Disruptive behavior is a style of interaction that interferes with student learning, causes distress and affects overall morale within the learning environment.
What it means
The catalog’s definition reads: “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.”
“Disruptive behavior undermines the teaching-learning process and can lead to student and/or faculty dissatisfaction.”
Disruptive behavior, regardless of who initiates it, consists of the following: rude language and/or sarcasm (written or verbal); threatening mannerisms (verbal or non-verbal); physical threats and abuse.
What the catalog says
InterCoast Colleges’ catalog states this under “STUDENT CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR POLICIES” (pp. 37–38).
On documentation: “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.”
“The Campus President will decide the necessary response on a case-by-case basis…”