Disruptive behavior is a style of interaction that interferes with learning and causes distress among others in a learning environment.
What it means
The catalog states: “Disruptive behavior is a style of interaction with students, faculty, staff or others that interferes with student learning and causes distress among other students and faculty and affects overall morale within the learning environment.”
The catalog states: “Disruptive behavior undermines the teaching-learning process and can lead to student and/or faculty dissatisfaction.”
What the catalog says
InterCoast Colleges’ catalog states this under “STUDENT CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR POLICIES” (pp. 37–38).
Disruptive behavior, regardless of who initiates it, consists of rude language and/or sarcasm (written or verbal), threatening mannerisms (verbal or non-verbal), and physical threats and abuse.
The catalog states: “The instructor or student services coordinator will document the report of disruptive behavior and the discussion with student and bring the issue to the Campus President.”
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