NUMBER:		STAF 4.14
SECTION:	Division of Student Affairs

SUBJECT:	Emergency Removal or Relocation

LATEST REVISION:August 7, 2001

DATE:		May 1, 1995 (formerly STAF 5.04)

Policy for:	Columbia Campus
Procedure for:	Columbia Campus
Authorized by:	Dennis A. Pruitt
Issued by:	Housing

												

EMERGENCY REMOVAL OR RELOCATION

Emergency removal from housing or relocation to another housing assignment
is an action requiring that a student immediately leave the residence hall 
or residential area. It may be imposed upon a student by the Department of 
Housing when there is reasonable cause to believe, based on available facts, 
that the student is an immediate threat to the safety, health or welfare of 
himself or herself, other members of the residence hall community, or 
residence hall property. Emergency action may be warranted by the potential 
or threatened danger or disruption, but is indicated only when the serious 
nature or immediacy of the threat makes it impractical to follow normal 
disciplinary procedures. Additionally, emergency action may be initiated 
during the last three weeks of each semester when a student's behavior 
interferes with other students' efforts to study or sleep. When a student is 
removed, that student is prohibited from entering any residence hall on 
campus without written permission from the Department of Housing and Judicial 
Programs or the Office of Student Judicial Programs.

When a student is removed or relocated on an emergency basis, he or she is 
given notice explaining the reasons for the removal or relocation, the 
duration, any special conditions that apply, and a copy of the Emergency 
Removal or Relocation policy. A student notified of such action will also be 
referred for appropriate disciplinary action. The emergency removal or 
relocation will remain in effect until all disciplinary charges are resolved. 
Any refunds for the time period the emergency removal or relocation is in 
effect are not automatic, and will be determined on a case by case basis
by the Director of Administration.

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