chair or immediate supervisor. If the complaint is not resolved at that level, the student will meet with the division dean of the
faculty defendant in an effort to resolve the problem. In the event that the problem cannot be resolved within 10 school days,
the student may proceed to Level II (formal grievance) in which the student after completing the forms takes all signed forms
and documents to the Student Life Office within the established deadlines. A Grievance Review Committee chaired by the
Dean of Student Services will review the grievance documents. This Committee may forward the grievance for a hearing that
provides for a formal hearing process to seek clarification from the parties involved. If the student or faculty/staff member
chooses to appeal the decision of the Committee, the appeal is submitted to the College President. The final appeal process
resides with the Board of Trustees; their decision concludes the grievance process.
Student Rights & Privacy Act
The summary of the Mt. San Antonio College policy related to the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of 1974, O.L. 93-
380, and Chapter 1297, Statutes of 1976, State of California is stipulated in the Mt. SAC Catalog.
More detailed information on student rights is available from the Dean of Enrollment Management, including: 1 - type of
information and material contained within the student’s educational record; 2 - the official responsible for the maintenance
of each type of record; 3 - the procedure for student review and inspection of the educational record; 4 - the procedure for
challenging the contents of the educational record; 5 - the charges to the student for reproducing copies of the record if
requested; 6 - the categories of information which the College has designated as Directory Information and to whom this
information will be released unless the student objects; 7 - the rights of a student to file a complaint with the United States
Department of Education concerning alleged failure of the College to comply with the provisions of the Act.
Student Bill of Rights
In order that we, the students of the Mt. San Antonio College District, be accorded the same rights guaranteed to all United
States citizens by documents basic to our national government, the Student Bill of Rights has been designed to specifically
address the academic environment.
College students enjoy specific student rights along with the responsibility of upholding specific student responsibilities as
well. Implicit in this policy is the belief that both rights and responsibilities will be assumed appropriately by all members
of the academic community - students, faculty, administrators, classified staff and trustees. The following categories are
covered in the Student Bill of Rights. Detailed information can be obtained in the Student Life Office, Building 9C.
Freedom of Access to Higher Education and Freedoms in the Classroom
Freedom of Expression
Protection of Freedom on Access
Protection Against Improper Academic Evaluations
Protection Against Improper Disclosure
Freedom in Student Life
Freedom of Association
Freedom of Safety
Freedom of Inquiry and Expression Freedom of Counseling
Freedom in Student Government
Off campus freedom of students
Freedom of the Press
Due process
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