- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
A student is enrolled at a British university and is currently participating in a group project with other students. There was conflict within the group, which culminated in accusations were made of intimidation, shouting etc in a group meeting of the students. All students involved in this meeting made complaints to the course director and learning support staff and were told that a thorough investigation would take place. The staff have said they all communications between group members should be done only through the Microsoft Teams and for the remainder of the project each member is:
The university doesn't seem interested in investigating the events of the argument that initiated the complaints, claiming conflicting accounts, but now have employed rather restrictive measures on the group of students.
My question is: can a university impose restrictions on personal communication between students?
- "only allowed to meet with the rest of the team as a whole"
- "send/receive messages on Teams"
- "work on their own - no other option is allowed."
The university doesn't seem interested in investigating the events of the argument that initiated the complaints, claiming conflicting accounts, but now have employed rather restrictive measures on the group of students.
My question is: can a university impose restrictions on personal communication between students?
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