Every student gets e-mails of bannings, yet, few know why or the reasons for it. Many would think that there is a list and infact there is not one. While there is no official ban list, the e-mails that announce banned students to attending students and faculty could be referenced to create a “list” of sorts. While there is no specific reasons listed ( due to privacy issues) they do share it for certain reasons.

These reasons are a way the staff ask the student to help ensure the safety. As Director of Safety & Assistant Director of Facilities, Chris Mackersie stated “There are more students than administration. If one of them remembers ‘Hey, he shouldn’t be here,’ due to those announcements, it helps out alot.”

A student may get banned for a multitude of reasons, but most bannings arise from a violation of the student code of conduct. At the time of the violation, the student will be given a warning. If the issue as stated before is consistently recurring, it usually results in the offending student being banned.

For example, if they are consistently aggressive or threaten the safety of students and faculty,  this would result in a ban. There are other reasons that factor into the banning. The health of the student is one concern. If a student shows signs that their mental state is unsuited for attending the college they will be banned. In situations such as these the administration feels that the student would not benefit from attending the college until they seek the help they need.

All of these are recurring cases that are brought to the attention of the college staff. Though there are situations where the campus administration may find it necessary to ban a student with little warning. Those are few and far between though.

If a student violated the student code of conduct  frequently, they will be banned restricting them from accessing campus grounds.

Those who violate the ban will be asked to leave the campus. If the banned individual continues to be uncooperative, the local police will be contacted to remove them from the premises and could end up facing criminal charges.

Traditionally, a student who is banned is banned campus-wide automatically. There are certain exceptions though, such as if a student is taking classes and there are circumstances where they are unable to attend classes due to a restraining order, in which case the college may devise a situation where the student may get the schooling they are striving for without violating said restriction. They may bring an instructor from the Puyallup campus to teach them here or aid the student in taking classes there.

Many students that  take online classes will need to access the campus at various times  due to the instructor of the class issuing the students an assignment that require certain materials on the campus that they must use to complete the assignment. For example a video may be announced to be available for a certain period of time. Being banned will affect online classes in that situation, yet, the college offers a way for those serious about their education to continue it. A banned person is not traditionally allowed on campus. If they have to turn in an assignment or obtain materials from the campus they must contact the college and notify them of when and why they must access the grounds. This along with the situation given with the restraining order must be specially allowed by campus officials and are a rare occurrence.