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1. What is a Red
Tag?
2. Does the
University have jurisdiction to hold students accountable
for off-campus behavior?
3. Has the Dean of Students Office changed
the Student Code of Conduct to include off campus behavior?
4. What is the Dean of Students
Red Tag Pilot Program?
5. What are the goals of this program?
6. Who is eligible for
referral to the Dean of Students Red Tag Pilot Program?
7. What about noise and littering violations?
Will these violations be reviewed by the Dean of Students
Office?
8. Can I refer my neighbor to the Red
Tag Pilot Program?
9. What is the process you will use
to determine if you will meet with students whose property
has been red tagged?
10. What kind of educational sanctions
will be imposed?
11. Will you inform the neighbor about
the outcome of any investigation?
12. What are the benefits of this
program?
1.
What is a Red Tag?
The Tucson Police Department will issue a “Red
Tag” to an unruly gathering (5 or more)
which causes a disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of
private or public property by any person or persons.
Such disturbances include, but are not limited to, excessive
noise or traffic, obstruction of public streets by crowds
or vehicles, drinking in public, the service of alcohol
to minors or consumption of alcohol by minors, fighting,
disturbing the peace, and littering
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2.
Does the University have jurisdiction to hold students
accountable for off-campus behavior?
Generally, state universities cannot discipline off-campus
behavior merely because a person is a student. Instead,
there must be a clear “nexus” between the
misconduct and the health, safety or academic integrity
to the campus itself. A nexus is present when there
is sale or distribution of illegal drugs or controlled
substances, violence, or underage service of alcohol
at an off-campus party hosted by a university student.
These behaviors present a clear danger to the safety
to the university community.
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3.
Has the Dean of Students Office changed the Student
Code of Conduct to include off-campus behavior?
No. The Student Code of Conduct has always had the ability
to hold students accountable for off-campus behavior
limited to the sale or distribution of illegal drugs
or controlled substances, gambling associated with a
university event, or violence which may present a danger
to the safety to the university community.
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4.
What is the Dean of Students Red Tag Pilot Program?
The Dean of Students Office is partnering with the Tucson
Police Department and initiated a pilot program that began in January 2007 to educate university students
about responsible behavior within the Tucson community.
The focus of this program is to respond to issues
related to off-campus parties where there is a clear
nexus to the university community. In keeping with the
educational philosophy of the Student Code of Conduct,
the program is designed to diminish extreme misconduct
that potentially could place students and university
community members at risk.
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5.
What are the goals of this program?
Our goals are to 1) educate students about their responsibility
to the greater Tucson community, 2) educate students
about how their choices may impact the safety and well-being
of other university students and 3) to hold students
accountable for violating university policy. Our hope
is that this educational program will help diminish
the most extreme misbehavior involving UA students. Back to top
6.
Who is eligible for referral to the Dean of Students
Red Tag Pilot Program?
Student host(s) of an unruly gathering (party) where
other university students are in attendance, will be
referred to the Dean of Students Office. The host(s)
must be a University of Arizona student(s) and must receive
a red tag citation from the Tucson Police Department
related to the service of alcohol to underage persons,
sale or distribution of drugs or violence. Back to top
7.
What about noise and littering violations? Will these
violations be reviewed by the Dean of Students Office?
Off-campus noise, littering or other nuisance violations
will not be reviewed by the Dean of Students Office
because they do not form the nexus required for the
university to take disciplinary action against a student. Back to top
8.
Can I refer my neighbor to the Red Tag Pilot Program?
No, all referrals are initiated by the Tucson Police
Department through the red tag process. Back to top
9.
What is the process you will use to determine if you
will meet with students whose property has been red
tagged?
The Tucson Police Department has agreed to forward the
red tag reports to the Dean of Students Office. The
reports will be reviewed to determine if 1) the host
(s) of the party is a University of Arizona student,
2) other University of Arizona students attended the
party and 3) there is a clear nexus to the university.
Once these criteria are met, students will have an opportunity
to discuss the incident which could result in educational
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10.
What kind of educational sanctions will be imposed?
Sanctions will be educational, promote positive neighborhood
relationships and will be consistent with established
Student Code of Conduct protocols and procedures. Back to top
11.
Will you inform the neighbor about the outcome of any
investigation?
The Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
protect the privacy of individual educational records
preventing release of information regarding individual
disciplinary records. So, while information about individuals
will not be shared with the general public, during the
course of the pilot program we will have opportunities
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12.
What are the benefits of this program?
As a pilot program we will collect data to educate us
about the nature and number of incidences reported to
our office which will be useful in creating future educational
programs and continued dialogue and partnerships with
neighborhoods, law enforcement and student communities.
As an evaluative tool, this program has the potential
to serve as a national model for promoting positive
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