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Reporting COVID-19 Non-compliance
Maintaining the health and safety of all California State University, San Marcos students and community is of utmost priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, enforcing safety procedures for non-compliant students is a shared responsibility.
This page serves as a guide on addressing, educating, promoting, and enforcing protocols and practices that align with guidance from the Center on Disease Control (CDC), California Department of Public Health (DPH), the California State University (CSU), and San Diego County Department of Public Health.
For the most up to date campus policies and safety protocols related to masks/face coverings, testing, and vaccinations, visit CSUSM as One.
Students who do not follow the current policies and safety protocols may be referred to the Dean of Students Office for student conduct.
In the event a student is non-compliant with any COVID-19 safety expectations, faculty and staff are asked to address the situation through a care-centered approach. If the behavior continues, the student should be referred to the Dean of Students Office using the COVID-19 Non-Compliance Reporting Form. You may inform/remind the student that for the health and safety of the community, these incidents will be referred to Student Conduct & Ethical Development and the Dean of Students Office for follow-up.
Student Conduct Code Violation
Students failing to comply with the announced campus safety protocols and procedures are subject to discipline pursuant to Executive Order 1098. Title V of the California Code of Regulations Section 41301, Student Conduct Code, describes the grounds in which a student can be disciplined under, including but not limited to Section 41301(b)(17):
“Failure to comply with directions of, or interference with, any University official or any public safety officer while acting in the performance of his/her duties. Students failing to comply with campus safety protocols and procedures, including on-campus instruction, are subject to discipline based on the above grounds.”
Compliance vs. Conduct
It is important to distinguish the difference between compliance and student conduct. Compliance is either a state of being in accordance with established guidelines or specifications, or the process of becoming so. The definition of compliance can also encompass efforts to ensure that organizations are abiding by both industry regulations and government legislation. Campus compliance mitigation efforts are the responsibility of the entire campus community.
Student Conduct and Ethical Development will be involved when there is an incident of non-compliance after the student is given the opportunity to fix the concerning behavior.
Per 41301 Standards for Student Conduct:
“The University is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy living and learning environment for students, faculty, and staff. Each member of the campus community should choose behaviors that contribute toward this end. Students are expected to be good citizens and to engage in responsible behaviors that reflect well upon their university, to be civil to one another and to others in the campus community and contribute positively to student and university life. Student behavior that is not consistent with the Student Conduct Code is addressed through an educational process that is designed to promote safety and good citizenship and, when necessary, impose appropriate consequences.”
Student Conduct is not meant to be immediate intervention. It is a formal process dictated by Executive Order 1098 with clear timelines and procedures.
Reporting Procedures
If students continuously and intentionally fail to comply with safety protocols, the students should be reported through the COVID-19 Non-Compliance Reporting Form, which will be routed to the Dean of Students Office for review and further action. Note that Student Conduct and Ethical Development is within the jurisdiction of the Dean of Students Office.
When submitting reports of non-compliance, it is critical that all warnings and incidents are memorialized in writing for record keeping, and escalation of complaints for due process of student disciplinary proceedings.