vii.
College Expulsion - permanent separation of the student from all the colleges in the
District.
B.
More than one of the sanctions listed above may be imposed for any single violation.
C.
Other than college expulsion, disciplinary sanction shall not be made part of the student's
academic record, but shall become part of the student's disciplinary record. Upon graduation,
the student's disciplinary record may be expunged of disciplinary actions upon the student's
application to the Student Conduct Administrator. Cases involving the imposition of sanctions
other than suspension or expulsion shall be expunged from the student's confidential record five
(5) years after final disposition of the case.
In situations involving both an accused student(s) (or group or organization) and a student(s)
claiming to be the victim of another student's conduct, the records of the process and of the
sanctions imposed, if any, shall be considered to be the education records of both the accused
student(s) and the student(s) claiming to be the victim because the educational career and chances
of success in the college community of each may be impacted.
D.
The following sanctions may be imposed upon groups or organizations:
i.
Those sanctions listed above in Article IV 2. A. 1 through 4.
ii.
Loss of selected rights and privileges for a specified period of time.
iii.
Deactivation - loss of all privileges, including college recognition for a designated period
of time.
E.
In each case in which a Student Conduct Board determines that a student and/or group or
organization has violated the Student Conduct Code, the sanction(s) shall be determined and
imposed by the Student Conduct Administrator. In cases in which persons other than, or in
addition to, the Student Conduct Administrator have been authorized to serve as the Student
Conduct Board, the recommendation of the Student Conduct Board shall be considered by the
Student Conduct Administrator in determining and imposing sanctions. The Student Conduct
Administrator is not limited to sanctions recommended by members of the Student Conduct
Board. Following the Student Conduct Board hearing, the Student Conduct Board and the
Student Conduct Administrator shall advise the accused student, group and/or organization (and
a complaining student who believes s/he was the victim of another student's conduct) in writing
of its determination and of the sanction(s) imposed, if any.
3.
Emergency Suspension
If a student’s actions pose an immediate threat or danger to any member of the college community or the
educational processes, a college official responsible for administering the Student Conduct Code may
immediately suspend or alter the rights of a student pending a Student Conduct Board hearing.
Scheduling the hearing shall not preclude resolution of the matter through mediation or any other dispute
resolution process. The decision will be based on whether the continued presence of the student on the
college campus reasonably poses a threat to the physical or emotional condition and well-being of any
individual, including the student, or for reasons relating to the safety and welfare of any college property, or
any college function. When an emergency suspension is imposed, the student conduct administrator will
seek to resolve the complaint at the earliest possible date. This suspension is not a sanction but an effort
to protect people and property and prevent disruption of college operations. In imposing an emergency
suspension, the college official responsible for administration of the Student Conduct Code may direct that
the student immediately leave the college premises and may further direct the student not to return until
contacted by that official. An accused student shall be in violation of this policy regardless of whether the
person who is the object of the threat observes or receives it, as long as a reasonable person would
interpret the communication, conduct or gesture as a serious expression of intent to harm.
4.
Administrative Hold
The Student Conduct Administrator may place a temporary administrative hold preventing an accused
student’s registration, financial aid award, transcript release, or graduation if it is necessary to secure the
student’s cooperation in the investigation or compliance with a direction. This hold is not a sanction but a
necessary step to resolve the complaint promptly.
5.
Academic Consequences
Violations of the student conduct code can have academic consequences if the violation also constitutes
failure to meet standards of performance or professionalism set by the instructor or the program, or if it
constitutes cheating, plagiarism, falsification of data, or other forms of academic dishonesty. The instructor
may award a failing grade for the assignment or the course in such cases, and the program faculty may
decide that the student is ineligible to continue in the program. Academic consequences are determined by
the faculty and academic administration, and are not dependent on the decisions of the student conduct
board, the appeals board, or the student conduct administrator.
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