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If a student is found in violation of a policy he or she will receive one or more sanctions. Many factors are taken into consideration when sanctioning: the current violation, the past judicial record, previous sanctions that may exist, and the level of understanding the student demonstrates regarding the actions he or she displayed. If more than one student is found responsible for the same or similar violations they may or may not receive the same sanctions. Sanctions may vary depending upon the degree of participation (i.e. a person who initiates ('leader") an incident may receive more serious sanctions than those who participate ("follower")), the individuals past judicial record, previous sanctions that have been imposed, and the level of understanding the student demonstrates. Due to the desire for creative sanctioning and individual student development efforts are made when possible to find educational sanctions that will provide an opportunity for a student to learn from his/her actions. However, there are certain policy violations that generally receive a standard sanction. The PSU philosophy of sanctioning is one of progressive discipline. The severity of sanctions may be appropriately increased with the frequency or seriousness of a student's behavior as well as the student's demonstrated willingness and ability to alter their conduct to that which is acceptable. Sanctions are intended to serve a remedial and educational purpose and to protect the rights of others to reasonably pursue their education. |
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