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(3) Any recommendation by the Conduct Panel to expel shall be based upon the preponderance of evidence relevant to the allegations on record.
(4) Once expulsion has been recommended, the student may not return to any classes until the Governing Board renders a final decision.
H. RighttoAppeal
(1) If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Conduct Panel, the student may submit a written appeal within five (5) instructional days of the Conduct Panel decision notice to Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee by submitting a written request to the Office of Student Affairs. Appeals must cite one or more specific flaws on which the student seeks reconsideration of the decision.
(a) Merely disagreeing with the outcome is not sufficient grounds to submit an appeal.
(2) Within ten (10) instructional days after receiving the appeal, the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee shall review the appeal request, all documentation of the conduct hearing and render a decision to accept, modify, or reject the original sanction brought forth by the Conduct Panel.
(a) Any determination by the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or
their designee as to a suspension or lesser sanction shall be final.
(b) Any determination by the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or
their designee to recommend expulsion shall go before the Governing
Board.
(3) Failure to appeal any determination within the specified time frame shall
constitute the student as having waived their right to appeal and shall be deemed acceptance of the last determination and sanction(s) rendered.
I. Governing Board Decision
(1) The Governing Board is authorized to expel a student for good cause when
other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct or when the presence of the student causes a continuing danger to the physical safety of the student or others. Expulsion is defined as a permanent separation of the student from the District. If the Governing Board upholds the determination of expulsion, its decision shall be based solely upon a review of the record, including the findings of facts submitted by the Conduct Panel.
(2) The Governing Board may accept, reject, or modify the findings, decisions, and recommendations of the Superintendent/President of Chaffey College or their designee and/or the Conduct Panel. If the Governing Board modifies or rejects the decision, the Governing Board shall review the record of the conduct hearing, and shall prepare a new written decision that contains specific factual findings and conclusions.
(3) The Governing Board shall consider an expulsion recommendation in closed session unless the student has requested in writing to the Office of the Superintendent/President that the matter be considered in a public meeting pursuant to Education Code section 72122.
(4) Even if a student has requested that the Governing Board consider an expulsion recommendation in a public meeting, the Governing Board will hold any
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