President of Student Services. The Committee on Student Conduct may uphold, reverse or modify the decision of the Vice President of Student Services. The decision of the Committee on Student Conduct shall be the final institutional decision on the disciplinary action. PENALTIES Reprimand: A reprimand may be oral or written and shall not become part of a student‘s permanent record. The reprimand will be noted by the Vice President of Student Services. Conduct Probation: A student placed on conduct probation shall be given written notice of the same and a copy of the notice may be placed in the student‘s files. Following satisfactory completion of the probation, the notice of probation may be removed from the student‘s files, if requested. Misconduct by a student on conduct probation may result in further disciplinary action. Immediate Suspension: A student may be suspended any time there is danger of immediate harm to any member of the RCC community or RCC property. Any RCC administrator may suspend a student under such circumstances. The suspension shall be effective immediately and may be subsequently appealed to the Committee on Student Conduct by submitting a written appeal to the Vice President of Student Services within in 24 hours. Suspension: A student may be suspended for misconduct for a definite period of time, not less than the remainder of the semester in which the suspension is imposed. Such a suspension may be recorded in the student‘s file. The student may apply for readmission following expiration of the suspension period. Expulsion: A student who has been expelled for misconduct will normally not be allowed to apply for readmission. The expulsion for misconduct may be included in the student‘s file. Grievances/Complaints Statement of Policy A student of Redlands Community College who feels that he or she has been treated unfairly by an administrator, faculty member, instructor or other staff member may raise the issue through a grievance, provided there is no other College procedure which is available to address the issue. Issues addressed in other procedures, such as grade appeals, appeals of disciplinary action, complaints of discrimination and complaints of sexual harassment must be pursued in accordance with those procedures. 38
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