Washington Administrative Code › Title 132L - Centralia College › Chapter 132L-120 - Centralia College - Student rights and responsibilities code › Section 132L-120-070 - Student rights and freedoms

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Freedom of access: Centralia College shall admit all individuals who qualify according to current admission requirements. The college, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other applicable laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical handicaps, age, or gender in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: Admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services, programs, and activities.
(2) Freedom of association: Students are free to organize and to participate in voluntary associations of their own choosing. To be officially recognized, the ASCC must grant student organizations an official charter. In order to receive or maintain official recognition, a student organization must be open to all students without regard to race, color, gender, creed, national origin, mental or physical handicaps, age, or sexual orientation.
(3) Freedom in the classroom: The classroom is the center for study and understanding of the subject matter for which the instructor has professional responsibility and institutional accountability. Instructors encourage free discussion, inquiry, and expression among their students in their quest for knowledge. They foster honest academic conduct and evaluate their students fairly and accurately. They conform to a set of professional standards and ethics.
(4) Freedom of publications and press: Student publications and the student press are valuable aids in establishing and maintaining an atmosphere of free and responsible discussion and of intellectual exploration on the campus. The college has developed a publications code that is used to administer all student publications.
(5) Freedom of speech and assembly: No rule shall restrict student expression solely based on disapproval or fear of the student's ideas or motives. Students and student organizations shall be free to examine and discuss all questions of interest to them, and to express opinions publicly and privately.
(a) Students and members of the public are guaranteed the rights of free inquiry, expression, and assembly on the outdoor college facilities that are generally open and available to the public.
(b) Any student group or student organization that wishes to schedule an assembly within or on a college facility not generally open to the public must reserve the college facility in advance.
(c) Modes of expression or assembly that are manifestly unreasonable or disruptive in terms of time, place, or manner may be restricted. Students and members of the public must ensure that assemblies:
(i) Are conducted in an orderly manner;
(ii) Do not unreasonably interfere with classes, scheduled meetings or ceremonies, or regular functions of the college;
(iii) Do not unreasonably interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic; or
(iv) Do not cause destruction or damage to college property, including library materials, or private property on college facilities.
(d) Assemblies that violate these rules may be ordered to disperse by the college in accordance with Washington state statutes.
(e) A nonstudent who violates any provision of the rule may be required to leave the campus or section of campus or facility and/or be referred to civilian authorities for criminal prosecution.
(f) A student, student group, or student organization that violates any provision of the rule may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with this code. This may also include criminal prosecution.