Honor Principle
Honor process for conflicts between students
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Note that faculty and staff have different venues through which honor issues are resolved if mediation does not work.
 All conflicts between Reed community members are subject to the Honor Principle. |
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 The honor principle encourages members of the community to resolve their grievances through open dialogue. |
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 Any member of the community may request a trained mediator to assist in resolving an issue. Trained mediators may be requested when informal mediation is unsuccessful, or when involved parties prefer the assistance of mediators in resolving the case. |
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 When formal mediation fails to resolve the conflict, a complainant may bring his or her case to the proper hearing board. Cases involving alleged sexual misconduct should be brought to the Sexual Misconduct board, otherwise, if school is in session, cases should be brought to the student J-Board. Please refer to information on the proper Hearing Board for an Honor Case. The J-Board is not to be used as the first step towards resolution, unless the particular offence cannot be mediated because of its nature (e.g. cases of alleged sexual assault, violence or academic misconduct).
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 If participants in a conflict are dissatisfied by the outcome of the J-Board hearing, they may be granted an appeal. See the Judicial Board code for details on the Appeals process. |
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 Resolution is achieved when all parties involved in a grievance are satisfied with the outcome of mediation or a judicial board decision. |
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Faculty and the honor principle
As members of the reed community, faculty are bound by the honor principle. Grievances against faculty are addressed by a grievance process outlined in the faculty handbook.
For a complete account of these procedures, consult Faculty Grievance Procedures
Staff and the honor principle
As members of the reed community, staff are bound by the honor principle. Grievances against staff should be addressed to the Director of Human Resource, Michelle Valintis (mvalintis@reed.edu).