Teaching and research are the core of the academic curriculum. Obstruction or disruption of teaching or research includes, but is not limited to, shouting down or attempting to talk over others, engaging in distracting behavior such as moving about the room when required to be seated or making noise unrelated to the classroom topic, not following course instruction or classroom parameters for behavior, barring access to a classroom or lab, failing to follow required research protocols, or engaging in horseplay. A professor may choose to issue a warning in lieu of referral to the student accountability process; failure to abide by the warning is also considered obstruction or disruption of teaching.
Student workers, such as teaching assistants, may not give access to course or laboratory material to others who would not normally have access.