Frequently Asked Questions

The Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.) prevents us from disclosing student conduct information to parents. An exception allows us to notify parents when a student is under 21 years of age and is found responsible for an alcohol or drug violation. 

If a student wishes for their parent(s), guardian(s), or other trusted individual to have access to their student conduct information, they must fill out the FERPA designation page. 

The student has the right to an Advisor of Choice (which may be an attorney) present at the hearing. The advisor may privately consult with and advise the student during the proceedings, but may not examine the witnesses, as questions to the hearing officer, or otherwise directly participate on behalf of the student. Advisor participation is governed by federal and state law and the Code of Student Conduct. The name of the person serving in this capacity must be provided to the Student Conduct Officer/Board Chair twenty-four hours in advance of the scheduled hearing.

Conduct Probation may be issued for a period of one semester, two semesters, three semesters, or four semesters, and includes the probability of more severe disciplinary sanctions if the student is found responsible for violating the Code of Student Conduct or University policies during the probationary period. Any violation committees during the probationary period may result in a review of the student’s status at SUNY Brockport. 

Considerations for the assignment of Conduct Probation include severity of the violation, current conduct probationary status, and past student conduct history. 

If the student conduct officer/Board imposes a sanction of conduct suspension or conduct dismissal, then, following exhaustion of an appeal, the Board Chair will notify the University Registrar to place a notation on the student’s transcript, which reads “Suspended after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduction violation” or “Dismissal after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation,” as applicable. Students may appeal to the Vice President of Student Affairs, in writing, for removal of a notation that they were suspended, no earlier than one year after the suspension is completed. Students may submit their request via the Transcript Notation Review Request Form. Notations indicating a student was dismissed from the University shall not be subject to removal, and therefore, cannot be appealed.

Criminal proceedings are completely separate from the Student Conduct process. Cases are resolved with the University Student Conduct process independent of any criminal proceeding.

The Code of Student Conduct applies to students both on and off-campus. Students involved in an off-campus incident that potentially violates the SUNY Brockport Code of Student Conduct should expect to be contacted by our office. 

Additionally, as written in the Code of Student Conduct (Section 4), students are obligated to inform the University of any felony or misdemeanor arrests, regardless of location, within three business days of the arrest. Failure to inform the University may result in an additional Student Conduct violation of Failure to Comply. 

The Student Conduct website has an Incident Report Form you can complete the form online. You may also report an incident by coming directly to the Student Conduct office located in Thompson Hall. If you live on campus, you may also report an incident to your Resident Assistant and/or Resident Director.

If you are experiencing an emergency situation, please call University Police at (585) 395-2222

Conduct Suspensions and Dismissals are considered on a case by case basis. Factors that can be considered toward a suspension or dismissal include, but are not limited to; severity of incident, severity of criminal charges, past conduct history for a student, violence in incident, presence and/or selling of illicit drugs. 

The fees associated with workshops, BASICS, and a Substance Use Evaluation, go toward supporting materials and assessment tools used with these sanctions.

Students receive notification of their outcome within 10 business days of their hearing. If a student is awaiting a Title IX hearing outcome, they will receive notification within 15 business days of their hearing.