Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) The code of student conduct exists to
advance the core missions of the college, promote a safe and secure educational
environment, foster the academic and social development of students, and
protect the persons, property, processes, and academic integrity of the college
community. Although the code is intended to be as comprehensive as possible, it
makes no attempt to list all activities, behavior, or conduct which may
adversely affect the college community. The expectation
is that all students show respect for each other, for college property, and for
the college community.
(B) In
order to maintain an orderly process for learning, the
instructor/supervisor/administrator has the authority to exclude any student
who is considered to be detrimental to an ongoing learning experience.
This may include dismissing a student from a particular
course, workshop, or learning event. As a result of disruptive or detrimental
behavior, a student may be subject to additional discipline under this policy
including
but is not limited to disciplinary probation, suspension,
dismissal, expulsion, withholding of transcripts, or other appropriate
action.
(C) The code applies to the
on-campus conduct of all students and registered student organizations. The
code also applies to the off-campus conduct of students and student
organizations in direct connection with:
(1) A
class assignment;
(2) Academic
course requirements or any credit-bearing experiences, such as clinical
experiences, externships, internships, field trips, study abroad, or student
teaching;
(3) Any activity
supporting pursuit of a degree;
(4)
Activities sanctioned, sponsored, conducted, or authorized by the college or by
registered student organizations;
(5) Any activity that causes substantial
destruction of property belonging to the college or members of the college
community or causes serious harm or imminent risk of
serious harm to the health or safety of members of the college community;
or
(6) Any activity in which a
police report has been filed, a summons or indictment has been issued, or an
arrest has occurred for a crime of violence.
(D) All persons are encouraged to report code
violations to a college official as soon as possible. Charges must be filed
within sixty days of the incident or of the identification of the person having
allegedly committed the violation. Students continue to be subject to local,
state, and federal laws while at the college. Violations of
local, state, and/or federal laws may also constitute
violations of the code. The college reserves the right to proceed with
disciplinary action under the code, independently of any criminal proceedings
and impose sanctions for code violation, whether or not the criminal
proceedings are resolved or
are resolved in the student's favor.
(E) Prohibited conduct - any student found to
have engaged, or attempted to engage, in any of the following conduct while
within the college's jurisdiction will be subject to disciplinary action by the
college.
(1) Academic misconduct - any
activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the college or
subvert the educational process (see academic honesty
procedure
5-09 (B-2) for additional specific policy).
(2)
Harassment - any
physical, non-verbal or verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of
creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work or academic
environment.
(3) Endangering
health safety - actual or threatened action that endangers the safety,
physical, or mental health or life of any person, whether intentionally or as a
result of reckless disregard. Also includes engaging in a pattern of unwanted
conduct directed at another person that threatens or endangers the safety,
physical or mental health, or life or property to that person, or creates a
reasonable fear of such a threat or action.
(4) Sexual misconduct -
any unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that is
committed without consent. Sexual misconduct can occur between persons of the
same or different sex
(see sexual
misconduct
policy 14-3-35 for specific additional policy and
procedure related to sexual misconduct).
(5) Destruction of property - actual or
threatened damage to or destruction of college/campus property or property of
others, whether done intentionally or with reckless disregard.
(6) Dangerous weapons or devices - use,
storage, or possession of dangerous weapons or devices including, but not
limited to, firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals, fireworks or other
weapons, unless authorized by an appropriate college official or permitted by a
college policy, even if otherwise permitted by law.
(7) Dishonest conduct - dishonest conduct,
including, but not limited to, knowingly reporting a false emergency; knowingly
making false accusation of misconduct; misuse or falsification of college
documents, such as forgery, alteration, or improper transfer; and submission to
a college official of information known by the submitter to be false.
(8) Theft/unauthorized use of property -
theft or attempted theft, or the unauthorized use or possession of college
property or services, or the property of others.
(9) Failure to comply with college or civil
authority - failure to comply with legitimate directives of authorized college
officials, law enforcement or emergency personnel, identified as such, in the
performance of their duties, including failure to identify oneself when so
requested; or violation of the terms of a disciplinary sanction.
(10) Drugs and alcohol - use, production,
distribution, sale, or possession of drugs or alcohol in a manner prohibited
under local, state, and federal law or college policy.
(11) Unauthorized presence - unauthorized
entrance to or presence in or on college premises, including campus
locations.
(12) Disorderly or
disruptive conduct - disorderly or disruptive conduct that unreasonably
interferes with college activities or other activities conducted, sponsored, or
permitted by the college or any member of the college community.
(13)
Lewd or obscene
conduct - behavior such as sexual acts performed in public or on college
premises, taking pictures of another person in a gym, locker room, or restroom
without that person's consent, disrobing or streaking, possession or
distribution of any obscene materials.
(14) Hazing - performing, requiring, or
encouraging any act, whether or not the act is voluntarily agreed upon, in
conjunction with initiation into or continued membership or participation in
any group, organization, or activity that causes or creates a substantial risk
of causing mental or physical harm or humiliation. Such acts may include but
are not limited to, use of alcohol, reaction of excessive fatigue, and
paddling, punching or kicking in any form.
(15) Discipline proceedings abuse - abuse of
any college discipline proceedings, including but not limited to:
(a) Falsification, distortion, or
misrepresentation of information during an administrative hearing;
(b) Disruption or interference with the
orderly conduct of an administrative proceeding;
(c) Attempting to discourage an individual's
proper participation in, or use of, a college discipline proceeding;
(d) Attempting to influence the impartiality
of a member of an administrative panel prior to, and/or during the course of an
administrative proceeding; and
(e)
Encouraging another person to commit an abuse of a college disciplinary
proceeding.
(F)
Technology
resources - misuse or abuse of the college's
technology equipment such as computers, printers,
laptops, projectors, tvs, and including the college's internet and wi-fi
access, by any means, including, but not limited to:
(1) Use of computing resources to interfere
in any way with the normal operation of the college/campus;
(2) Failure to comply with all federal, Ohio,
and other applicable law; all generally applicable college rules and policies;
and all applicable contracts and licenses (i.e., laws of libel, privacy,
copyright, trademark, obscenity, child pornography; the electronic
communications privacy act and the computer fraud and abuse act, which prohibit
"hacking," "cracking," and similar activities; and all applicable software
licenses);
(3) Unauthorized use,
including, but not limited to:
(a) Use of
identification numbers, accounts, and passwords shared with, or used by persons
other than those to whom they have been assigned by the college;
(b) Use of computing resources for personal
commercial purposes or for personal financial or other gain;
(c) Use of computer resources to speak on
behalf of the college (implied or stated) when not
authorized to do so;
(d) Use
of computer resources to access and utilize college trademarks and logos
without authorization to do so;
(e)
Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, or change the contents, or for any
other purpose;
(f) Unauthorized
transfer of a file;
(4)
Use of computing resources to interfere with, interrupt, or disrupt the work of
another student, faculty, or staff member;
(5) Use of computing resources to transmit
menacing or harassing messages or materials.
(G) Violation of college rules - violation of
other published college regulations, policies, or rules, or violations of
local, state, or federal law.
(H)
Riotous behavior - participation in a disturbance with the purpose to commit or
incite any action that presents a clear and present danger to others, causes
physical harm to others, or damages property. Prohibiting behavior in the
context of a riot includes but is not limited to:
(1) Knowingly engaging in conduct designed to
incite another to engage in riotous behavior;
(2) Actual or threatened damage to or
destruction of college property or property of others, whether done
intentionally or with reckless disregard;
(3) Failing to comply with a directive to
disperse by college officials, law enforcement or emergency personnel;
and
(4) Intimidating, impeding,
hindering, or obstructing a college official, law enforcement or emergency
personnel in the performance of their duties.
(5) This rule shall not be interpreted as
prohibiting peaceful demonstrations, peaceful picketing, a call for a peaceful
boycott, or other forms of peaceful dissent.
(I) Dress and appearance
(1) Freedom of dress and appearance is an
individual choice; however, sufficient respect for self and others should be
followed.
(2) The absence of
footwear, shirt, blouse, top, and pants, shorts, skirt, dress, or other
sufficient covering is cause to prohibit the entrance
of said individual(s) to any college building.
(J) The college shall establish procedures
for the adjudication of violations of this policy. The behaviors enumerated in
the conduct policy may result in penalties up to and including dismissal from
the college.
