Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:5 - Clark State College › Chapter 3358:5-9 - Student Policies In General › Section 3358:5-9-02 - Student rights and responsibilities/code of conduct policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Clark state
			 college is an academic community in which all persons - students, faculty,
			 administration and staff - share responsibility for its growth and continued
			 welfare. As members of the college community, students can reasonably expect
			 that the following rights shall be respected by all college offices, programs,
			 employees and organizations.
Clark state college further encourages all members of the
				college community to endorse, support and abide by the following statement of
				values which this community has deemed fundamental to its mission and integral
				to its growth.
(1)
			 Speech/expression/press
Students may freely engage in noncommercial activities on any
				subject provided they do so in a manner that does not violate this policy.
				Students, in turn, have the responsibility to respect the rights of all members
				of the college in exercising these freedoms.
(2) Non-discrimination
No agent or organization of Clark state community college shall
				discriminate against any student on the basis of race, color, religion,
				gender/sex or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status,
				disability, age (forty years of age or older), genetic information, sexual
				orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the
				birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster
				parent and any other protected group status as defined by law or college policy
				in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment practices as
				required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
				Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other
				applicable statutes. In their individual roles as members of student
				organizations, students have the responsibility not to discriminate against
				others.
(3) Assembly/protest
Students may assemble in an orderly manner and engage in
				
										peaceful protest, demonstrations and picketing which
				does not disrupt the functions of the College, threaten the health or safety of
				any person or violate this rule..
(4) Religion/association
Students may exercise their religious convictions and associate
				with religious, political or other organizations of their choice in college
				facilities provided they do so in a manner that respects the rights of other
				members of the community and complies with this policy. Students have the
				responsibility to respect the rights of other members of the college community
				to free exercise of their religious convictions and to free association with
				organizations of their choice.
(5) Privacy/search/seizure
Students have a reasonable expectation to be free from
				unreasonable searches or unlawful arrest on college property. Students have the
				responsibility to respect the privacy of other members of the college
				community.
(6) Academic
			 pursuits
Students shall have access to accurate and plainly stated
				information relating to maintenance of acceptable academic standing, graduation
				requirements and individual course objectives and requirements. Students may
				expect instruction from designated instructors at appointed class times and
				reasonable access to those instructors. Students have the responsibility to
				attend class and to know their appropriate academic requirements.
(7) Quality environment
Students may expect a reasonably safe environment supportive of
				the college's mission and their own educational goals. Students have the
				responsibility to protect and maintain that environment and to protect
				themselves from all hazards to the extent that reasonable behavior and
				precaution can avoid risk.
(8) Governance/participation
Students may establish representative governmental bodies and
				to participate in college governance in accordance with the rules and
				regulations of the college. Students who accept representative roles in the
				governance of the college have the obligation to participate
				responsibly.
(9) Due
			 process
Students shall be afforded due process before formal
				disciplinary sanctions are imposed by the college for violations of this
				policy. Students have the right to written notice and the opportunity for a
				hearing before any change in status is incurred for disciplinary reasons,
				unless a significant threat to persons or property exists.
(10) Confidentiality
Students may access and control access to their education
				records as provided in the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
				1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment. These include the rights to review
				and challenge the content of educational records, to control disclosure of
				personal and academic information to third parties and to limit the routine
				disclosure of all or some information defined as "directory information" by the
				act.