General Student Conduct
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible and courteous manner. It is understood that students who enroll agree with the mission and purpose of the Institute and accept and follow its policies, regulations, and operational procedures. Students are expected to comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Student behavior which, after due process, is found to be disruptive to classes or interferes with the rights of others or causes damage to property may result in probation or suspension.
The school retains the authority to withdraw any student from an internship, clinical area, or observation whose grades, work conduct, or health may have a detrimental effect on themselves, the Institute, customers, clients, or patients of the cooperating agency.
Students should conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Institute’s educational mission. The following specifically, but not limited to, will result in disciplinary action. Disciplinary action will vary depending on the degree of severity of each situation.
- Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and academic cheating
- Forgery, alteration, or misuse of Institute documents, records, or identification
- Knowingly furnishing false information to the Institute
- Obstruction or disruption of Institute operations
- Obstruction or disruption of Institute-authorized activities on property owned or supervised by the Institute
- Violent physical or verbal abuse of any person on property owned by the Institute or at any functions sponsored by or supervised by the Institute
- Conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person, including oneself, on property owned by the Institute or at functions sponsored by or supervised by the Institute.
- Theft or damage to Institute property
- Unauthorized entry to Institute facilities or property
- Unauthorized use or misuse of Institute property, including attempting to leave the library with materials which have not been properly\borrowed, unauthorized use of computers, equipment or tools, or misuse of Institute telephones
- Violation of Institute regulations or campus policies
- The possession, use, manufacture, or distribution of illegal drugs, alcohol, or other controlled substances (except as expressly permitted by law) on property owned by or supervised by the Institute
- Lewd, indecent, or obscene speech or conduct on property owned by the Institute, at functions sponsored by or supervised by the Institute, verbal harassment of any MTI employee, or violation of any Institute regulation or policy pertaining to such conduct
- Intimidating behavior directed toward any student, faculty member, staff member, or administrator
- Failure to comply with the directions of an Institute official acting in the performance of his/her duties
- Unauthorized possession or use of firearms, other dangerous weapons, explosives, or fireworks on property owned by the Institute or at functions sponsored by or supervised by the Institute
- Knowingly circulating a false report or false warning that property under Institute control or supervision may be subject to a bombing, fire, crime, emergency, or other catastrophe
- Smoking or the use of any tobacco or smoking-type product inside Institute buildings
- Failure to report to the MTI Administration Office or local sheriff and/or police agencies, any knowledge of or criminal activity on campus: i.e., murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, or motor vehicle theft. Such a report shall be provided in a manner that is timely and that will aid in the prevention of similar occurrences.