Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3358:5 - Clark State College
Chapter 3358:5-9 - Student Policies In General
Section 3358:5-9-02 - Student rights and responsibilities/code of conduct policy

Students may freely engage in noncommercial activities on any subject provided they do so in a manner that does not violate this policy. Students, in turn, have the responsibility to respect the rights of all members of the college in exercising these freedoms.

No agent or organization of Clark state community college shall discriminate against any student on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (forty years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent and any other protected group status as defined by law or college policy in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other applicable statutes. In their individual roles as members of student organizations, students have the responsibility not to discriminate against others.

Students may assemble in an orderly manner and engage in peaceful protest, demonstrations and picketing which does not disrupt the functions of the College, threaten the health or safety of any person or violate this rule..

Students may exercise their religious convictions and associate with religious, political or other organizations of their choice in college facilities provided they do so in a manner that respects the rights of other members of the community and complies with this policy. Students have the responsibility to respect the rights of other members of the college community to free exercise of their religious convictions and to free association with organizations of their choice.

Students have a reasonable expectation to be free from unreasonable searches or unlawful arrest on college property. Students have the responsibility to respect the privacy of other members of the college community.

Students shall have access to accurate and plainly stated information relating to maintenance of acceptable academic standing, graduation requirements and individual course objectives and requirements. Students may expect instruction from designated instructors at appointed class times and reasonable access to those instructors. Students have the responsibility to attend class and to know their appropriate academic requirements.

Students may expect a reasonably safe environment supportive of the college's mission and their own educational goals. Students have the responsibility to protect and maintain that environment and to protect themselves from all hazards to the extent that reasonable behavior and precaution can avoid risk.

Students may establish representative governmental bodies and to participate in college governance in accordance with the rules and regulations of the college. Students who accept representative roles in the governance of the college have the obligation to participate responsibly.

Students shall be afforded due process before formal disciplinary sanctions are imposed by the college for violations of this policy. Students have the right to written notice and the opportunity for a hearing before any change in status is incurred for disciplinary reasons, unless a significant threat to persons or property exists.

Students may access and control access to their education records as provided in the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment. These include the rights to review and challenge the content of educational records, to control disclosure of personal and academic information to third parties and to limit the routine disclosure of all or some information defined as "directory information" by the act.