Washington Administrative Code › Title 132B - Grays Harbor College › Chapter 132B-125 - Student conduct code › Part 3 - STUDENT CONDUCT PROCEDURES › Section 132B-125-305 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
As used in this document the following words and phrases
				  shall mean:
(1)
"Assembly"
shall mean any activity engaged in by two or more
				persons the object of which is to gain publicity, advocate a view, petition for
				a cause, or disseminate information to any person, persons or group of
				persons.
(2)
"Board"
shall mean the board of trustees of Community College District No. 2, state of
				Washington.
(3)
"College"
shall mean Grays Harbor College or any additional
				community college hereafter established within Community College District No.
				2, state of Washington.
(4)
"College community"
shall mean all employees and students of the
				college.
(5)
"College
				facilities"
shall mean and include any or all real property owned,
				rented, leased, controlled or operated by the college and shall include all
				buildings and appurtenances affixed thereon or attached thereto. College
				facilities extend to affiliated websites, distance learning classroom
				environments and agencies or institutions that have educational agreements with
				Grays Harbor College.
(6)
"College official"
shall mean any person employed by the college
				performing assigned duties.
(7)
"Day"
means a calendar day, except when a "business day" is
				specified. "Business day" means a weekday, excluding weekends and college
				holidays.
(8)
"Disciplinary
				action"
is the process by which discipline is imposed against a student
				for a violation of the student conduct code by the student conduct
				officer.
(9)
"Disciplinary
				appeal"
is the process by which an aggrieved student can appeal the
				discipline imposed by the student conduct officer as provided in WAC
				132B-125-320 Appeal from disciplinary action. The student conduct committee
				hears disciplinary appeals from a suspension in excess of ten instructional
				days or a dismissal/expulsion. Appeals of all other appealable disciplinary
				action shall be reviewed through brief adjudicative proceedings.
(10)
"Employee"
shall mean any
				classified, faculty, administrator, exempt, student worker or volunteer person
				of the college or an affiliated institution.
(11)
"Faculty"
shall mean any
				person employed on a full- or part-time basis as a teacher, instructor,
				counselor, coach or librarian for the college or an affiliated institution.
				Includes faculty of other colleges (whether or not employed by Grays Harbor
				College (GHC)) that provide instruction to GHC students through distance
				education.
(12)
"Filing"
is the process by which a document is officially
				delivered to a school official responsible for facilitating a disciplinary
				review or a presiding officer. 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/or first-class mail to the recipient's college email and office
				address. Papers required to be filed shall be deemed filed upon actual receipt
				during office hours at the office of the specified official or presiding
				officer.