Rules and Conduct

To cultivate a safe and welcoming environment, CMS faculty and staff are committed to treating students, clients, parents, guardians, and fellow faculty/staff with respect. CMS expectations are that all students, clients, parents, and guardians will also be respectful of all CMS students, clients, faculty, and staff.

General Rules

• No gum, candy, food, or beverage allowed in classrooms, studios, therapy clinics, and performance spaces.
• Do not use cell phones during lessons, classes, sessions, and ensemble rehearsals.
• Do not use cell phones outside of studios and classrooms; use the first-floor lobby to make phone calls.

Conduct Rules

The CMS campus is part of MSU’s campus. Misusing or damaging university property or buildings is prohibited. Participants found doing so – destroying instruments, writing on walls, etc. – may be held financially responsible.

CMS will not tolerate the following actions and behaviors:

• Theft of property, regardless of owner
• Gambling
• Tampering with fire alarms, safety, or security equipment
• Violence of any kind
• Hazing and bullying, including physical, verbal, or cyber-bullying
• Harassment or intimidation of students, clients, campers, faculty, or staff
• Intimate contact with students, clients, campers, faculty, or staff (e.g., kissing, touching)
• Excessive noise or horseplay
• Possession and use of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, fireworks, guns, and other weapons
• Sexual harassment and sexual exploitation of any kind. The University Policy on Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct can be found here.
• Privacy violations including the use of cameras and other digital recording devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.)
• Violations of all federal, state, and local laws

Online Learning and Conduct Expectations

• Participants must use a neutral background (blank wall, digital filter, etc.) and limit exposure in the interest of privacy and safety.
• Participants may not share inappropriate content through files, images, videos, chat, audio, or other features of the digital instruction platform.
• Participants may not screenshot or record images, interactions, information, or participant contributions.
• Participants should limit the information shared when creating an online profile for the instruction platform. Providing personal addresses, for example, is often not required.
• Make required photos neutral and appropriate.
• Participants should immediately report to a trusted adult any threatening or inappropriate chat messages.
• Do not share links, passwords, or other program login information with anyone outside of the program.
• Accessing a Zoom session without authorization, or “Zoom Bombing,” and similar disruptive behaviors are prohibited.