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party to the hearing may obtain copies of the record at his or her own expense. Upon a showing of indigency and legal need, a party may be provided a copy of the verbatim record of the testimony without charge.
d. The hearing committee shall prepare written findings of fact and a written statement of its decision based upon the record of the hearing.
e. The hearing committee may find academic misconduct and impose a sanction of suspension or expulsion only if the proof of such misconduct is clear and convincing. In other cases, a finding of misconduct must be based on a preponderance of the credible evidence.
f. The hearing committee may impose a disciplinary sanction that differs from the recommendation of the instructor or investigating officer.
g. The instructor or the investigating officer or both may be witnesses at the hearing conducted by the committee, but do not have responsibility for conducting the hearing.
h. The decision of the hearing committee shall be served upon the student either by personal delivery or by first class United States mail and shall become final within 10 days of service.
Discretionary Appeal to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board: The decision of the college shall be final, except that the WTCS board may, at its discretion, grant a review upon the record.
Settlement: The procedures set forth in this chapter do not preclude a student from agreeing that academic misconduct occurred and to the imposition of a sanction, after proper notice has been given.
Right to Petition for Readmission: A student who has been expelled may petition for readmission, and a student who has been suspended may petition for readmission prior to the expiration of the suspension period. The petition for readmission must be in writing and directed to the president of the institution from which the student was suspended or expelled. The petition may not be filed before the expiration of one year from the date of the final determination in expulsion cases, or before the expiration of one-half of the suspension period in suspension cases.
Nonacademic Misconduct
Nonacademic Conduct Subject to Disciplinary Action. Lakeshore Technical College may discipline a student for engaging in, attempting to engage in, or assisting others to engage in any of the following types of nonacademic misconduct:
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Aiding or Abetting. Aiding, abetting, or procuring another person to violate any provision of the Student Code of Conduct.
Alcohol. Use, possession, presence, manufacture, distribution, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages except as expressly permitted by law and College policy.
Arson. Individuals are prohibited from intentionally setting fires unless such action is part of a bona fide academic lesson or experience.
Dangerous Conduct. Conduct that endangers or threatens the health or safety of oneself or another person. DisorderlyConduct.Nopersonmayengageinviolent,abusive,indecent,profane,boisterous,unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance, in college buildings or on college lands.
Drugs. Manufacturing, distribution, possession, use or being under the influence of any drug or controlled substance or being in possession of drug paraphernalia or equipment used to manufacture, grow, or distribute drugs or controlled substances.
Failure to Comply. Failure to comply with the directions of College officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so; refusal or failure to leave premises because of conduct prescribed by this code.
False Information. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following: Furnishing false information to the College, any College official, faculty member or office. FireAlarmsandSafetyEquipment.Tamperingwithfirealarmsorsafetyequipmentisprohibited.Thisis including, but is not limited to, fire hydrants, fire hoses, extinguishers, AED’s, and fire alarm pull stations. Forgery or Falsification. Unauthorized possession of or fraudulent creation, alteration, or misuse of any college
or other governmental document, record, key, electronic device, or identification. Harassment. Conduct defined in s. 947.013, Stats.