Washington Administrative Code › Title 132Q - Spokane, Community Colleges of › Chapter 132Q-10 - Standards of conduct for students › Section 132Q-10-105 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
				mean:
(1) "Accused student" means any
			 student accused of violating the standards of conduct for students.
(2) "Appeals board" is a district-wide board
			 composed of one administrator from each college appointed by the chief
			 executive of that college. The appeals board considers appeals from a student
			 conduct board's determination or from the sanctions imposed by the student
			 conduct officer. The appeals board is convened by the student conduct
			 officer.
(3) The "chief student
			 services officer" is the vice president of student services of Spokane
			 Community College or of Spokane Falls Community College, or a person designated
			 by the college president to be responsible for the administration of the
			 standards of conduct for students. The chief student services officer also
			 serves as the Title IX coordinator for matters regarding conduct of Community
			 Colleges of Spokane (CCS) students.
(4) "College" means Spokane Community
			 College, Spokane Falls Community College, and all locations of CCS.
(5) "College official" includes any person
			 employed by the college performing assigned duties with the exception of work
			 study students.
(6) "College
			 premises" includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the
			 possession of or owned, used, or controlled by the Community Colleges of
			 Spokane (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
(7) "College president" includes the
			 president of Spokane Falls Community College and the president of Spokane
			 Community College. Each president is authorized to designate a chief student
			 service officer on behalf of his or her respective institutions.
(8) "Complainant" means any member of CCS,
			 including employee(s), contractor(s), visitor(s), or guest(s) who submits a
			 report alleging that a student violated the standards of conduct for students.
			 When students believe they have been victimized by another student's
			 misconduct, they have the same rights under these standards as are provided to
			 the complainant, even if another member of CCS submitted the charge itself. For
			 the purposes of complaints involving sexual misconduct, the "complainant" is
			 the alleged victim of sexual misconduct even if the complaint is filed by a
			 third party including, but not limited to, complaints filed by CCS, SFCC, or
			 SCC.
(9) "Disciplinary action" is
			 the process by which discipline is imposed against a student, members of a
			 student organization, or a student organization for a violation of the
			 standards of conduct for students by a student conduct officer, the student
			 conduct board, the student conduct administrative panel, the appeals board, or
			 a faculty member.
(10)
			 "Disciplinary appeal" is the process by which an aggrieved student can appeal
			 the discipline imposed by the chief student services officer, the student
			 conduct officer, the student conduct board, or the student conduct
			 administrative panel. Appeals of all appealable disciplinary action shall be
			 determined by the appeals board.
(11) "Disciplinary hearing" is the process
			 during which an accused student has the opportunity to respond to a complaint
			 alleging a violation(s) of the standards of conduct for students. The accused
			 student has the opportunity to explain what he or she did and to provide
			 evidence that is relevant to the complaint. Alleged misconduct that would not
			 result in suspension in excess of 10 instructional days or an expulsion shall
			 be reviewed through a brief adjudicative proceeding held by the student conduct
			 officer or the student conduct board.
(12) "Faculty member" means a teacher,
			 counselor, or librarian or person who is otherwise considered by the college to
			 be a member of its faculty.
(13)
			 "Filing" is the process by which a document is officially delivered to a school
			 official responsible for facilitating a disciplinary review. Unless expressly
			 specified otherwise, filing shall be accomplished by:
(a) Hand delivery of the document to the
			 school official or school official's assistant; or
(b) By sending the document by email and
			 first class mail to the recipient's college email and office address. Papers
			 required to be filed with the college shall be deemed filed upon actual receipt
			 during office hours at the office of the specified official.