without the involvement of the student conduct hearing panel. The Director of Operations or the Assistant Campus Director will handle such cases. Only the President of the College can revoke an expulsion of a student and only in the event that the student provides reliable and verifiable evidence in his or her favor. Re-admission requests to the College once a student is subject to expulsion will generally be denied. k. Readmission to any campus of the Long Island Business Institute after Expulsion may only be granted under exceptional circumstances and requires the specific approval of the Exceptions Committee.
RESOURCES LIBI maintains current listings of SAFE hospitals to refer students to should a sexual assault forensic examination be necessary. All administrators and faculty have access to copies of the SAFE designated hospital listings. The SAFE designated list includes local health care facilities that provide sexual assault nurse examination services and are required by law (including the Violence Against Women Act, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. ยง 3796gg-4; and N.Y. Exec. L. ยง 631(13)) to provide these examinations to college students without a fee.
NOTIFICATION OF OUTCOME For violations concerning alleged sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking both the reporting individual and the respondent will be notified in writing of the final outcome of the disciplinary hearing process, the rationale for the decision, the sanction and the rational for the sanction. LIBI will provide the parties with simultaneous notice of the outcome. Both the reporting individual and the respondent will have the right to appeal the decision and sanctions. The allotted time to appeal is (seven) 7 calendar days from the receipt of the decision. If there is no appeal within the allotted time, LIBI will provide notice to the parties when the outcome becomes final because the time for an appeal has expired. For all other conduct violations, not stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, relationship violence, or stalking, the respondent will be notified in writing of the final outcome of the disciplinary hearing process as well as any sanctions.
APPEAL PROCESS Both the respondent and the reporting individual may appeal the decision and/or the sanction(s) within 7 calendar days from the receipt of the letter outlining the finding and sanctions (if applicable). The appeal should be addressed to the college official whose contact information is on the decision letter. Failure to notify the college of the request to appeal within the allotted time will render the original decision final. If there is no appeal, LIBI will provide notice to the parties when the outcome becomes final because the time for an appeal has expired. Upon the receipt of the written request for appeal, LIBI will assemble an Appeals Panel. The college will generally hold the appeals hearing within five (5) days from the receipt of the written appeal. The Appeals Panel will be comprised of three (3) members other than individuals who made the initial decision. The Chair of the Faculty Governance Council, the Assistant Campus Director, and the Director of the Academic Success Center are the standing members of the Appeals Panel. In the event that a conflict of interest exists, or one of the members is unavailable, the Provost will appoint a replacement member from the faculty. The Appeals Panel will reach their decision by majority vote. The procedure to file an appeal is as follows: 1. The appeal must be in writing. 2. The appeal must be filed with 7 calendar days from the receipt of the decision/sanction letter. 40
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