This includes being hungover. The person concerned should be asked to leave the teaching situation. Such a situation can be challenging for the instructor, the student involved, and others present.
When a Student Attends Under the Influence of Drugs
NMH's guidelines on substance use and gambling addiction state that students cannot attend classes under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Tips
Here are some tips on how, as a teacher, you can handle such a situation:
- Try to avoid confrontation in front of other students as much as possible.
- Ask the student to step outside the classroom if other students are present. Try to find a nearby, private location.
- Describe what you have observed in a caring tone.
- Ask if the student has taken any substances or medication.
- Hearing that one appears under the influence can be stressful for the person involved.
- Be open to the student explaining their behaviour with legitimate medication use or lack of sleep, for example.
- Refer to the applicable guidelines and state that the student cannot attend class today.
- Encourage the student to return to the next class in an unaffected state.
- Inform the students as soon as possible that they will be invited to a conversation with you and/or the student contact.
- If it is apparent to the remaining students why you and the concerned student stepped out, you can inform them of NMH's guidelines before continuing with the class.
According to the Regulations on Studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music ยง46, first paragraph (lovdata.no), the director can issue a written warning to a student who grossly disrupts another student's work or the activities at NMH. The warning states that if the student continues disruptive behaviour, a proposal for expulsion will be submitted to the college's appeals committee.