POLICY TITLE: Community Standards & Student Rights
APPLIES TO: All Students
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Vice President over Student Affairs
APPROVED BY: Board of Regents
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 2026
NEXT REVIEW DATE: June 12, 2029
POLICY STATEMENT:
This Community Standards & Student Rights document (Community Standards) is designed to ensure that Kentucky State University (the University) students shall enjoy intellectual freedom, fair and legal treatment, the freedom of speech both on and off campus, freedom of press, the right of peaceable assembly, the right to petition for redress of grievances, the right to a fair hearing of charges made against one, and the right to responsible participation in the university community. Rights imply responsibilities; therefore, members of the University community must show both initiative and restraint. Community Standards is designed neither to be exhaustive nor to encompass all possible relationships between students and the institution.
Community Standards is not rigid nor unchangeable. As the relationship between students and the University continues to grow, it may be necessary to modify Community Standards.
It is incumbent upon students to be aware of University regulations.
Ignorance of these regulations does not excuse students from adherence to them. University Officials should endeavor to inform students of University rules, regulations, and policies, whenever the circumstance is applicable. It is incumbent upon students to be aware of University regulations.
Kentucky State University (KSU) does not discriminate.