Colleges tackling dozens of discipline issues on campus

Third-level colleges have to investigate charges ranging from cheating in exams to bullying and harassment. A 2015 case in Dundalk has led to a student being expelled, writes Noel Baker

AN INVESTIGATION by a college into alleged disorderly conduct/sexual harassment by a student against a staff member resulted in the student being expelled “due to serious nature of incidents”.

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) said the case was among 19 allegations of bullying or disciplinary issues that it had investigated over a four-year period, during which it also dealt with claims of online bullying of staff by students.