When a student is found responsible for an incident of misconduct involving only B-level infractions of the Student Conduct Code, the resulting sanctions do not impact the student’s eligibility to continue enrollment at the University of Lynchburg but may include warning, community service hours, fines/restitution, tasks designed with educational purpose, restrictions, probation and/or group sanctions.
Sanctions for B-level infractions other than those related to alcohol are assigned according to the following minimum guidelines. If a single incident involves more than one policy infraction, the adjudicator decides whether to sanction the incident as one violation or as multiple violations.
1st B-level violation: Written warning
2nd B-level violation: Option to complete 10 hours of community service as assigned or to pay a $50 fine
3rd B-level violation:
- Completion of 15 hours of community service
- Payment of a $75 fine
4th B-level violation:
- Completion of 25 hours of community service
- Payment of a $100 fine
5th B-level violation:
- Add 20 hours of community service for each additional B-level infraction beyond the fourth. For example, a fifth B-level violation receives a minimum of 45 service hours, a sixth B-level violation receives a minimum of 65 service hours, etc.
- Disciplinary probation
Additional Sanctions for Alcohol-related Infractions
Additional educational sanctions are imposed for B-level alcohol-related infractions, accompanying other sanctions issued in accordance with B-level sanctioning guidelines. Minimum sanctioning guidelines for alcohol-related violations are:
1st alcohol-related violation:
- Written warning (if not assigned previously)
- Completion of appropriate B-level community service hours
- Payment of appropriate B-level fine + $25
- Completion of an alcohol education seminar or activity and payment of related cost
2nd alcohol-related violation:*
- Completion of appropriate B-level community service hours
- Payment of appropriate B-level fine +$50
- Completion of an alcohol education seminar or activity and payment of related cost
- Alcohol probation for one year
3rd alcohol-related violation:*
- A student’s third or subsequent alleged alcohol-related violation is typically referred to the appropriate judicial board for adjudication.
- If found responsible for a violation of probationary status, the standard sanction is suspension. However, mitigating and aggravating circumstances may affect the sanctions imposed, resulting in expulsion for more serious circumstances and in lesser sanctions for less serious circumstances.
- In all cases, if suspension is not imposed, sanctions will include at a minimum:
- Disciplinary probation
- Completion of a substance abuse assessment conducted by a licensed professional counselor and adherence to all recommendations of the counselor
- Completion of 50 hours of community service
* The parent (or legal guardian) of a dependent undergraduate student under age 21 is usually contacted after the student is found responsible for a second or subsequent alcohol-related violation.
