- To be treated fairly in the student conduct process.
- For Respondents, to be provided written notice of any allegation or formal charge of the misconduct, as well as a description of the alleged misconduct.
- For Respondents, to be presumed not responsible for a violation until determined otherwise. The burden of proving a violation of the Code is on UK.
- To review the information contained in the Student Conduct Report, with all personally identifying information of other Students removed (if appropriate), in advance of a meeting or hearing.
- To have access to the recording of a hearing in which the Student is the Respondent or Complaining Witness.
- To present relevant information verbally or in writing on their behalf.
- To have up to two (2) Support Persons present at a meeting or hearing to provide emotional or other support.
- To know the identity of persons speaking or providing written information for a Hearing Board or UAB.
- To ask reasonable questions and challenge, either verbally or in writing, the allegation(s), formal charge(s), or information provided during a student conduct meeting.
- To not speak or answer any question during a student conduct meeting. Refusal to do so is not considered admitting responsibility for an alleged violation.
- To request that a member of a Hearing Board be removed from the hearing based on a conflict of interest or bias.
- To provide an impact statement(s) for consideration during the restorative action phase of a formal hearing or during a restorative conference.
- For Respondents, to appeal any decision of the Hearing Board to the UAB pursuant to certain sections of this Code.
