Upon receiving additional information from the Boulder Police Department, the University of Colorado at Boulder has summarily suspended two more students following a party last night in the University Hill area that Boulder police broke up at about 12:30 a.m. this morning.
The action was taken by the CU-Boulder Judicial Affairs office, said Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs. Two students were summarily suspended earlier today by the university for their roles in the disturbance.
The four students' names will not be released in keeping with university policy in disciplinary cases.
In addition, the CU-Boulder students who hosted the off-campus party have received summons from the Boulder Police Department and also will face judicial action from the university, Stump said.
The decision to suspend "was based on our concerns for the health, safety and welfare of the community and because of the serious nature of the charges" that have been brought against three CU students by Boulder police, said Andrea Goldbum, director of Judicial Affairs at CU-Boulder.
All four students were charged with inciting a riot and engaging in a riot. Other charges included resisting arrest, failure to disperse, criminal mischief and underage drinking.
"In the past we have only issued summary suspensions, in which we suspend the student before a hearing is held, in cases of serious disruption to the community," Goldblum said. "We believe the seriousness of the charges and the circumstances in this incident warrant immediate suspension," she said.
Summary suspension begins immediately upon notice from the Office of Judicial Affairs. A suspended student is required to schedule an appointment with the hearing officer as soon as possible, usually within 10 calendar days, to determine how the case will continue and to begin the judicial process. If the student does not schedule an appointment, a decision will be made in his or her absence.
Stump said he is "disturbed that CU students are continuing to engage in behavior that is injurious to themselves, their fellow students and other residents and property owners in Boulder.
"We cannot let the poor judgment and uncivil behavior of a few students ruin the quality of life on the Hill and the college experience of the vast majority of our students who do not engage in this kind of behavior," Stump said. "We are committed to the resolution of these disturbances and to restoring the good quality of life on the Hill."
Stump and Goldblum said further disciplinary actions regarding other students involved in the Friday disturbance could be be announced next week.