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Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-080 - Formal processing of grievances

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(1)
			 A grievance is a formal procedure instituted when a grievance is not resolved
			 through the informal grievance process. It involves submitting a written
			 grievance to the student grievance officer often with the help of the student
			 grievance process advocate.
(2) A
			 student wishing to express a grievance should do so no later than the last day
			 of the quarter after the event occurred, with the exception of spring quarter
			 where the last day to file a formal grievance is the last day of fall
			 quarter.
(3) The following
			 procedures shall be used when a student initiates the grievance process. All
			 timelines below can be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the grievance officer.
(a) Student (complainant) submits a written
			 grievance;
(b) Grievance officer
			 reviews and qualifies, or requests the student revise for subsequent
			 qualification;
(c) Grievance
			 officer notifies employee (respondent) and their supervisor with written
			 grievance and documentation, once qualified, within five business days or the
			 maximum days afforded in the employee's contract;
(d) Respondent must provide a written
			 response to student grievance officer, within ten business days;
(e) The respondent's supervisor must provide
			 a written summary of attempts to resolve or facts gathered in the grievance
			 process to the student grievance officer within the same time frame as
			 respondent;
(f) Student grievance
			 officer sends response to complainant within five business days;
(g) The grievance is confirmed by the student
			 as resolved, or if the student feels a satisfactory resolution was not
			 achieved, they may request a conference with the respondent and their
			 supervisor, facilitated by the student grievance officer within five business
			 days. Students have the right to bring an advocate to the conference meeting
			 with notification to the grievance officer;
(h) Student grievance officer initiates
			 scheduling of one hour conference meeting to facilitate discussion for
			 attempted resolution, within five business days;
(i) Grievance officer will provide to all
			 parties a written summary of the conference, within five business
			 days;
(j) If complainant is not
			 satisfied with the resolution upon receipt of the conference summary, they may
			 request of the grievance officer a final review by the respondent's vice
			 president or appropriate unit administrator in writing within five business
			 days; and
(k) The unit
			 administrator may amend, modify, reverse or accept the recommendation. This
			 decision must be sent to the complainant within ten business days. This
			 decision shall be final.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-090 - Additional provisions for grade grievances

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(1) For student grievances regarding grades
			 received for course work, before a student can file a formal or written grade
			 appeal, they should try to resolve the issue directly with the instructor or
			 their dean.
(2) If direct
			 discussion with the faculty or instructional dean does not resolve the grade
			 dispute to the student's satisfaction, the student may begin the formal grade
			 grievance process.
(3) A student
			 may formally grieve only the final grade received in a course, but that
			 grievance may include any or all of the components of that final grade. For a
			 grade grievance, the respondent(s) shall be, or include, the instructor who
			 issued the grade. Assignment grades before the quarter ends, must be resolved
			 using the informal grievance process by involving the instructor and their
			 dean.
(4) A formal grievance
			 regarding a grade must be filed not later than the last day of the quarter
			 which follows the quarter for which the disputed grade was received, except
			 that a grievance regarding a spring quarter grade may be filed through the last
			 day of the following fall quarter.
(5) In specifying the facts and other grounds
			 on which it is based, the formal grievance shall specify the grade that is
			 being challenged and should attach copies of relevant documents. The response
			 on behalf of the respondent shall include, to the extent feasible, the
			 applicable evaluation criteria, copies of the course syllabus and relevant
			 grading records, and the faculty member's explanation for the grade.
(6) Ordinarily the evaluation of course
			 mastery is exclusively within the province of the instructor of a particular
			 course, and so a grade change may be initiated only by that
			 instructor.
(7) Nothing in these
			 rules shall be construed to limit the separate authority of the vice president
			 of instruction to change a grade when required by a judicial order or a legal
			 settlement agreement entered into by the district, regardless of whether a
			 grievance has been filed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100, [28B.50].130, and/or[28B.50].140
				  . 03-16-015, §
										132F-121-090, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-100 - Student conduct generally

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(1) Pursuant
			 to the authority granted by
			 RCW
			   28B.50.140 and other applicable law, the
			 district board of trustees hereby establishes the following rules on student
			 conduct and student discipline as the district's student conduct
			 code.
(2) This student conduct code
			 applies to every person who is enrolled as a student in the district.
(3) Expectations of students. Admission to
			 the district presumes that students will conduct themselves as responsible
			 members of the district community. When students enroll in any of the colleges
			 or facilities operated by the district, they assume the obligation to observe
			 standards of conduct which are appropriate to the pursuit of their educational
			 goals.
(4) Student responsibility.
			 Students have the obligations to:
(a) Maintain
			 high standards of academic and personal honesty and integrity;
(b) Respect the rights of others and
			 cooperate with all parts of the district community to insure that such rights
			 are guaranteed, whether or not the views of those exercising such rights are
			 consistent with their own;
(c)
			 Refrain from actions which would interfere with campus functions or endanger
			 the health, safety, welfare or property of others;
(d) Comply with district rules and
			 regulations; and
(e) Comply with
			 duly constituted civil authority, and obey all applicable laws.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-110 - Student misconduct

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Misconduct for which the campuses may impose sanctions
				includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Discriminatory conduct. Discriminatory
			 conduct which harms or adversely affects any member of the college community
			 because of their race; color; national origin; sensory, mental or physical
			 disability; use of a service animal; gender, including pregnancy; marital
			 status, religion; creed; genetic information; sexual orientation; age; gender
			 identity; gender expression; veteran's status; or any other legally protected
			 classification.
(2) Sexual
			 misconduct. Sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual intimidation,
			 sexual violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. Sexual misconduct may
			 also include acts of sexual harassment prohibited under Title IX. See WAC
			 132F-121-280.
(a) Sexual harassment is a form of sexual
			 discrimination consisting of unwelcome, gender-based, verbal, written,
			 electronic and/or physical conduct. Sexual harassment does not need to be
			 sexual in nature and can include offensive remarks about a person's gender.
			 There are two types of sexual harassment:
(i)
			 Hostile environment sexual harassment occurs when the conduct is sufficiently
			 severe and/or pervasive and so objectively offensive that it has the effect of
			 altering the terms or conditions of employment or substantially limiting the
			 ability of a student to participate in or benefit from the college's
			 educational and/or social programs and/or student housing.
(ii) Quid pro quo harassment occurs when an
			 individual, in a position of real or perceived authority, conditions the
			 receipt of a benefit upon granting of sexual favors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-120 - Instructor sanctions for course work dishonesty or classroom misconduct

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(1) An instructor
			 need not give credit for course work that is the product of cheating,
			 plagiarism, or other dishonesty. For any act of dishonesty that occurs during
			 an instructional course, the instructor may adjust the student's grade
			 accordingly for the particular examination, paper, or other work product where
			 that dishonesty occurred. Any such grade adjustment shall not limit or preclude
			 disciplinary sanction(s) for the same act of dishonesty.
(2) An instructor may take appropriate action
			 to maintain order and proper conduct in the classroom and to maintain the
			 effective cooperation of students in fulfilling the objectives of the course.
			 If a student is so disorderly or disruptive that it is difficult or impossible
			 to maintain classroom decorum, that action may include removing that student
			 from that day's class session.
(3)
			 With regard to any act of course-related dishonesty, classroom misconduct, or
			 other academic misconduct, the faculty member involved may notify their dean,
			 with supporting documentation. The dean shall then determine whether to refer
			 the matter to the vice president for student services for possible disciplinary
			 action.
(4) A student who has
			 received a grade adjustment by the instructor on the basis of dishonesty may
			 grieve that adjustment under the student complaint procedure. However, any
			 disciplinary sanction that is imposed instead of or in addition to an
			 instructor's grade adjustment may be imposed and reviewed only under the
			 student disciplinary procedure.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-120, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-130 - Disciplinary jurisdiction

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In addition to initiating discipline proceedings for violation
				of the student conduct code, the college may refer any violations of federal,
				state, or local laws to civil and criminal authorities for disposition. The
				college shall proceed with student disciplinary proceedings regardless of
				whether the underlying conduct is subject to civil or criminal
				prosecution.
(1) The student conduct
			 code shall apply to conduct by students and student groups that occurs:
(a) on college premises; or
(b) At or in connection with
			 college-sponsored activities; or
(c) To off-campus conduct that in the
			 judgment of the college adversely affects the college community or the pursuit
			 of its objectives.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-140 - Initiation of discipline

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(1) The
			 vice president for student services or designee at each campus is responsible
			 for investigating possible violations of this student conduct code at that
			 campus and initiating any appropriate disciplinary actions. If that officer is
			 a respondent in a complaint initiated by the subject student, the college
			 president shall, upon request and when feasible, designate another person to
			 fulfill any such disciplinary responsibilities relative to the
			 complainant.
(2) Any member of the
			 district community may make a complaint against a student whom she/he believes
			 has violated this student conduct code. Such a complaint should ordinarily be
			 filed in writing with the vice president for student services. However, no such
			 complaint is required in order for that vice president to take action on any
			 matter that comes to their attention.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100, [28B.50].130, and/or[28B.50].140
				  . 03-16-015, §
										132F-121-140, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-150 - Vice-president's review and action

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(1) After
			 conducting such initial investigation of possible misconduct as she/he deems
			 appropriate, the vice-president for student services shall meet, or make a
			 reasonable effort to meet, with the subject student. At that meeting, or if
			 there is no meeting in a document served on the student, the vice-president
			 shall describe the complaint and/or information that has been received and
			 identify the rule violations that appear to have occurred. In order that any
			 informality not mislead the student as to the seriousness of the matter, the
			 vice-president shall also inform the student of the sanction(s) that may be
			 imposed for the alleged misconduct. The vice-president shall give the student
			 an opportunity to respond to the allegations before a disciplinary decision is
			 made.
(2) After considering the
			 information that has been obtained through investigation and/or from the
			 student, the vice-president may take any of the following actions:
(a) Terminate the proceeding, exonerating the
			 student;
(b) Give any appropriate
			 counseling or advice and then terminate the proceeding;
(c) Impose disciplinary sanction(s), subject
			 to any right of appeal as described herein; or
(d) Refer the matter to the student conduct
			 committee for such action as it deems appropriate. Such referral shall be in
			 writing, to the attention of the committee chair, with a copy served on the
			 student.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-160 - Disciplinary actions

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(1) Any of the
			 following disciplinary sanctions may be imposed for violation of one or more
			 specified provisions of this student conduct code:
(a) Warning: Oral notice to the student of
			 the violation(s). There shall be no appeal from a warning.
(b) Reprimand: Written notice to the student
			 of the violation(s). A reprimand indicates, and usually states, that other or
			 further misconduct, especially any continuation or repetition of the misconduct
			 in question, may or will result in more serious disciplinary action. There
			 shall be no appeal from a reprimand.
(c) Probation: Placement of one or more
			 conditions on the student's continued attendance, as specified in the written
			 notice to the student. The time period of the probation will ordinarily be
			 stated in the notice; if not stated at all, or if so stated, the probation
			 shall be for an indefinite period, concluding only with the end of the
			 student's enrollment.
Probation may include formal action placing specific conditions
				and restrictions upon the student's continued attendance depending upon the
				seriousness of the violation and which may include a deferred disciplinary
				sanction. If the student subject to a deferred disciplinary sanction is found
				in violation of any college rule during the time of disciplinary probation, the
				deferred disciplinary sanction which may include, but is not limited to, a
				suspension or a dismissal from the college, shall be in addition to any
				sanction or conditions arising from the new violation. Probation may be for a
				limited period of time or may be for the duration of the student's attendance
				at the college.
(d)
			 Suspension from activities: Disqualification of the student, for a stated or
			 indefinite period of time, from participation in specified (or all) privileges,
			 services, or activities that are provided or sponsored by the
			 district.
(e) Suspension of
			 enrollment: Termination, for a stated or indefinite period of time, of all
			 rights as an enrolled student in the college and/or the district, subject to
			 the student's right to seek reinstatement as provided in WAC
			 132F-121-240.
(f) Expulsion: Permanent termination of a
			 student's enrollment, and right to enroll, at any college or other educational
			 facility in the district.
(g) Grade
			 change: Lowering of a student's grade in a course below that awarded by the
			 instructor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-170 - Appeals and referrals generally

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(1)
			 Except as otherwise provided herein, a respondent who has received notice of
			 disciplinary sanction(s) imposed by the vice president for student services may
			 appeal such sanc-tion(s) by filing a written notice of appeal with that officer
			 within ten days. The notice of appeal may include any statement that the
			 respondent wishes to make of the grounds for their appeal.
(2) If the vice president has referred the
			 matter to the student conduct committee for action, no appeal is required, but
			 the student may file a written response with the vice president within twenty
			 days of service of that referral.
(3) Except for conduct matters referred for
			 brief adjudicative proceedings, the vice president shall promptly transmit any
			 notice of appeal or response to referral, together with a copy of any
			 notification of discipline, to the chair of the student conduct committee,
			 described below. The vice president should serve a copy of that transmittal on
			 the respondent.
(4) Except through
			 a summary suspension under WAC
			 132F-121-250,
			 a respondent's enrollment status and rights as an enrolled student shall not be
			 altered, on the basis of a disciplinary sanction imposed by the vice president,
			 until (a) the appeal period has run without a proper appeal being filed or (b)
			 if there is an appeal, either that appeal has been withdrawn or the final order
			 has been entered.
(5) If a
			 respondent files a timely appeal of a probation or suspension that includes
			 restrictions on contacts, communications, or campus access, the vice president
			 will ordinarily modify those restrictions as necessary to facilitate the
			 respondent's preparation for the hearing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100, [28B.50].130, and/or[28B.50].140
				  . 03-16-015, §
										132F-121-170, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-180 - Student conduct committee

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(1) A
			 student conduct committee at each college will hear all disciplinary cases at
			 that college which are referred to it by the vice president for student
			 services or appealed to it by a student. For purposes of WAC
			 132F-108-020
			 and any other requirements, the district trustees and chancellor and each
			 college president designate (a) the committee provided for herein to serve as
			 presiding officer to hear the described student disciplinary matters and (b)
			 the committee chair both to handle and decide procedural matters (as provided
			 herein) and to preside at the hearing.
(2) This committee shall be composed of the
			 following three members:
(a) One
			 administrator or exempt employee, appointed by the college president;
(b) One member of the faculty, appointed by
			 the college president; and
(c) One
			 student, appointed by the president of the recognized student government
			 organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-200 - Student conduct committee hearings - Presentations of evidence

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(1) Upon the failure
			 of any party to attend or participate in a hearing, the committee may either
			 (a) proceed with the hearing and issuance of its order or (b) serve an order of
			 default in accordance with
			 RCW
			   34.05.440.
(2) The hearing will ordinarily be open to
			 the public, as further provided in
			 RCW
			   34.05.449. However, if the respondent
			 requests that some or all of it be closed, pursuant to WAC
			 132F-108-070 and
			 132F-108-080 or otherwise, the
			 chair shall determine any extent to which the hearing will be closed. If any
			 person disrupts the proceedings, the chair may exclude that person from the
			 hearing room.
(3) The chair shall
			 cause the hearing to be recorded by a method that he/she selects, in accordance
			 with RCW
			   34.05.449. That recording, or a copy, shall
			 be made available to the respondent upon request. The chair shall assure
			 maintenance of the proceeding record that is required by
			 RCW
			   34.05.476, which shall also be available upon
			 request for inspection and copying by the respondent. Other recording shall
			 also be permitted, in accordance with WAC
			 10-08-190.
(4) The chair shall preside at the hearing
			 and decide procedural questions that arise during the hearing, except as
			 overridden by majority vote of the committee.
(5) The vice-president for student services
			 (unless represented by an attorney) shall present the case for disciplinary
			 action. The facts justifying any such action must be established by a
			 preponderance of the evidence.
(6)
			 All testimony shall be given under oath or affirmation. Evidence shall be
			 admitted or excluded in accordance with
			 RCW
			   34.05.452.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-200, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-210 - Student conduct committee initial order

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(1) At the conclusion of the hearing, the
			 committee shall permit the vice-president for student services and the
			 respondent to make closing arguments in whatever form it wishes to receive
			 them. The committee also may permit each party to propose findings,
			 conclusions, and/or an order for its consideration.
(2) Within thirty days following the later of
			 the conclusion of the hearing or the committee's receipt of closing arguments,
			 the committee shall issue an initial order in accordance with
			 RCW
			   34.05.461 and WAC
			 10-08-210. This order shall
			 include findings of fact on all material issues of fact and conclusions of law
			 on all material issues of law - Including which, if any, specific provisions of
			 the student conduct code were violated. Any findings based substantially on the
			 credibility of evidence or the demeanor of witnesses shall be so
			 identified.
(3) The committee's
			 order shall also include a determination on appropriate discipline, if any. If
			 the matter was a referral from the vice-president, the committee shall
			 determine any disciplinary sanction. If the matter was an appeal by the
			 respondent, the committee may affirm, reverse, or modify the discipline imposed
			 by the vice-president and/or impose any other disciplinary sanction authorized
			 herein.
(4) The committee chair
			 shall cause copies of its order to be served on the respondent, the
			 vice-president, the college president, and any legal counsel who have appeared.
			 The committee chair shall also promptly transmit the record of the committee's
			 proceedings to the college president.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-210, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-220 - President's review and final college order

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(1) The college president shall review the
			 record and enter the final college order, in accordance with
			 RCW
			   34.05.461(2) and
			 34.05.464.
(2) If either the respondent or the vice
			 president for student services wishes to file written argument with the
			 president, she/he must file that argument and serve a copy on the other within
			 fifteen days after service of the committee's order. Within seven days after
			 service of any such argument, the other party may file and serve a written
			 response. The president shall have discretion to modify these deadlines and/or
			 to allow oral arguments. However no new evidence, not already part of the
			 record, may be introduced in any argument, except as expressly authorized by
			 the president upon a showing of compelling legal justification and after any
			 appropriate fact-finding.
(3) The
			 president shall personally consider the whole record or such portions of it as
			 may be cited by the parties. A party's failure to present any argument shall
			 mean that the party is citing "none" of the record.
(4) If the committee's order includes a
			 provision for expulsion, the president must consult with and obtain the
			 agreement of the district chancellor. If the committee's order includes a
			 provision for suspension from any other college(s) of the district, the
			 president must consult with and obtain the agreement of the president(s) of
			 such college(s).
(5) Within ninety
			 days following the later of the conclusion of the hearing or the committee's
			 receipt of closing arguments, the president shall either remand the matter for
			 further proceedings, with instructions to the committee, or enter a final order
			 in the matter. The president shall have all of decision-making power that
			 he/she would have had if presiding over the hearing, including the power to
			 affirm, reverse, or modify any disciplinary sanction.
(6) The president's final order shall
			 include, or incorporate by reference to the committee's initial order, all
			 matters required by
			 RCW
			   34.05.461, in accordance with
			 RCW
			   34.05.464. It shall also include notice to
			 the respondent of their right to seek judicial review under
			 RCW
			   34.05.510 et seq.
(7) Copies of the final order shall be served
			 on the respondent, the vice president, any legal counsel who have appeared, and
			 the committee chair.
(8) The
			 decision of the president shall be the final district action in the
			 matter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-220, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-230 - Reestablishment of academic standing after successful appeal

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When a student has missed classes and/or course work due to a
				disciplinary suspension or expulsion, but that disciplinary sanction was
				appealed and not upheld, the student shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
				reestablish their academic standing and the alternative of a withdrawal and
				refund of tuition and fees. Depending on the circumstances, reestablishing
				academic standing may include opportunities to take examinations and otherwise
				complete course offerings that were missed due to the disciplinary sanction or
				to retake the class(es).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-230, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-240 - Reinstatement after suspension or expulsion

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(1) Any student who has been suspended as a
			 disciplinary sanction shall be reinstated, upon the student's written request,
			 after (a) expiration of the stated time period of the suspension and (b)
			 satisfaction of all conditions of the suspension, if any.
(2) Before a suspension has ended, or if a
			 student has been expelled, the student may petition for reinstatement as an
			 enrolled student. Any such petition shall be submitted in writing to the
			 vice-president for student services, showing facts and circumstances
			 constituting good cause for such reinstatement. No such reinstatement shall be
			 granted unless it is approved by both that vice-president and the college
			 president.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-240, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-250 - Summary suspensions

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(1) A summary
			 suspension is a temporary exclusion from specified college premises or denial
			 of access to all activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise
			 be eligible, during which an investigation and/or formal disciplinary
			 procedures are pending.
Suspension may be imposed, if the vice president for student
				services or their designee(s) has cause to believe that any student:
(a) Has violated any provision of the code of
			 conduct; and
(b) Presents an
			 immediate danger to the health, safety or welfare of members of the college
			 community; or
(c) If the student
			 poses an ongoing threat of disruption of, or interference with, the operations
			 of the college, that student may be summarily suspended.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-260 - Maintenance of student discipline records

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Records of all completed disciplinary cases shall be maintained
				and disposed of by the vice-president for student services in accordance with
				applicable records retention requirements and student education record
				confidentiality requirements.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100,
				  28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 .
				  03-16-015, §
										132F-121-260, filed 7/28/03,
				  effective 8/28/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-270 - Order of precedence

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This supplemental procedure applies to allegations of sexual
				harassment subject to Title IX jurisdiction pursuant to regulations promulgated
				by the United States Department of Education. See  34 C.F.R. Part 106 . To the
				extent these supplemental hearing procedures conflict with the Seattle
				Colleges' standard disciplinary procedures, WAC
				132F-121-110
				through
				132F-121-260,
				these supplemental procedures shall take precedence. The Seattle Colleges may,
				at its discretion, contract with an administrative law judge or other person to
				act as presiding officer and assign such presiding officer to exercise any or
				all of the duties in lieu of the student conduct committee and committee
				chair.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-280 - Prohibited conduct under Title IX

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				  28B.50.140(13) and Title IX
				of the Education Amendments Act of 1972,
				20 U.S.C. Sec.
				1681, the Seattle Colleges may impose
				disciplinary sanctions against a student who commits, attempts to commit, or
				aids, abets, incites, encourages, or assists another person to commit, an
				act(s) of "sexual harassment."
For purposes of this supplemental procedure, "sexual
				harassment" encompasses the following conduct:
(1) Title IX quid pro quo harassment. Quid
			 pro quo harassment occurs when a student in their capacity as an employee of
			 the Seattle Colleges conditions the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of
			 the Seattle Colleges on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual
			 conduct.
(2) Title IX hostile
			 environment. Unwelcome sexual or gender-based conduct that a reasonable person
			 would find to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it
			 effectively denies a person equal access to the Seattle Colleges' educational
			 programs or activities, or employment.
(3) Sexual assault. Sexual assault includes
			 the following conduct:
(a) Nonconsensual
			 sexual intercourse. Any actual or attempted sexual intercourse (anal, oral, or
			 vaginal), however slight, with any object or body part, by a person upon
			 another person, that is without consent and/or by force. Sexual intercourse
			 includes anal or vaginal penetration by a penis, tongue, finger, or object, or
			 oral copulation by mouth to genital contact or genital to mouth
			 contact.
(b) Nonconsensual sexual
			 contact. Any actual or attempted sexual touching, however slight, with any body
			 part or object, by a person upon another person that is without consent and/or
			 by force. Sexual touching includes any bodily contact with the breasts, groin,
			 mouth, or other bodily orifice of another individual, or any other bodily
			 contact in a sexual manner.
(c)
			 Incest. Sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a person known to be related
			 to them, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant,
			 brother, or sister of either wholly or half related. Descendant includes
			 stepchildren and adopted children under the age of 18.
(d) Statutory rape. Consensual sexual
			 intercourse between someone who is 18 years of age or older and someone who is
			 under the age of 16.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-290 - Title IX jurisdiction

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(1) This
			 supplemental procedure applies only if the alleged misconduct:
(a) Occurred in the United States;
(b) Occurred during a Seattle Colleges'
			 educational program or activity; and
(c) Meets the definition of sexual harassment
			 as that term is defined in this supplemental procedure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-300 - Initiation of discipline

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(1) Upon
			 receiving the Title IX investigation report from the Title IX coordinator, the
			 student conduct officer will independently review the report to determine
			 whether there are sufficient grounds to pursue a disciplinary action against
			 the respondent for engaging in prohibited conduct under Title IX.
(2) If the student conduct officer determines
			 that there are sufficient grounds to proceed under these supplemental
			 procedures, the student conduct officer will initiate a Title IX disciplinary
			 proceeding by filing a written disciplinary notice with the chair of the
			 student conduct committee and serving the notice on the respondent and the
			 complainant, and their respective advisors. The notice must:
(a) Set forth the basis for Title IX
			 jurisdiction;
(b) Identify the
			 alleged Title IX violation(s);
(c)
			 Set forth the facts underlying the allegation(s);
(d) Identify the range of possible sanctions
			 that may be imposed if the respondent is found responsible for the alleged
			 violation(s); and
(e) Explain that
			 the parties are entitled to be accompanied by their chosen advisors during the
			 hearing and that:
(i) The advisors will be
			 responsible for questioning all witnesses on the party's behalf;
(ii) An advisor may be an attorney;
			 and
(iii) The Seattle Colleges will
			 appoint the party an advisor of the Seattle Colleges' choosing at no cost to
			 the party, if the party fails to do so.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-310 - Prehearing procedure

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(1) Upon receiving
			 the disciplinary notice, the chair of the student conduct committee will send a
			 hearing notice to all parties, in compliance with WAC
			 132F-121-180.
			 In no event will the hearing date be set less than ten days after the Title IX
			 coordinator provided the final investigation report to the parties.
(2) A party may choose to have an attorney
			 serve as their advisor at the party's own expense. This right will be waived
			 unless, at least five days before the hearing, the attorney files a notice of
			 appearance with the committee chair with copies to all parties and the student
			 conduct officer.
(3) In preparation
			 for the hearing, the parties will have equal access to all evidence gathered by
			 the investigator during the investigation, regardless of whether the Seattle
			 Colleges intends to offer the evidence at the hearing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-320 - Rights of parties

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(1) The Seattle
			 Colleges' student conduct procedures, WAC
			 132F-121-110,
			 and this supplemental procedure shall apply equally to all parties.
(2) The Seattle Colleges bears the burden of
			 offering and presenting sufficient testimony and evidence to establish that the
			 respondent is responsible for a Title IX violation by a preponderance of the
			 evidence.
(3) The respondent will
			 be presumed not responsible until such time as the disciplinary process has
			 been finally resolved.
(4) During
			 the hearing, each party shall be represented by an advisor. The parties are
			 entitled to an advisor of their own choosing and the advisor may be an
			 attorney. If a party does not choose an advisor, then the Title IX coordinator
			 will appoint an advisor of the Seattle Colleges' choosing on the party's behalf
			 at no expense to the party.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-330 - Evidence

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The introduction and consideration of evidence during the
				hearing is subject to the following procedures and restrictions:
(1) Relevance: The committee chair shall
			 review all questions for relevance and shall explain on the record their
			 reasons for excluding any question based on lack of relevance.
(2) Relevance means that information elicited
			 by the question makes facts in dispute more or less likely to be
			 true.
(3) Questions or evidence
			 about a complainant's sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not
			 relevant and must be excluded, unless such question or evidence:
(a) Is asked or offered to prove someone
			 other than the respondent committed the alleged misconduct; or
(b) Concerns specific incidents of prior
			 sexual behavior between the complainant and the respondent, which are asked or
			 offered on the issue of consent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-340 - Initial order

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(1) In addition to
			 complying with WAC
			 132F-121-210
			 the student conduct committee will be responsible for conferring and drafting
			 an initial order that:
(a) Identifies the
			 allegations of sexual harassment;
(b) Describes the grievance and disciplinary
			 procedures, starting with filing of the formal complaint through the
			 determination of responsibility, including notices to parties, interviews with
			 witnesses and parties, site visits, methods used to gather evidence, and
			 hearings held;
(c) Makes findings
			 of fact supporting the determination of responsibility;
(d) Reaches conclusions as to whether the
			 facts establish whether the respondent is responsible for engaging in sexual
			 harassment in violation of Title IX;
(e) Contains a statement of, and rationale
			 for, the committee's determination of responsibility for each
			 allegation;
(f) Describes any
			 disciplinary sanction or conditions imposed against the respondent, if
			 any;
(g) Describes to what extent,
			 if any, complainant is entitled to remedies designed to restore or preserve
			 complainant's equal access to the Seattle Colleges' education programs or
			 activities; and
(h) Describes the
			 process for appealing the initial order to the Seattle Colleges'
			 president.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-121 - Student activities, rights and discipline › Section 132F-121-350 - Appeals

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(1) All parties,
			 including the student conduct officer in their capacity as a representative of
			 the college, have the right to appeal from the determination of responsibility
			 and/or from a dismissal, in whole or part, of a formal complaint during the
			 investigative or hearing process. Appeals must be in writing and filed with the
			 president's office within 21 days of service of the initial order or notice of
			 dismissal. Appeals must identify the specific findings of fact and/or
			 conclusions of law in the initial order or dismissal that the appealing party
			 is challenging and must contain argument as to why the appeal should be
			 granted. Failure to file a timely appeal constitutes a waiver of the right to
			 appeal and the initial order or dismissal shall be deemed final.
(2) Upon receiving a timely appeal, the
			 president's office will serve a copy of the appeal on all parties, who will
			 have 10 days from the date of service to submit written responses to the
			 president's office addressing issues raised in the appeal. Failure to file a
			 timely response constitutes a waiver of the right to participate in the appeal.
			 Upon receipt of written responses, the president's office shall serve copies of
			 the responses to the other parties.
(3) Parties receiving a copy of the responses
			 shall have five days in which to submit a written reply addressing issues
			 raised in the responses to the president's office.
(4) The president or their delegate, based on
			 their review of parties' submissions and the hearing or investigative record,
			 will determine whether the grounds for appeal have merit, provide the rationale
			 for this conclusion, and state whether a dismissal if affirmed or denied, or if
			 the disciplinary sanctions and conditions imposed in the initial order are
			 affirmed, vacated, or amended, and, if amended, set forth the new disciplinary
			 sanctions and conditions.
(5) The
			 president's office shall serve the final decision on the parties
			 simultaneously.
(6) All
			 administrative decisions reached through this process may be judicially
			 appealed pursuant to applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW including, but
			 not limited to, the timelines set forth in
			 RCW
			   34.05.542.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-124 - General conduct › Section 132F-124-010 - Financial obligations of students

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Admission to or registration with the colleges of Seattle
				College District VI, conferring of degrees and issuance of academic transcripts
				may be withheld for failure to meet financial obligations to the college or
				district.
Order 12, §
										132F-124-010, filed
				  5/22/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-124 - General conduct › Section 132F-124-011 - Appeal procedure

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Every student has the right to appeal a decision of any college
				department or division to assess a fee, fine, charge, debt, or other financial
				obligation of his or hers to the college or the district in writing, stating
				the reasons for the appeal to the division or department head for a
				determination of the validity and legitimacy of that obligation within ten days
				after notice of the assessment was sent to the student. If the student has not
				resolved his or her financial obligation to the college or district and has not
				requested a formal hearing pursuant to chapter 28B.19 RCW within ten days after
				his last appeal action, the college or district may take any action authorized
				under WAC
				132F-124-010.
Order 12, §
										132F-124-011, filed
				  5/22/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-126 - Required and Emergency Medical Leaves of Absence › Section 132F-126-001 - Purpose

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The vice presidents of student services may, after a careful
				and collaborative review, place a student on mandatory medical leave of absence
				in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. This process is
				only considered in rare situations when other options have been utilized and
				considered. A mandatory leave of absence is not the preferred option when
				addressing students' health, welfare, and safety. Any assessment or action
				taken under this policy will be based on legitimate safety concerns and not
				based on speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with
				disabilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132F - Seattle Colleges › Chapter 132F-126 - Required and Emergency Medical Leaves of Absence › Section 132F-126-010 - Issuing a required medical leave of absence

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(1) The vice president of student services,
			 or the vice president's designee, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
			 "vice president") may require a student to take a medical leave of absence if a
			 student has a physical illness or a mental, emotional, or psychological
			 condition and as a result of the condition:
(a) Is engaging in, or is threatening to
			 engage in, behavior that poses a significant danger of causing substantial harm
			 to the health, safety, or welfare of the student or others;
(b) The student's behavior has resulted in
			 substantial harm to the health, safety, or welfare of the student or others and
			 the behavior continues, or there is a risk that the behavior will continue,
			 posing a significant danger of causing substantial harm to the health, safety,
			 or welfare of the student or others; or
(c) The student's behavior has resulted in
			 significant disruption of the teaching, learning or administrative activities
			 of other members of the campus community and the behavior continues, or there
			 is a risk the behavior will continue, with the likely result of such behavior
			 substantially impeding the education processes or proper activities or
			 functions of the college and its personnel.