Students in Kentucky who have been accused of cheating on a test, plagiarizing someone else's ideas, or committing another act of academic misconduct often feel like they can count on the investigation and hearing process to prove their innocence. However, that is not always what happens. Academic misconduct hearings are prone to error, and that means innocent students can face the serious repercussions of doing something that they did not do.
Appealing an adverse outcome at an academic misconduct hearing is essential, and academic appeal advisor Joseph D. Lento can help students do it in Kentucky.
Your Essential Right to Appeal an Academic Misconduct Decision
One of the most important parts about the academic misconduct hearing process is that students are guaranteed the right to appeal from one that finds them in violation of their Kentucky college's code of academic integrity. Colleges understand that the hearing panel is never going to be perfect and that aggrieved students should be able to appeal a case that the hearing panel got wrong.
With that said, though, colleges also want to keep as many cases as possible from being appealed to a higher hearing panel and flooding that level with reargued cases. Many of them set procedural obstacles in the way of students who want to appeal their case, forcing them to show that their case involved one of a small set of circumstances that warrant an appeal under the school's code of academic integrity. Fitting your appeal into one of these categories is not always easy, especially when your college requires a strong evidentiary showing in support of your claim. Making sure your appeal gets heard without hurting its chances of success is something that Joseph D. Lento can help with.
Misconduct Hearings are Prone to Error and Should be Appealed
Making use of your right to appeal an adverse academic misconduct hearing is paramount because of how often these hearings fail to properly determine what happened. Many colleges in Kentucky are more concerned with packing hearing panels with a diverse set of judges, pulling people from the administration, faculty, and even the student body. However, this diversity comes at the expense of experience. As a result, the hearing panel in your case is easily manipulable with appeals to their emotion and with evidence that is blatantly problematic. If this happens during your case, you could find yourself in violation of your college's code of academic integrity, even though you did nothing wrong.
It is in times like these that hiring an academic appeals advisor becomes an investment in your professional future.
Kentucky's Academic Appeal Advisor Joseph D. Lento
Joseph D. Lento is a student discipline defense lawyer and academic misconduct appeals advisor. With his legal knowledge, professional advocacy skills, and understanding of the academic misconduct process, he can be a game-changer for students in Kentucky who have been accused of cheating, plagiarizing, or falsifying official records in school, or have been found in violation of your school's code of academic integrity by a hearing panel. Call him at (888) 535-3686 or contact him online for the help you need.
- Alice Lloyd College
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- Beckfield College Florence
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- Big Sandy Community and Technical College
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- Brown Mackie College Hopkinsville
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Regrettably, an academic misconduct finding of responsibility can derail an accused student's academic and professional goals and some students and parents do not recognize this concern until it may be too late. If a student is found responsible for academic misconduct charges, in addition to the short-term consequences such academic and disciplinary sanctions, there will be long-term consequences. Internships, graduate school opportunities, and employment opportunities can all be adversely impacted by a finding of responsibility.
For these reasons and more, it is critical to properly address such concerns as early as possible in the disciplinary process. There are times, however, that it necessary to appeal an adverse outcome, and Joseph D. Lento and the Lento Law Firm have unparalleled experience passionately fighting for the futures of his clients at universities and colleges in Kentucky and throughout the nation. He does not settle for the easiest outcome, and instead prioritizes his clients' needs and well-being. Joseph Lento is a licensed attorney in New Jersey and New York, is admitted as an attorney pro hac vice in state and federal court if needed when representing clients nationwide, and serves as an academic misconduct advisor to students facing disciplinary cases in Kentucky and throughout the nation. Make certain your or your student's interests are protected at all stages of the academic misconduct disciplinary process, including the appeal stage - Contact National Academic Misconduct Advisor Joseph D. Lento today at 888-535-3686.
