The images of tragedy and panic are forever etched in our memory. But in the midst of grief and a sea of questions, many schools took action and are now strengthening their policies to ensure that proper procedures are in place and the learning environment is not disturbed. On Oct. 20, Tomas Arciniega, president of CSUB, signed a new campus policy on disruptive and violent behavior. In addition to keeping the roots of the policy intact, several new points have been added, and new procedures are currently being implemented. CSU Bakersfield finds a lack of civility in the classroom to be grounds for such actions, as well as academic dishonesty, and failure to respond.
Every student has the right to a hearing.
The right to a hearing and other procedures and guidelines come from Executive Order 628, which was put into effect Sept. 30, 1994. The new policy is also acting on procedures that came in 1994. It wasn't as clear before. It wasn't as clear what a faculty member or student should do. Having worked for the Counseling Center for 25 years, Bobbie George knows the importance of intervention.