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read, or change the contents, or for any intimidate. other purpose; unauthorized transfer of 22. Willful or persistent smoking in any a file; unauthorized use of another inarea where smoking has been prohibited dividual’s identification and password; by law or by regulation of the College/ use of computing facilities to interfere District. with the work of another student, fac23. Failure to satisfy College/District finanulty member, or District official; use of cial obligations. computing facilities to send obscene 24. Failure to comply with directions of Color abusive messages; use of computing lege/District officials, faculty, staff, or facilities to interfere with the normal campus security officers who are acting operations of District computing. within the scope of their employment. 2. Definitions: When used in this policy: Continued and willful disobedience 1. Student – any person taking or auditing or open and persistent defiance of the classes at a College in the District or who authority of College/District personnel has been admitted to any of the Colleges providing such conduct as related to within the District. District/College activities or College attendance or on College/District property. 2. District premises – any building or grounds owned, leased, operated, con25. Failure to identify oneself when on Coltrolled or supervised by the District. lege/District property or at a College/ District-sponsored or supervised event, 3. District or School Property – includes upon request of a College/District ofboth personal and real property owned ficial acting in the performance of his/ or controlled by the District. her duties. 4. District or College sponsored activity – 26. Stalking, defined as a pattern of conduct any activity on or off the District or Colby a student with intent to follow, alarm, lege premises that is directly initiated or harass another person, and which or supervised by the District or a District causes that person to reasonably fear for organization his or her safety, and where the student 5. Weapon – any object or substance has persisted in the pattern of conduct designed or used to inflict a wound or after the student has been told to cease cause injury the pattern of conduct. Violation of a 6. Reckless – conduct which one should restraining order shall constitute stalkreasonably be expected to know would ing under this policy. create a substantial risk of harm to a 27. Gambling: Betting, wagering or selling person or property or which would othpools; playing card games for money; erwise be likely to result in interference using District r esources (telephones, with normal College/District sponsored computers, etc.) to facilitate gambling. activities 28. Committing sexual harassment as de7. Will and Shall – are used in the imperafined by law or by District policies and tive sense. procedures. 3. Disciplinary Action while criminal charges 29. Engaging in harassing or discriminatory are pending: behavior based on nationality, religion, Students may be accountable both to law gender,.25 gender identity, gender Scalableage, above inches: enforcement and to the District for acts expression, race or ethnicity, medical that constitute violations of law and of this condition, genetic information, ancespolicy. Disciplinary action at the College/ try, sexual orientation, marital status, District will normally proceed during the physical or mental disability, or on any pendency of criminal proceedings, and will basis prohibited by law. not be subject to challenge on the ground 30. Persistent, serious misconduct where that criminal charges involving the same other means of correction have failed to incident have been dismissed or reduced. bring about proper conduct or where the presence of the student causes 4. No student shall be suspended from a College unless the conduct for which the a continuing danger to the physical student is disciplined is related to College/ safety of students or others. District activity or attendance. Any viola31. Violation of other applicable Federal, tion of law, ordinance, regulation or rule State and Municipal statutes and District regulating or pertaining to, the parking of and College rules and regulations in convehicles, shall not be cause for removal, nection with attendance at programs or suspension, or expulsion of a student. services offered by the College/District or while on College/District property or References: Education Code Sections 66250 Scalableat between .25 inches and .18 inches wide: College/District sponsored activities. et seq., 66300, 66301 and 76030; Government 32. Unauthorized computer usage, includ- Code Sections 12926.1 and 12940 et seq.; Acing: unauthorized entry into a file to use,
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creditation Standard II.A.7.b These procedures are designed to provide uniform standards to assure due process when a student is charged with a violation of the San Mateo County Community College Student Code of Conduct, as defined in Board Policy 7.69 and 7.70. All proceedings held in accordance with these procedures shall relate only to an alleged violation of established standards. Disciplinary Officer: Each president will designate an administrator to serve as the College’s Disciplinary Officer. The Disciplinary Officer shall be responsible for investigating and processing the alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Step 1. Incident Occurs Within twenty (20) days* from the time that the Disciplinary Officer is informed of allegations which may constitute a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, the Disciplinary Officer shall conduct a fact-finding investigation to determine whether to pursue an Administrative Conference or a Student Disciplinary Hearing. For the purpose of evaluating whether the student’s conduct is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, no consideration shall be given to the student’s actual or perceived disability unless such disability is being asserted by the student as a defense to, in mitigation of a potential violation. Immediate Interim Suspension: In cases where the alleged violation is deemed by the Disciplinary Officer to pose an imminent threat to the health and safety of the college community, the student may be suspended immediately pursuant to Education Code 66017, provided that a reasonable opportunity is afforded a suspended person for a hearing within ten (10) days*. Step 2. Administrative Conference or Student Disciplinary Hearing Based on the review of the alleged code of conduct violations, the Disciplinary Officer shall determine if the matter goes to an Administrative Conference or to a Student Disciplinary Hearing. Administrative Conference The Disciplinary Officer shall schedule a meeting with the student involved to inform the student of the alleged offense. The student will be notified of charges/alleged violations and the basis for the charges. Based on the information at the Conference, the Disciplinary Officer may either dismiss the charges for lack of merit or notify the student of one or more disciplinary actions being taken (described in Step 3). The student may request the opportunity for a Student Disciplinary Hearing.