Washington Administrative Code › Title 132Q - Spokane, Community Colleges of › Chapter 132Q-10 - Standards of conduct for students › Section 132Q-10-306 - Initial review of complaints

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 General conduct complaints. The student conduct officer or his/her designee
			 will conduct an initial assessment of a complaint to determine whether it
			 alleges conduct that may be prohibited by the standards of conduct for
			 students. If the initial assessment indicates that the matter involves sexual
			 misconduct, the student conduct officer will forward the complaint to a chief
			 student services officer/Title IX coordinator for review or if the student
			 conduct officer believes he/she has a conflict of interest or is the subject of
			 the complaint, the student conduct officer will forward the complaint to the
			 chief student services officer who will conduct the initial assessment or
			 designate another person to serve as the student conduct officer relative to
			 that complaint. The student conduct officer reviews general conduct complaints
			 and determines whether the complaint, if as alleged were true would constitute
			 a violation of any of the standards of conduct for students. If the student
			 conduct officer determines the alleged conduct would constitute a violation, it
			 is deemed to have merit warranting further review. If the complaint does not
			 have merit the student conduct officer will dismiss the complaint. If the
			 complaint is deemed to have merit, the student conduct officer then would
			 conduct a further assessment pursuant to WAC
			 132Q-10-320 to determine if an
			 interim suspension is warranted.
(2) Sexually violent conduct, discrimination
			 and sexual harassment complaints. The chief student services officer/ Title IX
			 coordinator will conduct an initial assessment of the complaint to determine
			 whether it alleges conduct that may be prohibited in WAC
			 132Q-10-242 through
			 132Q-10-244 of the standards of
			 conduct for students, CCS policies, and/or CCS procedures. If the chief student
			 services officer/Title IX coordinator has a conflict of interest or is the
			 subject of the complaint, the college president, shall upon request and when
			 feasible designate another person to serve as the chief student services
			 officer/Title IX coordinator relative to that complaint. If the alleged conduct
			 would constitute a violation, it is deemed to have merit warranting further
			 review. If the complaint does not have merit the chief student services
			 officer/Title IX coordinator will dismiss the complaint. If the complaint is
			 deemed to have merit, the chief student services officer/Title IX coordinator
			 will conduct a further assessment pursuant to WAC
			 132Q-10-320 to determine if an
			 interim suspension or other interim measures are warranted. Interim measures
			 may include, but are not limited to, notice to complainant of his or her
			 options to avoid contact with the accused student, to receive options for and
			 available assistance in changing academic and extracurricular activities,
			 and/or modification of complainant's transportation, working, and dining
			 situation, as appropriate.