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Making a recommendation Preliminary meeting, student accepts
responsibility
Formal hearing, student is found responsible
What will… best serve the community? best serve the impacted individuals? best serve the student?
Formula I recommend {sanction} for {student}
because {reason}. I recommend eCHUG for Jason because this is his
first-time offense and he meets the criteria for low-risk alcohol use.
I recommend community service for Janet because she agreed she wants to give back to the community and become more involved.
I recommend the re-inspection fee for Fred because he covered his smoke detector with a plastic bag.
How it works You recommend a sanction
Based on your interaction with the student and training
Eric decides Based on educational judgment and precedent
Student is notified Via secure electronic message
Student can appeal To determine whether the sanction(s) imposed were
appropriate for the violation of the Code which the student was found to have committed.
Disciplinary record Record includes all sanctions issued, their
completion status
Incomplete, overdue sanctions result in a registration & transcript stop
Externally, sanctions are not reported out
Warning You are warned your conduct was not
acceptable. Future violations will result in additional disciplinary action.
Use when the conversation with the student was sufficient, no additional outcomes are needed.
Substance use-related sanctions
eCHUG, risk reduction, mandated substance abuse counseling, parental notification
Substance use-related sanctions
eCHUG
Risk reduction
Mandated substance abuse counseling
Parental notification
Goals Challenge misperceptions
regarding college alcohol use
When motivation is low, employ strategies that increase motivation to change substance use behavior
When motivation is high, provide tools to change substance use behavior
Promote low-risk substance use
eCHUG Use for first-time low-risk alcohol-related
violations
Web-based feedback tool + meeting w/ health educator (Willie Bannister or Virginia Plummer)
KEYWORDS: alcohol, first offense, low-risk
Risk reduction Use for high-risk first-time alcohol-related
violation, or when eCHUG has already been used, first drug-related violation
Two meetings, 2 weeks apart, with an on-campus counselor (Willie Bannister or Virginia Plummer) 1st: intake, substance use history, encourage change,
develop harm reduction plan 2nd meeting: debrief, additional resources
KEYWORDS: alcohol, drugs, high-risk, repeat offense
Mandated substance abuse counseling Last resort sanction after risk reduction for
alcohol- and drug-related violations
Long-term relationship with an off campus counselor for individual and group therapy
KEYWORDS: alcohol, drugs, high-risk, intensive, repeat offense
Parental notification Automatic on second alcohol-related
violations+, all drug-related violations Eric sends a letter addressed to student’s
parents Student is given the opportunity to object
before letter is sent. Must be a compelling argument as to why
sending the letter would be detrimental
KEYWORDS: automatic, alcohol, repeat offense
Assessing Risk
Low to moderate risk High risk
Non drinker Drinks less than 4
drinks (female) or 5 drinks (male) per occasion
Experiences no or few consequences
Practices protective behaviors
Drinks more than 4 drinks (female) or more than 5 drinks (male) per occasion
Mixing alcohol with other drugs- prescription or illegal
Experiences negative consequences
Ashley Firstime
18 year old female
First semester in school
Accepts responsibility for “use or possession of alcoholic beverages under the age of 21”
Reports this was her first time drinking alcohol
I am a first year, female student. I never drank alcohol before coming to college. My roommate and I went to a guy’s room to meet some people. The guy offered me a mixed drink, I took it. We played a drinking game. Over 2 hours I had three mixed drinks. Everyone in the room was drinking, I did not want to be the only one without a drink. I never saw the drinks being made. The RA knocked on the door because we were being too loud and I got written up. My roommate took me home. I did not have any trouble walking and I didn’t get sick. The next morning I had a headache, I guess it was a hang over.
Bobby Bigdrinker
20 year old male
Third year, on the baseball team, in a fraternity
Accepts responsibility for “use or possession of alcoholic beverages under the age of 21”
Typically drinks each weekend night, 4-5 beers, sometimes also does shots, plays beer pong
Had a violation for “residence life policies (in the presence of underage alcohol consumption)” his first year
I am a third year, male student. I drink alcohol socially and while watching sports. I invited some people to my apartment as a start of the year thing. I drank 5 beers over 3 hours. We were playing beer pong when the RA knocked on the door, I guess because we were too loud. If the RA hadn’t broken things up I probably would have had another beer, plus whatever I drank during beer pong, then some friends and I would have gone out to a club.
Values development sanctions
values clarification, mandated community service, moral reasoning exercise
Values development
Values clarification
Mandated community service
Moral reasoning exercise
Goals Connect values with actions
Reflect on behavior
Make commitment to change
Values clarification 2 disciplinary counseling sessions
Reflect on incident, conduct meeting, desired goals, values
Homework assignment related to values and living a values-driven life
KEYWORDS: reflection, values
Mandated community service 2 Volunteer Emory service trips
Values clarification book ends service Modified homework
Reading on privilege Service reflection
KEYWORDS: giving back, privilege, values
Moral reasoning exercise Self-guided, written reflection activity
Intentionally evaluate behavior through a moral lens
Construct a hypothetical violation, then discuss how it should be addressed
KEYWORDS: reflection, self-directed, values
Restorative sanctions
Letter of apology
Mediation
Restitution
Goals Improve
Empathy Understanding of impact of actions
on others
Repair damage To community, to victim
Restore relationships
Letter of apology Authentic expression of remorse, willingness
to take responsibility
Repair relationship and restore trust
KEYWORDS: authenticity, remorse, relationship, trust
Mediation Facilitated meeting between two or more
parties
Allow parties to express their perspective and feelings, improve understanding between parties, rebuild relationships and trust
Can result in an agreement to take some follow-up action
KEYWORDS: agreement, facilitated, feelings, perspective, relationships, trust, understanding
Restitution You break it, you buy it
Pay for cost of clean-up, repair, replacement of property. Residence halls: billed to student account Other: collected by bank/cashier’s check
Residence halls: charges that represent immediate action taken are collected as restitution (e.g., cleaning up bodily fluids, replacing a broken window, repairing a hole in the wall). All other charges go through end of the year damage billing.
KEYWORDS: clean-up, damage, repair, replacement
Status sanctions
Housing probation
Disciplinary probation
Loss of privilege
Goals Heighten awareness of conduct
Restrict access to opportunities based on nature violation
Provide logical progression to removal from on-campus housing and/or suspension, if behavior continues
Other sanctions Anger management
Off-campus counseling for aggressive behavior
Campus Engagement Try out a number of organizations, report back on the experience. For
un- or under-involved students
Educational projects Design a bulletin board, plan a program, write a reflection paper
RA shadowing Better understand the role of the RA in the community
Re-inspection fee $200 charge for tampering with any fire safety equipment: covering
smoke detector with plastic bag, pulling fire alarm, discharging fire extinguisher (when there is no fire)