Disciplinary probation
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Disciplinary probation is a disciplinary status that can apply to student
s at a higher educational institution or to employees in the workplace. For employees, it can result from both poor performance at work or from misconduct. For students, it results from misconduct alone, poor academic performance instead resulting in scholastic probation
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For a student, disciplinary probation means that the student is on formal notice, and subject to special rules and regulations. The violation of these rules may lead to more severe forms of discipline, such as suspension, dismissal, and expulsion. Disciplinary probation is a status midway between those latter and being a student in good standing.
For employees, disciplinary probation is one common step in a scheme of progressive discipline
. It is a common replacement, in non-unionized workplaces, for the progressive disciplinary step of suspension without pay. A usual period for such probation is 90 days.
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s at a higher educational institution or to employees in the workplace. For employees, it can result from both poor performance at work or from misconduct. For students, it results from misconduct alone, poor academic performance instead resulting in scholastic probation
Scholastic probation
Scholastic probation is a status that can apply to students at a higher educational institution as the result of poor academic achievement....
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For a student, disciplinary probation means that the student is on formal notice, and subject to special rules and regulations. The violation of these rules may lead to more severe forms of discipline, such as suspension, dismissal, and expulsion. Disciplinary probation is a status midway between those latter and being a student in good standing.
For employees, disciplinary probation is one common step in a scheme of progressive discipline
Progressive Discipline
Progressive Discipline is a system of discipline where the penalties increase upon repeat occurrences.This term is often used in an employment or human resources context where rather than terminating employees for first or minor infractions, there is a system of escalating responses intended to...
. It is a common replacement, in non-unionized workplaces, for the progressive disciplinary step of suspension without pay. A usual period for such probation is 90 days.