complainant and the accused are responsible for presenting their own information and,
therefore, advisors are not permitted to speak or participate directly in any Student
Conduct Board hearing before a Student Conduct Board.
vi.
The complainant, the accused student, and the Student Conduct Board may arrange
for witnesses to present pertinent information to the Student Conduct Board. The
Student Conduct Administrator will try to arrange the attendance of possible
witnesses who are members of the college community, if reasonably possible, and who
are identified by the complainant and/or accused student at least two days prior to the
Student Conduct Board hearing. Witnesses will provide information to and answer
questions from the Student Conduct Board. Questions may be suggested by the
accused student and/or complainant to be answered by each other or by other
witnesses. This will be conducted by the Student Conduct Board with such questions
directed to the chairperson, rather than to the witness directly. This method is used
to preserve the educational tone of the hearing and to avoid creation of an adversarial
environment. Questions of whether potential information will be received shall be
resolved in the discretion of the chairperson of the Student Conduct Board.
vii.
The Student Conduct Administrator will present the information he or she received.
viii.
Pertinent records, exhibits, and written statements may be accepted as information for
consideration by a Student Conduct Board at the discretion of the chairperson. ix.
All procedural questions are subject to the final decision of the chairperson of
the Student Conduct Board. After the portion of the Student Conduct Board hearing
concludes in which all pertinent information has been received, the Student Conduct
Board shall determine (by majority vote if the Student Conduct Board consists of
more than one person) whether the accused student violated the section of this
Student Conduct Code which the student is charged with violating.
x. The Student Conduct Board's determination shall be made on the basis of whether it is
more likely than not that the accused student violated this Student Conduct Code.
E.
There shall be a single verbatim record, such as a tape recording, of all Student Conduct Board
hearings before a Student Conduct Board (not including deliberations). The record shall be the
property of the District.
F.
No student may be found to have violated this Student Conduct Code because the student failed
to appear before a Student Conduct Board. In all cases, the evidence and support of the charges
shall be presented and considered.
G.
The Student Conduct Board may accommodate concerns for the personal safety, well-being,
and/or fears of confrontation of the complainant, accused student, and/or other witness during
the hearing by providing separate facilities, by using a visual screen, and/or by permitting
participation by telephone, videophone, closed circuit television, video conferencing, videotape,
audio tape, written statement, or other means, where and as determined in the sole judgment of
the college official responsible for administration of the Student Conduct Code.
2.
Sanctions
A.
The following sanctions may be imposed upon any student found to have violated the Student
Conduct Code:
i.
Warning - a written notice to the student that the student is violating or has violated
institutional rules or regulations.
ii.
Probation - a written reprimand for violation of specified rules or regulations.
Probation is for a designated period of time and includes the probability of more
severe disciplinary sanctions if the student is found to violate any institutional rules or
regulation(s) during the probationary period.
iii.
Loss of Privileges - denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time.
iv.
Restitution - compensation for loss, damage or injury. This may take the form of
appropriate service and/or monetary or material replacement.
v.
Discretionary Sanctions - work assignments, essays, service to the college, or other
related discretionary assignments. (Such assignments must have the prior approval of
the Student Conduct Administrator.)
vi.
College Suspension - separation of the student from all the colleges in the District for a
definite period of time, after which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for
readmission may be specified.
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