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Kent State University Emergency Guide | Kent Campus

Part II: Natural Disasters and Public Emergencies

Class order and discipline is the responsibility of the instructor. Classroom disruption is the excessive and unreasonable interference with classroom instruction.

If a disruptive student is encountered, the instructor should:

Remain calm
Not ignore the behavior
Tell the person to stop
If the behavior persists:
- instruct the person to leave the classroom
- inform the chair of the incident
- meet with the student outside the class setting to set behavioral limits and assign consequences to future similar behavior

If the person refuses to leave or if behavior becomes threatening:

Dismiss the class, leave, and report the incident to the police – it is important to document the incident
Consider referring the student to Judicial Affairs
Consider discussing the student’s behavior with the University CARE Team

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