Faculty members are responsible for management of the classroom environment.
While their ultimate goals may be different, both judges and teachers need to exercise authority with a sense of fairness. Both students and faculty members have some measure of academic freedom. University policies on classroom disruption cannot be used to punish lawful classroom dissent. Rudeness, incivility, and disruption are often distinguishable, even though they may intersect. Rudeness can become disruption when it is repetitive, especially after a warning has been given.