RS 17:3103

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RS 17:3103

§3103. Disruptive acts defined; dismissal and notification thereof

Any student, member of the faculty, administrative official or other employee of any institution of higher learning of this state who:

(1)Organizes, and/or participates in, and/or holds himself out to be a part of any demonstration, protest, riot or other activity on or immediately adjacent to the grounds of any such institution, the effect of which is willfully to interfere with or disrupt the normal educational process or administration at such institution; or

(2)Enters into any building or structure of such institution alone or as a member of a group, when the effect of such entry into or presence within the building or structure is willfully to interfere with or disrupt the normal educational process or administration at such institution; or

(3)Willfully destroys, defaces, disfeatures, disfigures or in any other way damages public property on the grounds of said institution; or

(4)Willfully fails to obey any lawful order of a peace officer or any person to whom is delegated the authority to act in such capacity at said institution; or

(5)In any way willfully and directly aids, abets or encourages any of the foregoing acts may be expelled or dismissed from such institution effective immediately upon written notification of expulsion or dismissal signed by the president or his designated representative and delivered by registered mail at the last known address of the recipient. Any person so dismissed or expelled shall have the right to appeal the decision by which such action was taken. All appeals shall be heard by a panel which shall be composed of the members of the governing authority of the institution of higher learning; provided, however, that either or both of said authorities may adopt rules and regulations authorizing the president of the governing authority to appoint a special panel, composed of not less than three nor more than five members of the governing authority, to hear any appeal presented to it, and in such case the decision of the special panel shall constitute the decision of the governing authority in the same manner and to the same extent as if the hearing had been before the whole membership of the governing authority.

Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.