Conduct Violation Procedures

When the Residence and Campus Life Office receives an occurrence report outlining a breach of the Rules of Residence, the resident(s) allegedly responsible for the infraction will be notified that a report outlining an alleged offence against the Rules of Residence has been received.

Conduct reports and relevant additional information will be evaluated, and an outcome decision will be conveyed to you by email within a reasonable time. We review each case on an individual basis and take the severity of the incident and its impact on the residence community into consideration when determining the appropriate sanction(s). All efforts will be made to contact those involved. You are obligated to book, attend, and participate in meetings with Residence Managers should they request them for the purposes of information gathering or delivering outcomes. Failure to attend a meeting may result in sanctioning without input.

Our residence conduct management process:

• Educates students in regard to their actions and responsibilities

• Protects the residence community from conduct violations

• Maintains an environment that supports learning

• Repairs any harm that is done to the community

We actively foster the personal and social development of students who are held accountable for violations of the Residence Contract. The behavioural management system is designed to promote self-discipline and increase your capacity to respect the rights of others.

We investigate behaviour that is not consistent with the Rules of Residence. We may use many sources of information (e.g., meal plan or lock/ key logs, guest records, online forums, surveillance footage, etc.) if necessary to assist in an investigation. Outcomes are based on a balance of probabilities given the information with which we are provided.

Honesty and Integrity

An honest understanding of the facts and the surrounding circumstances is the best guarantee of a good outcome. Be upfront about what you know or what you have done. You are obligated to report violations of the Residence Contract and to cooperate with the investigation of incidents. Dishonesty, collusion, or deliberate attempts to cover up the facts may result in additional sanctions. When required or appropriate, we maintain the confidentiality of comments and observations provided to us during an investigation.

Sanctions

The Residence and Campus Life Office, through the Residence Managers, may impose one or more sanctions in response to a breach of the Rules of Residence. Sanctions imposed shall be proportional to the type and degree of misconduct. The most serious types of misconduct will merit the most serious sanctions. Within this context, the severity of the behaviour, its impact on others, behaviour that escalates or is repeated may result in more serious consequences. Serious behaviour that may warrant termination may result in a less serious sanction dependent upon your coming forward to take ownership of and responsibility for your actions, a cooperative manner during the incident follow-up and investigation, and truthfulness throughout the entire process.

Sanctions under the King’s University College Rules of Residence include:

• Documented verbal warnings

• Written warning or reprimand

• Education Sanctions

• Behaviour Bonds

• Fines

• Behaviour Contracts

• Community Restitution

• Restriction or denial of residence privileges and/or services

• No Contact Order

• Probationary warning,

• Suspension

• Termination of Contract and Notice of Trespass

The Residence and Campus Life Office reserves the right to terminate a residence contract for a single violation which represents a significant departure from the behaviour expected of residents or which endangers the safety or wellbeing of the community (e.g., physical and/ or sexual aggression, display of a weapon, theft, misuse of fire-safety equipment, use/ possession/trafficking of illegal drugs, etc.). Contract termination may be automatically supplemented by a one-year Notice of Trespass, prohibiting access to all residences. Your parent/guardian/emergency contact will be notified of contract termination if you are under the age of 18.

Persistent disregard for the conduct expectations outlined in the Rules of Residence, a repetitive course of improper conduct, or failure to honour prior conditions may trigger progressive discipline, including termination of your Residence Contract.

An appeal process for sanctions is in place.

Other King’s Policies

We want all students to feel safe and comfortable on campus and these policies are in place to create a safe and welcoming community. Students may be subject to sanctioning under more than one policy, if a conduct issue is a violation of more than one policy.

Residence Agreement

Rules of Residence

Student Code of Conduct

Gender Based and Sexual Violence Policy

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