The number of University of Colorado at Boulder students who were summarily suspended following a Sept. 8 disturbance on University Hill has been revised from four to three, the Office of Judicial Affairs announced today.
The revision was made because of a case of mistaken identity. A woman who was arrested in connection with the disturbance had the same first and last name as a CU-Boulder student. The CU-Boulder student was not involved in the disturbance.
Two of the three CU-Boulder students who were summarily suspended on Sept. 8 in connection with the disturbance have made appointments with the Office of Judicial Affairs. The students' names will not be released in keeping with university policy in disciplinary cases.
Summary suspension begins immediately upon notice from the vice chancellor for student affairs and 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.
The students were arrested by the Boulder Police Department following a party in the University Hill area that Boulder police broke up at about 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 8.
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 the three CU students by Boulder police, said Andrea Goldbum, director of Judicial Affairs at CU-Boulder.
The Office of Judicial Affairs is looking at disciplinary actions regarding other students involved in the Sept. 8 disturbance.