Students have the right to…

• Considerate and respectful attention with appreciation for individual dignity, protection of privacy and appropriate confidentiality of information.
• A prompt and reasonable response to questions.
• Know what student support services are available in the college and in the university.
• Know what rules and regulations apply to your conduct as an education major at FIU.
• Know the identity and professional status of individuals providing educational services.
• Obtain from your academic advisor accurate and current information concerning your educational status in terms you can reasonably understand.
• Be informed about the grievance protocols in the College and in the university.

Students have the responsibility for...

• Upholding the ethical standards of FIU and following the rules and regulations regarding student conduct as published in university documents, catalogs, and handbooks on campus, at school sites, and in the community.
• Reading and understanding the information published in FIU and COE handbooks, catalogs, and advising sheets.
• Seeking advisement every semester in order to assure that admission to the College is secured, appropriate sequencing of courses is planned, and all necessary requirements for graduation are completed in a timely fashion.
• Providing accurate and complete information to advisors, and reporting unexpected changes in status or intentions regarding completing the planned program.
• Treating peers, support staff, faculty, teachers, building administrators and children with courtesy and respect.
• Meeting all deadlines.
• Assuring that the Registrar receives all documents and transcripts.
• Making it known that a course of action or expectation is not understood.
• Accepting consequences when the recommended program of studies or course of action is not followed.

Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Practice

FIU students are expected to uphold these Principles at all times. Violation of these Principles at a school site is cause for dismissal from the placement.

Rules of Department of Education State Board of Education

The Code of Ethics of the Education Profession in Florida: 6B-1.001
(1) The educator values the worth and dignity of every person, the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, acquisition of knowledge, and the nurture of democratic citizenship. Essential to the achievement of these standards are the freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal opportunity for all.
(2) The educator’s primary professional concern will always be for the student and for the development of the student’s potential. The educator will therefore strive for professional growth and will seek to exercise the best professional judgment and integrity.
(3) Aware of the importance of maintaining the respect and confidence of one’s colleagues, of students, of parents, and of other members of the community, the educator strives to achieve and sustain the highest degree of ethical conduct.

Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida: 6B-1.006

(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.

(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or suspension of the individual’s certificate, or the other penalties as provided by law.

(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student’s mental and/or health and/or safety.
(a) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit of learning.
(b) Shall not unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view.
(c) Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a student’s academic program.
(d) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.
(e) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student’s legal rights.
(f) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and shall make reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from harassment or discrimination.
(g) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(h) Shall keep in confidence personally identifiable information obtained in the course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purposes or is required by law.

(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and those of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational matter in direct or indirect public expression.
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.

(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(b) Shall not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition if otherwise qualified, or social and family background deny to a colleague professional benefits or advantages or participation in any professional organization.
(c) Shall not interfere with a colleague’s exercise of political or civil rights and responsibilities.
(d) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which unreasonably interferes with an individual’s performance of profession or work responsibilities or with the orderly process of education or which creates a hostile or intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment; and, further, shall make reasonable effort to assure that each individual is protected from harassment or discrimination.
(e) Shall not intentionally make false or malicious statements about a colleague.
(f) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence professional judgments of colleagues.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one’s own professional qualifications.
(h) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with professional activities.
(i) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in one’s own or another’s application for a professional position.
(j) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or misrepresent an assignment or conditions of employment.
(k) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written statement of specific reasons that lead to the denial of increments, significant changes in employment, or terms of employment.
(l) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person known to be unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m) Shall report to the proper authorities any known allegation of a violation of Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(n) Shall not seek reprisal against any individual who has reported a violation of Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section 231.28(1) Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized scope or practice.
(p) Shall as the supervising administrator, cooperate with the Education Practices Commission in monitoring the probation of a subordinate.