{"id":4521,"date":"2024-10-11T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/?page_id=4521"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T22:15:55","slug":"student-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/administration-of-conduct-procedures\/student-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"STUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS at the\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Student Conduct and Accountability\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

<\/b>Committee Level<\/b><\/h2>\n

(Complainant and Respondent)<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The student respondent and complainant shall be informed of the due process rights as outlined below.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The student respondent and the complainant have the right to a closed hearing. The University may, but is not required to, open the hearing if requested and agreed to by both the student respondent and the complainant. The student respondent and the complainant have the right to appear at the hearing alone or with an attorney, advisor, or friend. The attorney, advisor, or friend may advise the defendant or victim but may not address the committee, witnesses, or other party\/parties. The SGA Director of Student Rights and Grievances is available to assist students in understanding the process and may attend the hearing at the request of the student respondent. The Director may be contacted through SGA by calling (985) 448-4557.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The student respondent and complainant has the right to know what documentary evidence will be offered against them;<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The student respondent and complainant has the right to know the identity of each witness who will testify;<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The student respondent and complainant and the\u00a0 have the right to summon;<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The student respondent and the complainant have the right to offer evidence;<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The student respondent and complainant has the right to argue on behalf of self;<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. The student respondent and committee members have the right to cross-examine each witness who will testify. The victim may offer questions through the Dean of Students.\u00a0 The Dean of Students may or may not use the questions;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. The student respondent and the complainant will be informed of the outcome of the hearing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Complainants of cases involving violence and\/or sexual offenses will be informed of the outcome of the hearing and subsequent appeals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Both the student accused and the person making the complaint have the right to appeal the decision or any sanction given.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    STUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS at the\u00a0 Student Conduct and Accountability\u00a0 Committee Level (Complainant and Respondent) The student respondent and complainant shall be informed of the due process rights as outlined below. The student respondent and the complainant have the right to a closed hearing. The University may, but is not required to, open the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":4522,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4521","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSTUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS - Student Policy and Procedure Manual<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/administration-of-conduct-procedures\/student-rights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"STUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS - Student Policy and Procedure Manual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"STUDENT RIGHTS & DUE PROCESS at the\u00a0 Student Conduct and Accountability\u00a0 Committee Level (Complainant and Respondent) The student respondent and complainant shall be informed of the due process rights as outlined below. 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