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Does campus disciplinary authority extend to pandemic‐related conduct issues?
Author(s) -
Porter Michael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
campus security report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6247
pISSN - 1551-2800
DOI - 10.1002/casr.30763
Subject(s) - institution , jurisdiction , discipline , pandemic , set (abstract data type) , political science , public relations , covid-19 , university campus , law , computer science , medicine , library science , programming language , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Although there are exceptions, most institutions’ published disciplinary rules and processes focus only on conduct that occurs on campus or at institution‐related off‐campus events. But the COVID‐19 pandemic has created some challenges regarding institutional jurisdiction for off‐campus conduct. Seeking to reduce the likelihood of COVID‐19 transmission, institutions have set rules and expectations about student behavior in their daily lives even off‐campus and even beyond institution‐related activities. Some legal challenges have arisen regarding pandemic‐related conduct and discipline. The following hypothetical scenarios can help shed light on the legal quandaries that can arise:

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