F. Student Rights

Students Charged with a Code of Conduct Violation

Related to the student conduct process, student respondents (charged with potential violations of the code of conduct) have specific rights.  (When the incident involves potential sexual misconduct violations, the complainant is afforded these same rights.)  They are entitled to:

• Have a written statement of the charges.
• Have written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing.
• Have the hearing/investigation decision (in sexual misconduct cases) postponed for good cause. (Request for postponement must be made no less than two days prior to the scheduled time of the hearing and must be made in writing to the director of Student Conduct.)
• Have an advisor from within Elon University’s faculty/staff/student community.  (Note: When charged with violations related to sexual misconduct, students may have an advisor of their choosing and are not restricted to an advisor from within Elon.)
• Hear and respond to the information related to the charge(s).
• Provide information on their own behalf.
• Obtain witnesses on their own behalf.
• Submit questions for complainant/witnesses present at honor board hearings or interviewed in connection with sexual misconduct investigations.
• Know the final outcome of the hearing/investigation decision and provisions for any appeal process.

Students Reporting Violations of Sexual Misconduct

When reporting allegations of relationship violence or sexual misconduct, complainants have specific rights.  (These are the same rights afforded a responding student.)  They are entitled to:

• Have written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing.
• Participate in the interview process.
• Have the interview/investigation decision postponed for good cause. (Request for postponement must be made no less than two days prior to the scheduled time of the meeting and must be made in writing to the Office of Student Conduct.)
• Have an advisor of their choice.
• Hear and respond to the information related to the charges and investigation.
• Provide information on their own behalf.
• Obtain witnesses on their own behalf.
• Submit questions for respondent/witnesses.
• Know the final outcome of the investigation decision and provisions for any appeal process.