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removal from more than one class period, the faculty member should invoke the procedures prescribed in the Student Conduct Code.
3. Conduct - Rules and Regulations
Any student found to have committed the following misconduct is subject to the disciplinary sanctions outlined in Article IV:
A. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following:
i. Furnishing false information to any college official or office.
ii. Forgery, alteration or misuse of any college document, record or instrument of identification. iii. Tampering with the election of any college- recognized student organization.
B. Obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings or other college activities, including its public service functions on campus, in clinical settings or other authorized non-college activities, when the conduct occurs on college premises a faculty member may remove a student from a class meeting for disciplinary reasons. If a faculty member removes a student for more than one class period, the faculty member shall notify the college official responsible for administration of the Student Conduct Code in writing of the problem, action taken by the faculty member, and the faculty member’s recommendation. If a resolution of the problem is not reached, the student may be removed permanently pursuant to appropriate due process procedures.
C. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person, and/or disruptive behavior as defined in Article II.B. above.
D. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property of the college or property of a member of the college community or other personal or public property.
E. Failure to comply with direction of college officials or law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so.
F. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys to any college premises, or unauthorized entry to or use of college premises.
G. Violation of any college or District policy, rule or regulation published in hard copy such as a college catalog, handbook, etc. or available electronically on the college’s or District’s website.
H. Violation of federal, state or local law.
I. Use, possession, manufacturing or distribution of illegal or other controlled substances except as
expressly permitted by law.
J. Illegal use, possession, manufacturing or distribution of alcoholic beverages or public intoxication.
K. Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives, other weapons, or dangerous chemicals
on college premises, or use of any such item, even if legally possessed, in a manner that harms,
threatens, or causes fear to others, or property damage.
L. Participation in a demonstration, riot or activity that disrupts the normal operations of the college
and infringes on the rights of other members of the college community; leading or inciting others to
disrupt scheduled and/or normal activities within any college building or area.
M. Obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on college premises or at college
sponsored or supervised functions.
N. Conductthatisdisorderly,lewdorindecent;breachofthepeace;oraiding,abettingorprocuring
another person to breach the peace on college premises or at functions sponsored by or participated in by the college or members of the academic community. Disorderly conduct includes but is not limited to: any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices or to make an audio or video record of any person while on college or District premises without his/her prior knowledge, or without his/her effective consent or when such a recording is likely to cause injury or distress. This includes, but is not limited to, secretly taking pictures of another person in a gym, locker room, or restroom.
O. Attempted or actual theft or other abuse of technology facilities or resources, including but not limited to:
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i. Unauthorized entry into a file, to use, read or change the contents or for any other purpose
ii. Unauthorized transfer of a file
iii. Unauthorized use of another individual’s identification and/or password
iv. Use of technology facilities or resources to interfere with the work of another student, faculty
member or college official
v. Use of technology facilities or resources to send obscene or abusive messages
vi. Use of technology facilities or resources to interfere with normal operation of the college
technology system or network
vii. Use of technology facilities or resources in violation of copyright laws viii. Any violation of the District’s technology resource standards
ix. Use of technology facilities or resources to illegally download files
Abuse of the Student Conduct system, including but not limited to:
Falsification, distortion or misrepresentation of information before a Student Conduct Board.
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ii. Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a Student Conduct Board proceeding.
iii. Invoking a Student Conduct Code proceeding with malicious intent or under false pretenses
iv. Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the Student Conduct
system