STUDENT RIGHTS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
The purpose of this procedure is to provide a prompt and equitable means of resolving student
grievances. This procedure shall be available to any student who reasonably believes an experience or
decision has adversely affected his or her status, rights or privileges as a student. A grievance may be
initiated by a student against an instructor, an administrator, or a member of the classified staff. A
grievance may also be initiated against another student.
I.
Grounds for Filing Student Grievances
The Student Grievance Procedure shall apply
only to
grievances involving:
A.
Academic (Grade) Grievance:
A complaint alleging mistake, fraud, bad faith or incompetence in
the academic (grade) evaluation of student performance.
B.
Violation of Law, Policy, and Procedures:
1.
Violation of rights which a student is entitled to by law or District policy, including financial
aid, exercise of free expression, rules for student conduct, admission, probation, or
suspension or dismissal policies.
2.
Act or threat of physical aggression.
3.
Act or threat of intimidation or harassment.
C.
This Student Grievance Procedure does
not
apply to:
1.
Police citations (i.e., "tickets"):
Complaints about citations must be directed to the
Campus Police in the same way as any traffic violation.
2.
Discrimination, Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment:
Any student who feels he/she
has been or is presently an alleged victim of sexual harassment, may first contact the Vice
President of Student Services to file a complaint verbally or in writing, or may directly contact
the District’s Equal Opportunity Coordinator at 333 East Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94606,
(510) 466-7220. At the time a complaint is made known, a copy of the complaint procedures
and a complaint form shall be made available to the complainant. For additional information
regarding reporting of discrimination, sexual assault or sexual harassment, please refer to
Discrimination Complaint Procedures in this catalog.
** For more information refer to the Merritt College Catalog 2017-2019.
DERECHOS DEL ESTUDIANTE Y PROCESO DE QUEJAS O RECLAMOS
La finalidad del proceso es proveer un medio rapido y equitativo para resolver reclamos del
estudiantado. Este procedimiento debera hacerse disponible a todo estudiante que razonablemente
crea que ha sido sujeto de una experiencia o decision que afecta adversamente su derechos,
privilegios estatus de estudiante. Un reclamo puede iniciarse de parte del estudiante contra un
catedratico, administrador o un miembro del personal clasificado.
I.MOTIVOS QUE JUSTIFICAN UN RECLAMO
El Proceso de Reclamo se aplica unicamente a reclamos que involucren:
A.Reclamo de Grados Academicos
: Una queja que alega error, fraude, mala fe, o incompetencia en
la evaluacion (o grado) del rendimiento academico del estudiante.
B.Violacion de la Ley, o Politicas y Procedimientos
:
1. Incluye violacion de derechos conferidos al estudiante bajo la ley o politicas del Distrito como por
ejemplo ayuda financiera, ejercicio de la libre expression, reglas de conducta estudiantil, admision,
estatus provisional de continuacion de estudios (probation), o politicas de suspension o separacion
universitaria (dismissal).
2. Acto o amenaza de aggression fisica.
3. Acto o amenaza de intimidacion o acoso.
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