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designee. Within ten (10) instructional days of receipt of the Disciplinary Sanction Appeal form and the written statement, the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee, shall review the appeal and render a final sanction(s) decision to accept, modify, or reject the Dean of Student Affairs’ sanction(s). The Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee may decide to have the incident brought to a conduct hearing.
The sanction(s) decided upon by the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee shall be final and are not subject to appeal.
During the discipline sanction appeal process and until a final sanction decision is made the original sanction(s) will remain in effect.
Section V – Student Conduct Hearing Process
Right to a Student Conduct Hearing
In the event the decision is for a long-term suspension or expulsion, the resolution notice will include the right of the student to request a hearing before a long-term suspension or expulsion is imposed, and a copy of the Student Conduct Hearing Process.
No student shall be suspended for more than ten (10) instructional days or expelled without first being afforded the right to request a student conduct hearing. If a student conduct hearing, hereon referred to as a “conduct hearing”, is requested, then the conduct hearing process set forth herein, shall govern:
A. Request a Conduct Hearing
Within five (5) instructional days from the date on the resolution notice, with the decision of suspension or expulsion, the student may notify the Office of Student Affairs that they’d like to request a conduct hearing. The Office of Student Affairs will then send the student the Student Conduct Hearing Request Form by the end of the following instructional day. Within the Student Conduct Hearing Request Form the student shall include a response to the allegations and any supporting documentation or evidence, which will be provided to the Student Conduct Hearing Panel. The following options will need to be included in the request if the student chooses to pursue:
(1) The conduct hearing shall be conducted privately unless the student requests that it be open to the public. In the event the student requests a public hearing, the conduct hearing will remain closed to the public during any portions that would lead to the giving out of information involving other students that would be in violation of state or federal law regarding the privacy of those students and/or their student records.
(2) If the student wishes to be accompanied by an attorney, a request must be made in writing in accordance to Section II: Role of Legal Counsel.
(3) If the student pursues the option to be accompanied by an attorney, the student may not return to class until the hearing is conducted and the Student Conduct Hearing Panel renders a decision.
(4) If a student requires special accommodations for their conduct hearing, a request must be made in writing in accordance to Section II: Special Request/Accommodations.
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