Washington Administrative Code › Title 132T - Walla Walla Community College › Chapter 132T-100 - Student code of conduct › Section 132T-100-350 - Summary suspension

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Summary suspension is a temporary exclusion from specified
				college premises or denial of access to all activities or privileges for which
				a respondent might otherwise be eligible, while an investigation and/or formal
				disciplinary procedures are pending. The conduct review officer may impose a
				summary suspension if there is probable cause to believe that the respondent
				has violated any provision of the student code of conduct; presents an
				immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of members of the college
				community; or poses an ongoing threat of substantial disruption of, or
				interference with, the operations of the college.
(1) Notice. Any respondent who has been
			 summarily suspended shall be served by the conduct review officer with oral or
			 written notice of the summary suspension. If oral notice is given, a written
			 notification shall be served on the respondent within two business days of the
			 oral notice. The written notification shall be entitled notice of summary
			 suspension and shall include the reasons for imposing the summary suspension,
			 including a description of the conduct giving rise to the summary suspension
			 and reference to the provisions of the student code of conduct or the law
			 allegedly violated; the date, time, and location when the respondent must
			 appear before the conduct review officer for a hearing on the summary
			 suspension; and the conditions, if any, under which the respondent may
			 physically access the campus or communicate with members of the campus
			 community. If the respondent has been trespassed from the campus, a notice
			 against trespass shall be included warning the respondent that their privilege
			 to enter into or remain on college premises has been withdrawn, and that the
			 respondent shall be considered trespassing and subject to arrest for criminal
			 trespass if they enter the college campus other than to meet with the student
			 conduct officer, conduct review officer, or to attend a disciplinary
			 hearing.
(2) Hearing. The conduct
			 review officer (CRO) shall conduct a hearing on the summary suspension as soon
			 as practicable after imposition of the summary suspension. During the summary
			 suspension hearing, the issue before the conduct review officer is whether
			 there is probable cause to believe that the summary suspension should be
			 continued pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings and/or whether the
			 summary suspension should be less restrictive in scope. The respondent shall be
			 afforded an opportunity to explain why summary suspension should not be
			 continued while disciplinary proceedings are pending or why the summary
			 suspension should be less restrictive in scope. If the respondent fails to
			 appear at the designated hearing time, the CRO may order that the summary
			 suspension remain in place pending the conclusion of the disciplinary
			 proceedings. As soon as practicable following the hearing, the CRO shall issue
			 a written decision which shall include a brief explanation for any decision
			 continuing and/or modifying the summary suspension and notice of any right to
			 appeal. To the extent permissible under applicable law, the CRO shall provide a
			 copy of the decision to all persons or offices who may be bound or protected by
			 it.
(3) Sexual misconduct. In cases
			 involving allegations of sexual misconduct outside of the Title IX definition,
			 the complainant shall be notified by the conduct review officer that a summary
			 suspension has been imposed on the same day that the summary suspension notice
			 is served on the respondent. The college will also provide the complainant with
			 timely notice of any subsequent changes to the summary suspension
			 order.