Section 132E-120-210. Everett Community College student conduct—Authority and responsibility.

(1) The board of trustees acting in accordance with RCW 28B.050.140(14) does by written order delegate to the president of the college authority to administer disciplinary action.

(2) The chief student affairs officer is directed by the president to represent the college with regard to student affairs including discipline. He/she or his/her designee is responsible for assembling facts regarding incidents referred to his/her office, making provisions for suitable hearings, convening the designated student conduct committee when requested, notifying students and others concerned, determining and imposing appropriate disciplinary action, keeping confidential files and reports regarding incidents following each disciplinary case until it is closed, and destroying out-of-date files related to student disciplinary cases as may be permitted under state law.

(3) The instructor is responsible for the management of student conduct in the classroom. Instructors may remove a student from class on a daily basis if the student is being disruptive to the learning environment for students and/or the teaching environment for the instructor and fails to abide by the instructor's behavioral expectations. The chief student affairs officer or designee may through the appropriate disciplinary proceedings as set forth in this chapter permanently remove a student from a class for disruptive behavior.

(4) Any college administrator or security personnel member may remove a disruptive student from the college facilities. If the safety of the student or others is jeopardized, the student can be summarily suspended by the chief student affairs officer or designee until disciplinary proceedings can be completed. The chief student affairs officer or designee may through the appropriate disciplinary proceedings as set forth in this chapter permanently remove a student from the college campus for disruptive behavior.

The student has the right to appeal any disciplinary action taken against him/her by the chief student affairs officer or designee in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 14-04-048, § 132E-120-210, filed 1/27/14, effective 2/27/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.50 and 28B.10 RCW. WSR 07-11-165, § 132E-120-210, filed 5/23/07, effective 6/23/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 00-17-015, § 132E-120-210, filed 8/3/00, effective 9/3/00.]

RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 14-04-048, § 132E-120-210, filed 1/27/14, effective 2/27/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.50 and 28B.10 RCW. WSR 07-11-165, § 132E-120-210, filed 5/23/07, effective 6/23/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 00-17-015, § 132E-120-210, filed 8/3/00, effective 9/3/00.