Section 0240-07-05-.05 - CLASSROOM MISCONDUCT(1) The instructor has the primary responsibility for maintenance of academic integrity and managing classroom behavior, and can order the temporary removal or exclusion from the classroom of any student engaged in disorderly conduct as defined in Rule 0240-07-05-.04(1)(h), or conduct that violates applicable rules of the University for each class session during which the conduct occurs. Extended or permanent exclusion from the classroom, beyond the session in which the conduct occurred, or further disciplinary action can be effected only through appropriate procedures of the University. If an instructor wishes to remove a student from the classroom for a longer period of time or permanently, he/she must refer the student to the Office of Student Conduct.(2) The instructor is expected to outline behavioral expectations for each class at the beginning of the academic term and as needed throughout the semester.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0240-07-05-.05
New rules filed February 8, 2022; effective 5/9/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-8-101(a)(2)(A) and 49-8-203(a)(1)(D).