After reviewing the draft student code of conduct for two weeks, St. Thomas University students’ union has approved a detailed, 15-page document explaining the changes they want before the code is approved by the university.
To read the full STUSU report, please go here. You can read the actual draft code of conduct here.
The university began reviewing the school’s code of conduct last year after the death of a student who had been partying at a volleyball team rookie party.
Vice-president education Craig Mazerolle wrote and presented the list of changes at the STUSU regular meeting on Thursday.
“This is a pretty hefty document coming forward, the new code,” he said.
“A lot of these proposed changes and edits are from conversations we’ve had with students, with each other and at the [students executive council] with the student advocate.”
There are five overall changes requested: expanding the rights of students within the disciplinary process, clarifying the code’s jurisdiction, creating standardized forms to better explain charges and procedures, extending the period for appealing decisions and creating a process to review the code’s effectiveness at least every three years.
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On Sept. 16, the university agreed to delay implementing the code and start a consultation process with students and faculty after the STUSU brought its initial concerns to university president Dawn Russell.
In an interview for a previous story, STU spokesperson Jeffrey Carleton said there would likely be little change to the code.
“It’s a matter of fine tuning the section now and looking at the concerns the students’ union brought forward.”
Mazerolle said a number of the suggested changes are based on the student code of conduct at the University of New Brunswick.
The draft code is a collection of previously existing university policies with some new, including harassment policies and a detailed section on hazing.
