Information Concerning Disruptive Person(s)

Besides complying with local, state and federal laws, Estrella Mountain Community College adheres to a code of conduct that is printed in the college catalog as well as the Student Handbook. The code establishes behavior standards for the entire campus community (students, staff, and visitors). When followed, the code allows the teaching and learning process to move forward without people disruption.

The underlying reason causing a disruption can usually be dealt with after the incident. What matters most during the incident are the real victims of the disruption, the other students. Therefore, it is important to deal with the disrupter's actions in a formal manner by first addressing the problem through verbal direction, then documenting the incident on a "Student Conduct/Discipline Report."

Whenever disruptive individuals fail to comply with staff direction, the Public Safety Division should be immediately notified.

Whenever you observe or are the subject to unruly or disruptive acts by an individual, do the following:

• If the disruption is occurring outside the classroom setting, notify Public Safety and wait for an officer to respond to the scene.

• If the disruption occurs in a classroom, the instructor should try to deal with the situation by requesting the individual to stop his/her course of conduct. Immediately notify Public Safety when the individual continues to disrupt.

• For either of the above situations, prepare and forward a "Student Conduct Disruption/Discipline Report" to the Vice President of Instruction through the Division Chair.

NOTE: Knowing that something will be done about a disruptive or unruly act tends to dissuade similar actions from occurring in the future.