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WITNESSES
(1) Witnesses shall not be present at the conduct hearing when not testifying. No witness who refuses to be recorded may be permitted to give testimony. Written statements of witnesses under penalty of perjury shall not be used unless the witness is unavailable. Written statements from individuals not present at the conduct hearing will not be permissible without some authentication of the statement, such as a notary signature and seal.
(2) The Conduct Panel may ask questions of each witness based on any of the information on record given to them prior to and/or during the conduct hearing.
(3) Any member of the Conduct Panel may request to dismiss a witness that fails or refuses to comply with the Conduct Panel’s instructions.
(a) The request will be discussed by the Conduct Panel and a decision will be
rendered by Conduct Panel Chair.
CLOSING STATEMENTS
(1) The Dean of Student Affairs shall make a closing statement and then the
student shall be permitted to make their closing statement.
G. Conduct Panel’s Decision
(1) Within five (5) instructional days after the conduct hearing, the Conduct Panel
shall submit in writing, their decision to the Office of Student Affairs.
(2) The Conduct Panel’s decision shall be based only on the record of the conduct
hearing, and not on matters outside of the record. The record consists of the original Student Incident Report, along with all supporting documentation and evidence, the student’s written response (if any), and the evidence and testimony produced at the conduct hearing.
(3) The Conduct Panel shall deliberate alone and develop a written decision that shall include specific factual findings regarding the record and the conduct hearing. The Conduct Panel’s decision shall accept, modify, or reject the sanction requested by the Dean of Student Affairs.
(a) If a long-term suspension or lesser sanction is imposed, the Office of Student Affairs shall notify the student of the Conduct Panel’s decision in writing, by email and certified mail or personally delivered to the student within ten (10) instructional days after the conduct hearing.
(b) If expulsion is recommended:
(1) The Office of Student Affairs shall notify the Superintendent/President of
Chaffey College or their designee of the Conduct Panel’s decision in writing, to submit to the Governing Board for action at its next regular meeting.
(2) The Office of Student Affairs shall notify the student of the Conduct Panel’s decision in writing, by certified mail or by personal service, at least five (5) instructional days prior to the Governing Board meeting and include the meeting’s date, time, and location.
(a) The student may, within two (2) instructional days of the date on the
notice, request in writing, that the Governing Board hearing be held as a public meeting.
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