Code of Conduct spelled out for UCT students
3 October 2016
Dear students
We are in a situation where the academic year is in jeopardy. The university has to remain open and the academic programme needs to continue in order for us to catch up work we have lost and to ensure that students complete their year successfully. We are open to ongoing engagement with any students or staff regarding the issues raised by the protests, but we believe that such engagement can run in parallel with the institution being open and classes continuing.
There is ongoing protest action on our campuses. Where this is lawful, no action will be taken against those participating.
However, I wish no student to be ignorant about what constitutes unlawful protest behaviour. Disruption of classes, blocking of entrances or exits, interfering with traffic flow, putting up barricades that prevent people from conducting normal business or attending classes, and any form of intimidation – whether physical or verbal – is unlawful.