M. Hickey Department of History Bloomsburg University

On Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom

Once a class session begins, you must refrain from the following disruptive behaviors:

• smoking
• chewing tobacco
• reading the newspaper or other material not related to the class session
• listening to music (etc) not related to current course activities
• doing homework for other classes
• text messaging
• sending or reading e-mail
• making or receiving cell phone calls
• playing video games
• using threatening or otherwise disruptive language
• intentionally intimidating physical behavior
• personal conversations not related to current course activities

If I ask you to refrain from disruptive behavior and you then persist in this behavior, I will ask you to leave the classroom (in keeping with University regulations). 

If you do not leave the classroom when asked, I will contact the University Police and they will escort you from the building.

If you demonstrate persistent disruptive behavior, I will request that the University remove you from the course completely.