STUDENT CONDUCT CODE
The following are examples of misconduct for which students and/or student organizations are subject to disciplinary action by Healing Hands Institute. This list should not be considered inclusive.
- Dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to Healing Hands Institute.
- Forgery, alteration, or misuse of Healing Hands Institute documents, records, or identification.
- Theft of and/or damage to property of Healing Hands Institute, of a member of Healing Hands Institute community or of a visitor to Healing Hands Institute.
- Unauthorized entry to, or use of, Healing Hands Institute facilities, which are locked, closed to student activities, or otherwise restricted as to use.
- Tampering with fire equipment, exit lights, fire alarms, or any other Safety equipment or structures.
- Disorderly, lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct or expression on Healing Hands Institute owned property or at Healing Hands Institute sponsored or supervised activities.
- Abusive behavior – Any action or situation which produces mental or physical discomfort for any member of Healing Hands Institute community, or which places the individual or group in danger of physical or mental injury. This behavior includes but is not limited to:
- Sexual Harassment – inappropriate or unwelcome sexual attention to coerced sexual relations or sexual assault (also see policy on Sexual Harassment).
- Verbal Harassment-statements incorporating abusive, obscene, or threatening language.
- Physical Harassment – use of, or threatened use of, physical force or violence.
- Stalking – willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing another person.
- Any harassment on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Forging, altering, possessing, duplicating, using documents, keys, records, identification without consent or authorization.
- Failing to comply with a judicial sanction, to include violation of specific probationary statutes.
- Purporting to or representing another person, an organization, or Healing Hands Institute improperly without the consent or authority.
- Lying or perjuring self to Healing Hands Institute official.
- Attendance during the commitment of a violation of Healing Hands Institute student conduct code constitutes permission or condoning of the act.
- Possessing, consuming, dispensing, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs in violation of the State of Florida Law or Healing Hands Institute’s policy.
- Violating Healing Hands Institute smoking tobacco use policy in specified facilities.
- Soliciting/selling for personal or organizational profit without proper consent of Healing Hands Institute officials.
- Disruption of the normal activities of the institution, including physical violence or abuse of any person or conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of persons, the deliberate interference with academic freedom and freedom of speech.
- Possession of weapons, which include firearms (or replicas), guns, sling shot devices, grenades, knives, explosives, flammable materials or any other instrument that may be used to cause injury to body or damage to property.
- Violation of other published Healing Hands Institute policies, rules, or regulations.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
Cheating is defined as the attempt, successful or not, to give or obtain aid and/or information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements, including examinations. Cheating includes falsifying reports and documents. Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgment, of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker. Plagiarism includes the unauthorized copying of software and the violation of copyright laws.
An incident of Cheating or Plagiarism upon which a faculty member may take action will be an event which the faculty member witnesses or has written evidence to support. A faculty member must observe this evidence directly and may not take action solely on the report of another party.
An incident of Cheating or Plagiarism upon which a faculty member may take action will be an event which the faculty member witnesses or has written evidence to support. A faculty member must observe this evidence directly and may not take action solely on the report of another party.
PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
Any faculty member discovering a case of suspected cheating or plagiarism should make a responsible effort to confront the student with the evidence within five (5) working days. If the student can explain the incident to the satisfaction of the faculty member, no further action is warranted.
If the student denies cheating and the faculty member continues to believe cheating has occurred, the faculty member will send an Academic Dishonesty Form to the coordinator of the appropriate area of study. This form is available in the office of the Director. The Director will hold a hearing in which the faculty member will present the evidence against the student. The Director will decide who, in addition to the above, may be present at the hearing. The Director will determine whether or not the evidence indicates that cheating/plagiarism has taken place.
If the student has admitted or has been found guilty of cheating or plagiarism, the following records will be kept:
- The faculty member will send an Academic Dishonesty Form to the Director.
- The Director will inform the student in writing that these forms have been sent.
- Records of the incident will be kept in the Office of the Director. This record shall be destroyed upon graduation or other forms of separation from Healing Hands Institute if no further incidents of cheating or plagiarism occur.
If the records, in the Office of the Director, indicate that the student has committed two offenses, both incidents become part of the student’s permanent academic record.
The faculty member shall decide how the student will be graded for the course in which cheating or plagiarism occurred. The student may be required to resubmit the assignment or take a new examination. The student may receive a failing grade on the assignment or examination in question. The student may receive a failing grade for the course.
For a second or subsequent offense, the student shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from Healing Hands Institute.
The student may appeal any of the above decisions in writing to the Director within thirty (30) working days.
If the student denies cheating and the faculty member continues to believe cheating has occurred, the faculty member will send an Academic Dishonesty Form to the coordinator of the appropriate area of study. This form is available in the office of the Director. The Director will hold a hearing in which the faculty member will present the evidence against the student. The Director will decide who, in addition to the above, may be present at the hearing. The Director will determine whether or not the evidence indicates that cheating/plagiarism has taken place.
If the student has admitted or has been found guilty of cheating or plagiarism, the following records will be kept:
- The faculty member will send an Academic Dishonesty Form to the Director.
- The Director will inform the student in writing that these forms have been sent.
- Records of the incident will be kept in the Office of the Director. This record shall be destroyed upon graduation or other forms of separation from Healing Hands Institute if no further incidents of cheating or plagiarism occur.
If the records, in the Office of the Director, indicate that the student has committed two offenses, both incidents become part of the student’s permanent academic record.
The faculty member shall decide how the student will be graded for the course in which cheating or plagiarism occurred. The student may be required to resubmit the assignment or take a new examination. The student may receive a failing grade on the assignment or examination in question. The student may receive a failing grade for the course.
For a second or subsequent offense, the student shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from Healing Hands Institute.
The student may appeal any of the above decisions in writing to the Director within thirty (30) working days.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS CONCERNING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Students are responsible for knowing the policies regarding cheating and plagiarism and the penalties for such behavior. Failure of an individual faculty member to remind the student as to what constitutes cheating and plagiarism does not relieve the student of this responsibility.
Students must take care not to provide opportunities for others to cheat.
Students must inform the faculty member if cheating or plagiarism is taking place.
DISCIPLINARY STANDINGS
A student’s status with regard to discipline is regulated by the following definitions, which are reflected in each student’s record kept at the Registration Department.
GOOD STANDING
The status of good standing indicates that a student has been duly enrolled in Healing Hands Institute and is eligible to participate in all activities of Healing Hands Institute. A student is presumed to be in good standing unless the student engages in an established misconduct.
WARNING
This status indicates that a student has been through the judicial process due to the seriousness of his/her conduct and has been cautioned that further behavior of the same or similar type will be cause for further disciplinary action by Healing Hands Institute.
DISCIPLINARY PROBATION
This status indicates that the student’s behavior has raised serious questions concerning the student’s status as a
member of the Institute community. The student will be given a stated period during which his/her conduct will establish whether he/she is to be returned to good standing by having met definite requirements in behavior or whether he/she is to be suspended or dismissed from Healing Hands Institute. The Director may impose the sanction of disciplinary probation on a student.
A statement of offense and decision will be placed in the student’s file in the Registration Department. If while on disciplinary probation a student is found responsible for a further infraction of Healing Hands Institute policies/regulations, the student will be subject to the possibility of suspension/expulsion from Healing Hands Institute.
A statement of offense and decision will be placed in the student’s file in the Registration Department. If while on disciplinary probation a student is found responsible for a further infraction of Healing Hands Institute policies/regulations, the student will be subject to the possibility of suspension/expulsion from Healing Hands Institute.
SUSPENSION
The status of suspension indicates the suspension/separation of the student from Healing Hands Institute for a stated time due to serious or repeated violations of the rules or for undesirable conduct on the part of the student. A student will be permitted to re-register for courses after a semester probation period. The Director may impose suspension.
Statement of offense and decision will be placed in the student’s file in the Registration Department.
EXPULSION
This status, the most serious disciplinary action taken by Healing Hands Institute, indicates the immediate, involuntary and permanent separation of a student from Healing Hands Institute because of established gross misconduct on the part of a student.
After notice of expulsion, a student must leave the campus immediately. The expelled student does not have the privilege to apply for readmission to Healing Hands Institute. Statement of offense and decision will be placed in the student’s file in the Registration Department. A student’s transcript will include documentation of expulsion.
APPEALS TO DISCIPLINARY STANDINGS
A student may appeal any of the above decisions in writing to the Director within thirty (30) working days.
DISCIPLINARY RECORDS
Healing Hands Institute will retain disciplinary records for one year after graduation. Healing Hands Institute reserves the right to keep records for a longer period of time if so specified in the sanction letter.