TEACHING/LEARNING DISRUPTION STUDENT INCIDENT REPORT

The Center for Academic Development has a Code of Conduct and Tutorial Contract which outlines the expectations of acceptable professional behavior from students.

If a student’s behavior disrupts the learning atmosphere in the classroom, workshop, or tutorial session, address the issue at once. Often, the student just needs to be mentored individually, and no paperwork needs to be filed. On a few occasions, however, the severity of the student’s behavior warrants the ejection of the student from the classroom, and a Teaching/Learning Disruption Student Incident Report must be filed. See below for the form.

If a student appears to be upset or having personal problems, you can talk to the student outside of class and suggest that he/she go to the Personal Counseling Center in the Wellness Center (third floor of Student Center, x304). If you feel that doing so will only alienate the student, make an announcement to the entire class, telling them where students with personal problems can seek help.

A major role for course coordinators and the tutorial supervisor is to provide mentorship and advice on issues related to class management and students’ behavior. It is strongly recommended for adjuncts, professional tutors, and workshop instructors to seek advice when an incident report needs to be filed.

CENTER FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS

The Center for Academic Development supports the decision of its instructors and tutors to expel disruptive students from a class, workshop, recitation, study group or tutorial session. CAD expects students to conduct themselves in a mature, professional manner in all learning sessions and has attached the “CAD and ACF Student Professional Conduct” contract, which specifies for students those expectations, to all CAD syllabi. CAD encourages its teachers to avail themselves of the mentoring and advisement opportunities on classroom and student behavior management offered by CAD professional staff. However, in the end, CAD respects and will fully support the instructor’s and tutor’s decision to remove any student who is detrimental to the learning environment.

Guide to Complete the Teaching/Learning Disruption Student Incident Report

  • Complete the form within 24 hours with as much accurate details as possible and written legibly or typed.
  • Proofread the document for grammar and spelling errors.
  • Submit the report to the Office of Student Affairs (208 Liberty Street). Associate Deans Rose Mitchell (ext 457), or Leonard Roberts (ext 242), will address the incident report.
  • Submit a copy of the report to the course/workshop coordinator and/or tutorial supervisor.

There may be times when instructors feel it isn’t necessary for students to speak to the Dean about an incident. However, instructors do feel that the incident should be documented because the student’s inappropriate behavior may recur or the student may have incident reports submitted by others on campus. The incident report form allows for that option.

Bloomfield College

Teaching/Learning Disruption

Student Incident Report

Instructor’s Name: First (M.I.) Last / Course: / Date of Report:
Date of Incident: / Time of Incident: / Location of incident:
Student’s Name: First (M.I) Last
(Additional Students Involved – If Any )
Students’ Names:
Student’s ID # (If unavailable, to be completed by SA Office )

This Student Incident Report is being submitted to the Vice President/Dean’s Office of Student Affairs for the purpose of: (Please check all that apply)

□ Placing the report on file only. (No follow up with the student is necessary at this time.)

□ Contacting the student(s) to address inappropriate behavior/conduct as a counseling session.

□ Contacting the student(s) to address inappropriate behavior/conduct with the expectation that a sanction will be imposed.

The Vice President/Dean of Student Affairs reserves the right to impose an appropriate sanction based on the outcomes of an investigation of the incident. This sanction may differ from the instructor’s recommendation.

Please indicate your recommendation with respect to student attending class:

□The student may attend the next scheduled class.

□The student may not attend class until this matter is addressed and resolved by the instructor and the V.P./Dean of Student Affairs.

□The student should be permanently removed from the class.

Please describe the incident(s) as fully as possible:
Instructor’s Action/Penalty: Have you taken action with regards to this incident?
□Yes □No If yes, what actions were taken?
Has this student exhibited a history of inappropriate behavior/conduct?
□ Yes □ No If yes, please describe as fully as possible.
What outcome(s) are you seeking from Student Affairs regarding the student incident? (Please briefly explain)
How may the VP/Dean of Student Affairs contact you?
Telephone #: / E-mail:
May the student contact you? □ Yes □No If yes, please indicate your preferred means of communication:
Telephone #: E-mail:

The above report is true and complete to the best of my knowledge:

______(Faculty signature) ______(Date)

This form is for VP/Dean’s use only. However, the content may be shared with the student(s) during the investigation process.

Distribution:

□ Vice President/Deans’ Office of Student Affairs□Division Chair

□Vice President of Academic Affairs □Instructor