SELECTED COLLEGE POLICIES
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER
The following rules were adopted in compliance with Section 6450 of the Education Law
and were filed with the Commissioner of Education and the Board of Regents on or before
July 20, 1969, as required by that section. Said rules shall be subject to amendment or
revision and any amendments or revisions thereof shall be filed with the Commissioner of
Education and the Board of Regents within ten days after adoption. Nothing herein is
intended, nor shall be construed, to limit or restrict the freedom of speech nor peaceful
assembly.
APPLICATION OF RULES
These rules are not intended to repeal, supersede or preclude any other rules relating to the
same subject matter except to the extent they are inconsistent therewith. The rules hereby
adopted shall govern the conduct of students, faculty, and other staff, licensees, invitees,
and all other persons, whether or not their presence is authorized, upon the Rockland
Community College campus and also with respect to any other premises or property, under
the control of Rockland Community College, used in its teaching, research, administrative,
service, cultural, recreational, athletic and other programs and activities.
PROHIBITED CONDUCT
No person, either singly or in concert with others shall:
1. Employ force or violence, including fire, theft, damage, or other behavior which
constitutes an immediate threat of force or violence. This regulation will apply to the
employment of or the threat of force or violence against persons or property, public
or private.
2. Use or possess unauthorized guns, or any other such materials, or utensils, or devices
which may be construed as being weapons dangerous or detrimental to public order.
3. Physically occupy a building or office, or other College related facility, for the purpose
of, or with the result, of hindering others from its assigned or legitimate use.
4. Physically block doorways, corridors, stairways, elevators, reception areas, driveways
and roadways, walks, parking areas; or congregate so as to disrupt normal or
legitimate use of College or private facilities or property.
5. Disrupt classes or other normal or legitimate activities by volume of noise,
nudity, obscenity, or other harassing tactics, violent or nonviolent.
6. Incite to any of the herein mentioned actions, or to the disruption of any other normal
or legitimate campus or College-supervised facility or activity, by word or deed
constituting a clear and present danger.
7. Conspire on or off campus regarding any of the herein mentioned actions or
situations.
8. Exert undue physiological pressure leading either to any of the herein mentioned
actions, or to the prevention of others from using in a normal or legitimate manner
any College facility, property or activity.
9. Fail to obey legitimate College authorities, other designees or others acting in a
lawful or legitimate manner in relation to any herein mentioned actions or situations.
10. Fail to produce satisfactory identification when requested by legitimate or
lawful authority.
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