To make Codam a safe, fun, and respectful environment, the Staff has the right to intervene and decide on the consequences when a student violates the norms, rules and responsibilities written in this document. In case you misbehave or violate the rules, Codam may impose a few hours of Community Service or - in severe cases - temporary suspension or exclusion. The Staff has the exclusive right to assign the sanction.

• Closed account: In consequence of violating any rule, your account can be closed. A closed account prevents you from login into any device or service provided by Codam, and your access to the building is suspended. In most situations, a closed account will imply a Community Service. An email is automatically sent to you to notify you of your closed account and will feature a link to plan your community service. After your community service is planned, your account will be automatically opened back. In such a situation, it is tolerated to stay in the building until your Community Service is completed.
• Community Service: In consequence of violating any rule, you must do something in return for Codam. We call this ‘Community Service’: it includes but is not limited to cleaning the school and/or its surroundings, and helping the Staff out or doing something benefitting other students. All tasks must at least contribute to Codam. During the Curriculum, one Community Service is 4 hours long. In severe cases, longer Community Service time is expected. Regardless of the duration, community service is mandatory and cannot be evaded. If you do not show up to or are late for your community service (even 1 minute late), the community service will be doubled.
• Suspension or/and exclusion: In severe cases Codam has the right to suspend or exclude a student from the program, meaning he or she is no longer welcome in the building and his or her account will be closed. Severe cases include but are not limited to discrimination and violence towards students, Staff and surroundings, or confirmed cheating. Only the disciplinary board, comprising the Director of Codam, Administrative Manager, Head of Studies and if necessary a fourth member (chosen according to the offense) can decide to suspend a student. Before a decision is made, the board will invite the student to hear their side of the story, possibly accompanied by one other student if desired.
• Situational sanctions: In certain situations, a student could be ordered to perform specific actions, such as but not limited to apologizing to the offended party, or fix/replace anything damaged on purpose. Not performing these actions will lead to suspension or exclusion

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