Under the guidelines of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Valdosta State University has initiated the following Involuntary Withdrawal Procedure. Before a student may be involuntarily withdrawn, the following factors will be considered.

  1. The student displays behavioral indicators determined by a mental health professional to be a significant risk to the health or safety of others.
  2. When a mental health professional recommends that a student needs to be withdrawn from Valdosta State University because of a direct risk to the health and safety of others, an informal hearing will be held to determine whether ornot the student should be withdrawn.
  3. During this informal hearing, conducted by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Office, the student or his/her representative may present any pertinent information that he/she believes may have bearing on the particular case. 

This procedure is to allow the University to remove a student whom it feels, based on professional evaluation, may present a danger to the health or safety of others.

Other policies relating to withdrawals in general as well as medical or hardship withdrawals, may be found on the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students website at http://www.valdosta.edu/studentaffairs/dean/

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