CONDUCT / DISCIPLINE / GRIEVANCES

Code Of Conduct

The nature of massage training requires necessary classroom community awareness. The following code has been developed toward that end. 

  1. Students are required to maintain their studies at the current class level.
  2. Enrollment agreement must be honored in its entirety.
  3. Students are to refrain from any behavior disreputable to the school, or massage profession.
  4. Students shall not attend classes under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances.
  5. Students shall not behave in a manner potentially dangerous to other students or clients.
  6. Students shall have no more than three consecutive days of unexcused absence or a total of five days a month, and have no more than four consecutive days or seven days per month of unexcused tardiness.
  7. Students exhibiting emotional instability as determined by the judgment of the administrators shall be required to meet with the director or an authorized staff member.
  8. Students shall wear full clothing at all times during attendance at the school except when otherwise directed by the training procedures.
  9. Classroom nudity is prohibited
  10. Students shall refrain from any Academic Misconduct.
  11. Students are to conduct themselves in a respectable manner at all times. Disruptive or inappropriate behavior deemed unsatisfactory by school officials will result in the immediate removal from the classroom setting. This includes sexual comments and innuendo, sexual harassment, intentional exposure of a classmate's genitals/breasts, or the touching of a classmate's genitals/breasts, whether intentional or not.

Disciplinary Policy
DISREGARD FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE POINTS MAY CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL. REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING DISMISSAL IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.

Probationary Policy
Students may be subject to Probation on one or a combination of the policies listed under the Code of Conduct. Students may also be subject to Academic Probation if their grades for one class or a combination of classes fall below a "C" average. A students placed on academic probation will be notified in writing and required to have a counseling session with an authorized staff member. A copy of the notification letter will be added to their permanent file. The probationary period is for thirty (30) days.

Student Grievance Policy
Any student who may have a grievance toward the school, school staff, or fellow student should first attempt to resolve these problems verbally. If this procedure fails, the student should file a written description of the grievance with the Director, Gary Genna, at:
11320 Station West, Suite 101
Knoxville, TN 37934
Tel. (865) 671-4488
If this procedure still fails, the student may contact the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Ste.1900 
404 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN .7423-0830
Tel. (615) 741-3605.