Immediate suspension will be enforced for the following types of student
misconduct:
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Possession or use of any weapon, firearms, or explosives;
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Willful misconduct that results in injury or death to a student or
college personnel; and
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Assault, battery, sex crimes, including sexual assault or rape.
When there is probable cause to believe that a student has committed any of the
above actions, that student will be immediately suspended from the campus by
any college manager or college-delegated authority. Within twenty-four (24)
hours of, or the next regular work day after the suspension, the manager or
college-delegated authority shall send to the dean of student services, or his or
her designee, a written report of the suspension. The dean of student services,
or his or her designee, will then send a written notice to the suspended student,
informing the student that he or she has been suspended for the remainder of
the semester at a minimum and/or up to two years at a maximum and that he or
she has the right to a hearing within ten (10) business days of the suspension.
Expulsion
– The termination of student status for an indefinite period of time. The
Board of Trustees 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. The notice of expulsion will be sent to the student with copies to the
student file, dean of student services, vice president of El Camino College
Compton Center, vice president of student and community advancement,
president, and Campus Police. The expulsion of a student shall be accompanied
by a hearing if requested by the student. The Board of Trustees shall consider
any recommendation from the superintendent/president for expulsion at the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the Board after receipt of the recommended
decision.
The Board shall consider any expulsion recommendation in closed session,
unless the student has requested that the matter be considered in a public
meeting in accordance with these procedures (Education Code Section 72122).
The student shall be notified in writing, by registered or certified mail or by
personal service, at least three (3) days prior to the meeting, of the date, time,
and place of the Board of Trustees’ meeting. The student may, within 48 hours
after receipt of the notice, request that the hearing be held as a public meeting.
Even if a student has requested that the Board consider an expulsion
recommendation in a public meeting, the Board will hold any discussion that
might be in conflict with the right to privacy of any student other than the student
requesting the public meeting in a closed session.
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