferes with the conduct of the class may result in disciplinary action. Section 4.01 Classroom Behavior When a student’s behavior in a class is disruptive to a degree that immediate action is warranted, the faculty member has the authority to have the student removed from the class on an interim basis. Contact PD should faculty member anticipate physical defiance. A student who has been removed from a class on an interim basis is entitled to an informal hearing before the head of the department offering the course. The department head may either: 1. Approve an agreement of expectations between the student and the faculty member and reinstate the student to the class, or 2. Extend the removal of the student from the class and refer the case to the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement (SCCE) for review and resolution. A copy of all material sent to the Office of Student Conduct should be provided to the faculty’s academic Dean (or their designee) and to the student’s academic Dean (or their designee). When a student’s conduct requires immediate removal from the class, the following steps are required: A. The faculty member responsible for the class or activity where the alleged disruptive behavior occurred will inform the student that the behavior is inappropriate. The faculty member will describe to the student specific changes needed in the student’s behavior. The student will be provided an opportunity to modify their behavior in accordance with the changes identified. The faculty member will provide the student with a written, dated summary of the discussion with the student, and the faculty member will retain a copy of this summary. B. If a student believes the faculty’s expectations are unreasonable, the student may confer with the faculty member’s department head about this matter. The department head may choose to support the guidelines developed by the faculty, or the student may work with the faculty member to develop a modified set of expectations. If there are changes in the faculty member’s original set of expectations,