[quote name='lordwow']Yep. We have a beautiful system though. I don't tell them outright if they're "responsible" (guilty) or not, they get told I'll make a decision and they'll get it in the mail. And if they don't like it, they have to appeal it to a student conduct board, not me.
Parents, I may get calls from, but I can't discuss anything with them due to FERPA, and they're not allowed into my hearings due to our university policies.
Also most people don't realize ALL the people who do this sort of stuff were RAs before, so trying to pin it on the RA never goes over well.[/QUOTE]
Oh i know you can't discuss it with the parents, but that won't stop them from trying and probably bitching you out over a decision.
I dunno, cool that you have the patience to deal with those people, i just couldn't.