2020-2021 Student Handbook

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Article IV: Violation of Law and College Discipline

  1. College disciplinary proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and the Carroll Code (that is, if both possible violations result from the same factual situation) without regard to the pendency of civil or criminal litigation or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proceedings under the Carroll Code may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or criminal proceedings at the discretion of the Dean of Students and Retention. Students and other members of the College community may also file a request with a court for a restraining order or order of protection against the Responding Student.
  2. As a general rule, it is in the College’s interest to resolve disciplinary matters as soon as possible. The more serious the alleged violation, the more pressing the need for timely action by the College. The College may agree to delay its procedures for a limited period of time if law enforcement officials demonstrate to the College a concrete, nonspeculative way that College procedures will harm their investigation or process in a specific case.
  3. Determinations made or sanctions imposed under the Carroll Code are not subject to change because criminal charges arising out of the same facts are dismissed, reduced or resolved in favor of or against the criminal law defendant.
  4. When a student is charged by federal, state, or local authorities with a violation of law, the College will not request or agree to special consideration for that individual because of his or her status as a student. If the alleged offense is also being processed under the Carroll Code, the College may advise off-campus authorities of the existence of the Carroll Code and how such matters are typically handled within the College community. The College will attempt to cooperate with law enforcement and other agencies in the enforcement of criminal law on campus and in the conditions imposed by criminal courts for the rehabilitation of student violators (provided that the conditions do not conflict with campus rules or sanctions).
  5. Individual students and other members of the College community, acting in their personal capacities, remain free to interact with governmental representatives, as they deem appropriate.