K. School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Purpose: The procedures governing Honor cases reported initiated against students in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (for purposes of this Section K only, such cases shall be referred to as "SCPS Cases" and such students as "SCPS Students") are intended, generally, to mirror the procedures governing other Honor cases. In order to reflect the sometimes unique administrative requirements in applying the Honor System to SCPS Cases, however, certain procedures have been modified slightly, as indicated below. Except as expressly set forth below, SCPS Cases shall be treated like other Honor cases, and SCPS Students shall have the same rights and responsibilities as other students with respect to the Honor System. (Language modified, October 16, 2005)

The Committee may elect to apply some or all of its standard, unmodified, procedures, to certain SCPS Cases originating in Charlottesville.

1. Report. Initiation. Any person wishing to initiate an honor case against an SCPS Student should contact an Honor advisor, a Committee member, or the Administrative Coordinator at the applicable regional center. (Language modified, October 16, 2005)

2. Investigation. Cases reported initiated against SCPS Students shall be investigated by the applicable Administrative Coordinator.

3. Investigative Assessment. The Administrative Coordinator shall submit all relevant case materials to the Investigative Assessment Panel. The Investigative Assessment Panel consists of three Committee members and, in contrast to the Investigative Panel, described elsewhere in these Bylaws, the Investigative Assessment Panel convenes informally, without the parties or counsel present, to consider whether or not to accuse the SCPS Student in question.

4. Trial Scheduling. Trial scheduling for SCPS Cases generally shall be handled in the same manner as for other Honor cases. Because of the off-site locations and difficulty of coordination between the respective regional centers and the Committee, however, the Committee may require additional time and flexibility in the scheduling of SCPS Case trials.

5. Trial Panels. If an SCPS Student elects a panel of randomly selected students,
(1) the Administrative Coordinator shall randomly select such students for the panel, and
(2) the trial shall be held at the applicable regional center. If an SCPS Student elects a panel that includes Committee members, the trial shall be held at the Committee's offices, in Charlottesville. f. Post-Trial. All appeals will be handled at the Committee's offices, in Charlottesville.

6. Reporting. The respective Administrative Coordinators shall
(1) report regularly to the Vice Chair for Investigations on new reports initiations and the status of ongoing SCPS Cases, and
(2) prepare and present an annual report to the Committee.