| (1) | The university is a public institution having
special responsibility for providing instruction in higher education, for advancing
knowledge through scholarship and research, and for providing related services to
the community. As a center of learning, the university also has the obligation to
maintain conditions conducive to freedom of inquiry and expression to the maximum
degree compatible with the orderly conduct of its functions. For these purposes,
the university is governed by the rules, regulations, procedures, policies, and
standards of conduct that safeguard its functions and protect the rights and
freedoms of all members of the academic community. |
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| (2) | Admission to the university carries with it the
presumption that students will conduct themselves as responsible members of the
academic community. As a condition of enrollment, all students assume responsibility
to observe standards of conduct that will contribute to the pursuit of academic goals
and to the welfare of the academic community. That responsibility includes, but is
not limited to: |
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| (a) | Practicing high standards of academic and
professional honesty and integrity; |
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| (b) | Respecting the rights, privileges, and
property of other members of the academic community and visitors
to the campus, and refraining from any conduct that would interfere
with university functions or endanger the health, welfare,
or safety of other persons; |
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| (c) | Complying with the rules, regulations,
procedures, policies, standards of conduct, and orders of the
university and its schools, colleges, and departments. |
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| (3) | Specific instances of misconduct include,
but are not limited to: |
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| (a) | Conduct that intentionally and substantially
obstructs or disrupts teaching or freedom of movement or other lawful activities on
university premises or in connection with any university-sponsored event or activity
and is not constitutionally and/or legally protected; |
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| (b) | Physical abuse of any person, or conduct
intended to threaten imminent bodily harm or to endanger the health or safety of any
person on university premises; |
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| (c) | Conduct on the university premises constituting
a sexual offense, whether forcible or nonforcible, such as rape, sexual assault, or
sexual harassment; |
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| (d) | Malicious damage to or malicious misuse
of university property, or the property of any person where
such property is located on the university premises; |
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| (e) | Refusal to comply with any lawful order
to leave the university premises or any portion thereof; |
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| (f) | Possession or use of firearms, explosives, dangerous
chemicals or other dangerous weapons or instrumentalities on the university premises, except for
authorized university purposes, unless prior written approval has been obtained from the
university chief of police, or any other person designated by the president of the university
(See WAC 478-124-020 (2)(e)) (legal defense sprays are not
covered by this section); |
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| (g) | Unlawful possession, use, distribution,
or manufacturer of alcohol or controlled substances (as defined in
chapter 69.50 RCW) on the university premises or during
university-sponsored activities; |
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| (h) | Intentionally inciting others to engage
immediately in any unlawful activity, which incitement leads directly to such conduct
on university premises; |
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| (i) | Hazing, or conspiracy to engage in hazing, which
includes: |
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| (i) | Any method of initiation into a student
organization or living group, or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to such
an organization or living group, that causes, or is likely to cause, bodily danger or
physical harm, or serious mental or emotional harm, to any student or other person attending
the university; and |
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| (ii) | Conduct associated with initiation
into a student organization or living group, or any pastime or amusement engaged in with
respect to an organization or living group not amounting to a violation of (i)(i) of this
subsection, but including such conduct as humiliation by ritual act and sleep deprivation.
Consent is no defense to hazing. Hazing does not include customary athletic events or other
similar contests or competitions; |
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| (j) | Falsely reporting a violation of the student
conduct code. |
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| (4) | Disciplinary action may be taken in accord
with this chapter regardless of whether that conduct also involves an alleged or proven
violation of law. |
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| (5) | An instructor has the authority to exclude a
student from any class session in which the student is disorderly or disruptive. If the
student persists in the disorderly or disruptive conduct, the instructor should report the
matter to the dean of the school or college, or, at the University of Washington Bothell and
Tacoma campuses, to the dean or director of the program in which the student is enrolled.
(See WAC 478-120-030(3).) |
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| (6) | Nothing herein shall be construed to deny students their legally and/or constitutionally protected rights. | ||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and University of Washington Board of Regents Standing Orders, Chapter 1, Section 2. 10-23-039, § 478-120-020, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 28B.10.900 through 28B.10.903. 07-23-068, § 478-120-020, filed 11/19/07, effective 12/20/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130. 07-03-069, § 478-120-020, filed 1/17/07, effective 2/17/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 28B.10.900 through 28B.10.903. 96-10-051, § 478-120-020, filed 4/29/96, effective 5/30/96; Order 72-9, § 478-120-020, filed 11/30/72.]