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Code of Conduct -- CCBC College Catalog
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CCBC Code of Conduct
Violations of Federal, State and local laws and college regulations
2009 CCBC College Catalog
Code of Conduct PREAMBLE CCBC is a multi-ethnic community comprised of students, faculty, staff and administrators. This community recognizes the need to establish a code of conduct that contains rules and regulations that promote growth and development, guide student actions, and define sanctions that will be imposed when rules and regulations are violated. For the benefit of the community at large, these regulations limit certain behaviors and activities. They also protect the academic integrity, health, welfare, safety, rights and property of the college. Any student whose conduct violates this Code of Student Conduct will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension or expulsion.
RATIONALE The primary purpose for the imposition of discipline in the college setting is to protect the campus community. Consistent with that purpose, reasonable efforts will be made to foster the personal, educational and social development of those students who are held accountable for violations of college regulations.
PURPOSE OF THE DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM People grow and mature in communities. Living in a community requires depending upon the knowledge, integrity and decency of others. In turn, the best communities help individuals mold habits and values that will enable them to achieve the highest personal satisfaction, including the satisfaction associated with helping to make a better world. This Code protects the multi-ethnic community at each primary and satellite campus of The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). It fosters the CCBC commitment to excellence and equity, and affirms the shared values that make respect for diversity possible.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Unlawful Discrimination
Freedom of Expression and Inquiry Right: Students have First Amendment rights to freedom of expression and inquiry. Such freedom is protected in order to build a community dedicated to the pursuit of truth, grounded in respect for diversity and civil discourse.
Freedom of Association Right: Students have the right to freedom of association.
Freedom from Arbitrary and Capricious Grading Right: Students have the right to be free from arbitrary or capricious grading, and to seek appropriate review of legitimate grievances, as specified in college regulations.
Right to Privacy Right: Students have rights to privacy, inspection and challenge of their educational records, as provided by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Freedom of Speech Right: Students have the right to express their views on matters affecting college life, in accordance with established procedures for campus governance.
Freedom from Harassment Right: Students have the right to be free from unlawful intimidation or coercion, including sexual harassment.
PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS Students accused of disciplinary violations are entitled to the following procedural protections:
To be informed by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee of the charges against them, and the identity of the complainant. To be allowed to request an informal resolution of the case.
To be allowed to request that any person conducting a disciplinary conference, or serving as a hearing board member or hearing officer, be disqualified on the ground of personal bias as determined by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee.
CODE OF CONDUCT DEFINITIONS When used in this Code:
Letting another student copy answers during exam
Given exam information/answers to students in other sections of the same course, or to students who have not yet taken the exam
Using quotations and paraphrasing without due credit. The term source refers to all published and unpublished works. This isseparate fromcopyright infringement, which is unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner’s exclusive rights
INTERPRETATION OF REGULATIONS The purpose of publishing disciplinary regulations is to give students general notice of prohibited behavior. This Code is not written with the specificity of a criminal statute.
INHERENT AUTHORITY The college reserves the right to take necessary and appropriate action to protect the safety and well being of the campus community. Such action may include taking disciplinary action against those students whose behavior off college premises indicates that they pose a substantial danger to others.
STANDARDS OF CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR Primary responsibility for managing the classroom environment rests with the faculty. Students who engage in any prohibited or unlawful acts that result in disruption of a class may be directed by the faculty member to leave the class for the remainder of the class period. Longer suspensions from a class, or dismissal on disciplinary grounds, must be proceeded by a hearing or disciplinary conference, as set forth in Part 27 of this Code.
A faculty member who witnesses an apparent act of academic dishonesty, or has information that reasonably leads to the conclusion that such an act has occurred or has been attempted will inform the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee promptly in writing. If the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee determines that a report of academic dishonesty is supported by reasonable cause, the case shall be referred to the Dean of the School where the incident occurred. The Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee (who must not be the referring faculty member), will inform the accused student in writing of the charges, and shall offer him/her an opportunity for an informal meeting to review the case. The faculty of the course may be included in the meeting. The Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee shall also provide the accused student with a copy of this Code, and the Statement of Procedures which shall include the right of the student to request the presence of Community Advocate at the informal meeting.
If the accused student has no prior record of academic dishonesty or serious disciplinary misconduct, the Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee and the student may reach an agreement concerning how the case should be resolved. Sanctions that will normally be imposed include a failing grade for a project or exam where the act of the academic dishonesty occurred or a failing grade for the course. Any other sanction agreed upon by the student and the Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee will constitute a recommendation to the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee and must be supported by a written statement signed by the student and the Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee. The written statement will be reviewed by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee who will inform both the student and the Dean of the School or a Dean’s designee of the sanction imposed. Cases not resolved in accordance with Part 20 of this Code shall result in a hearing board.
If there is a record of prior sanctions, the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee will conduct a preliminary review and refer the case to a hearing board. Disciplinary conferences are not available for these cases.
PROHIBITED CONDUCT CCBC expects that its students will adhere to high standards of good citizenship. The following misconduct is subject to disciplinary action as determined by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee:
Intentionally or recklessly causing physical harm to any person on college premises or at college-sponsored activities, or intentionally or recklessly causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.
SANCTIONS Sanctions that may be imposed for any violations of this Code may include:
For academic integrity violations, the Dean of the School or a designee of the area where the act of academic dishonesty occurred may (in collaboration with the faculty member reporting the act) impose a failing grade for the compromised project or exam or a failing grade for the compromised course, once the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee determines that a report of academic dishonesty is supported by reasonable cause.
STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESS Students subject to expulsion or suspension from the college will be entitled to a hearing before a student/faculty hearing board, appointed in accordance with policies set forth in parts 33-36 of this Code. Students subject to lesser sanctions will be entitled to a disciplinary conference set forth in part 32 of this Code.
CASE REFERRALS Any person may refer a student or a student group or organization suspected of violating this Code to the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee.
CONFERENCE AND HEARING BOARD REFERRALS The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee will conduct a preliminary review to determine whether the alleged misconduct might result in expulsion or suspension from the college. Students not subject to suspension or expulsion will be entitled to a disciplinary conference with the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee, as set forth in part 32 of this Code. Students who are subject to suspension or expulsion will be entitled to a hearing before a campus hearing board.
DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES Students accused of offenses that may result in penalties less than expulsion or suspension are subject to a disciplinary conference with the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee. The following procedural protections are provided to respondents in disciplinary conferences:
a right to be accompanied by a Community Advocate, as provided in part 37 of this Code.
CCBC HEARING BOARDS The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee will establish a hearing board for each campus, as specified in part 25 of this Code. The hearing board shall be comprised of five members from the faculty, professional staff and student body to include at least one faculty and one student. The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee shall be responsible for training and providing administrative support to the board.
HEARING BOARD PROCEDURES The following procedural guidelines shall be applicable in hearings conducted by the CCBC Hearing Board:
MEDIATION Mediation is encouraged as an alternative means to resolve most disciplinary cases. The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee shall inform complainants and accused students in writing about the availability of mediation resources, including resources offered by county agencies. The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee, in the exercise of his or her discretion, may decline to process a complaint until the parties make a reasonable attempt to achieve a mediated settlement. To be binding in a disciplinary case, any mediated settlement must be approved by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee.
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES The Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee shall be responsible for soliciting nominations, screening, appointing and training students who will serve as Community Advocates. Community Advocates may be assigned to advise complainants or respondents in hearings boards (delete judicial). The role of Community Advocates will be limited to consultation.
STUDENT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS Student groups and organizations may be charged with violations of this Code.
APPEALS A decision by a CCBC hearing board is a recommendation to the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee. Respondents will be provided copies of the board decision, and given three (3) business days to provide written comments to the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee before a final decision is made.
TRANSCRIPT ENCUMBRANCES In pending cases that could result in suspension or expulsion, a temporary encumbrance will normally be placed on a student’s records by the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee.
DISCIPLINARY FILES AND RECORDS Case referrals will result in the establishment of a disciplinary file in the name of the accused student, which shall be voided if the student is found innocent of the charges. Voided files will be so marked, shall not be kept with active disciplinary records, and shall not leave any student with a disciplinary record. Voided files will normally be destroyed after three years.
Disciplinary records may be voided by the the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services’ designee for good cause, upon written petition of respondents. Factors to be considered in review of such petitions shall include: