Non-academic Misconduct

Harassment Conduct/Hazing Conduct

1. Physically or verbally abusing, assaulting, threatening, endangering, or harassing any person connected with the College or a clinical agency.
2. Engaging in harassment based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or religious affiliation.
3. Engaging in sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, non-consensual contact, and/or stalking, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code.
4. Engaging in, or coercing another individual to engage in, any act related to initiation or membership in a student or other organization that causes or creates a substantial risk of mental or physical harm to any person.

Disruptive and Unethical Conduct

1. Improper verbal or physical conduct in any classroom, lab, clinical location while on College property or wearing the College uniform.
2. Threatening or actually physically harming another person or person’s property.
3. Disruption while in a classroom, lab, or clinical location. Disruptive conduct may include, but not limited to, arriving late to class, leaving class early, frequent breaks, outbursts, or any other activity that disrupts the educational and learning opportunities of other students.
4. Use of cellular phone and Bluetooth devices while in class, lab, or at clinical locations including texting and Internet usage. Due to patient confidentiality, cellular phones and Bluetooth devices are prohibited in the clinical setting.
5. Sleeping during class, lab, or at clinical locations.
6. Leaving the clinical facility before the end of the scheduled shift without faculty permission.
7. Unauthorized entry to or use of College facilities.
8. Theft or damage to the College or College property.
9. Possession, use, distribution and/or sale of any illicit/illegal substance, including the use, distribution, and/or sale of marijuana or cannabis. Regardless of whether a medical marijuana prescription and/or card has been issued, the College considers marijuana an illegal substance, and using it is strictly prohibited. This is applicable even in cases where the state has legalized marijuana use for medical and/or recreational purposes.
10. Use of or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on College property and/or any clinical location. Students should report any knowledge of such activities to the appropriate College personnel. Whenever anyone with supervisory responsibilities within the College suspects a student has fallen short of performance or behavioral standards due to the use of alcohol or drugs, or is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the College may require that individual to submit a saliva, blood, or urine sample for alcohol and/or drug testing to stay enrolled in a program.
11. Carrying a firearm, deadly weapon, or dangerous ordinance anywhere on College property or on any clinical campus used by the College.
12. Having children on campus. Children are not permitted to attend classes, including labs and clinicals. Children are not permitted on campus or common areas used by the campus.
13. Smoking and tobacco use. Students may not smoke or use tobacco products of any kind, including electronic cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, etc. at any clinical sites, while in uniform, or while on campus.
14. Students are not permitted to eat or drink in the nursing skills lab or the science lab.
15. Falsifying Information, including, not limited to, providing false information to College officials or clinical agencies, participating in forgery, and knowingly supplying the college false or altered documentation or information.
16. Failing to abide by College policies.