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college community and/or the pursuit of its objectives. Each student shall be responsible for his/her conduct from the time of admission through the actual awarding of a degree, certificate, or similar indicator of completion of a course of study, even though conduct may occur before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during the academic year and during periods between terms of actual enrollment (and even if their conduct is not discovered until after a degree is awarded). The Student Conduct Code shall apply to a student’s conduct even if the student withdraws from school while a disciplinary matter is pending.
2. Temporary Removal of Student
Disruptive behavior includes conduct that distracts or intimidates others in a manner that interferes with instructional activities, fails to adhere to a faculty member’s appropriate classroom rules or instructions, or interferes with the normal operations of the college. Students who engage in disruptive behavior or threat- ening behavior may be directed by the faculty member to leave the classroom or by the college official responsible for administration of the Student Conduct Code to leave the college premises. If the student refuses to leave after being requested to do so, college safety may be summoned. For involuntary 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. 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 con- duct 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 pur- suant to appropriate due process procedures.
C. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, conduct which threatens or endan- gers the health or safety of any person, and/or disrup- tive behavior as defined in Article II.B above.
D. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to prop- erty 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
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