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Oh I totally get that! It wouldn’t be the first time.</p>
<p>The violation lists the room number (it’s a triple) and says
“decorative item hanging from ceiling” after residence hall closure due to spring break.</p>
<p>zm, since our kids go to the same school I can tell you that such disciplinary actions are a dime a dozen. My S was subject to one last year because he was in a room where there was an open, empty beer can and an RA happened to see it. It was not his room, not his beer, and no one was drinking at the time. He still had to have a meeting with one of the dorm supervisors about the incident. I told him just to be polite and respectful and answer all questions truthfully, which he did. He got a written warning, and has never heard anything more about it.</p>
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<p>The funny part about it is that it might not have been her shawl at all! Apparently one of the roomates had a paper shade hanging from the ceiling. My husband swears that he ripped down the scarf and stomped on it while he was moving her out because he got tangled in it. We’ll see. But I did tell her straight out that the fire rules exist for a reason. She remembers our tour of Seton Hall, so I think she will be more careful in the future.</p>
<p>I mentioned this thread to my son who is an RA and he told me a scarf is the least of their concerns, and it’s a very routine thing so that no one can say, “Jane left one up and no one said anything to her…” type deals. More of a formality and consistency issue than anything else.</p>
<p>He told me room inspections can go from one extreme to the other. From all the rooms being so clean it was like a nun convention, to looking like the aftermath of a prison riot.</p>
<p>The Univ.'s Conduct System Flow Chart seems to indicate a process that would not work with a large student body if what has been asserted against your daughter was likely to have extreme consequences. It would bog down the process.</p>
<p>From the FAQ under link to Office of Student Conduct:</p>
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<p>For a fisrst offense on this issue, I would argue “education” could not be served by a draconian sanction.</p>
<p>I guess I don’t understand why this would have been a particular fire hazard. If the same shawl/scarf had been left hanging from the back of a desk chair, would it have really posed any less of a danger? What’s at/on the ceiling that would constitute it being the more hazardous spot?</p>
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<p>Ooops! That’ll teach me to not post before having read the whole thread (which I normally do). Thanks, for explaining it thumper.</p>