Wash. Admin. Code § 132Q-10-400 - [Effective 4/5/2025] Disciplinary sanctions
(1) The
following sanctions may be imposed by the chief student services officer,
student conduct officer, the student conduct board, the student conduct
administrative panel, or the appeals board on a student found to have violated
the standards of conduct for students.
(a)
Warning. An oral statement to a student that there is a violation and that
continued violation may be cause for further discipline. Warnings are not
subject to appeal.
(b) Reprimand. A
notice in writing to the student that the student has violated one or more
provisions of the standards of conduct for students, a disciplinary record has
been created, and that continuation of the same or similar behavior may result
in more severe disciplinary action.
(c) Probation. Formal action placing specific
conditions and restrictions upon the student's continued attendance depending
upon the seriousness of the violation and which may include a deferred
disciplinary sanction. If the student subject to a deferred disciplinary
sanction is found in violation of any college rule during the time of
disciplinary probation, the deferred disciplinary sanction, which may include,
but is not limited to, a suspension or a dismissal from the college, shall take
effect immediately without further review. Any such sanction shall be in
addition to any sanction or conditions arising from the new violation.
Probation may be for a limited period of time or may be for the duration of the
student's attendance at the college. A student who is on disciplinary probation
may be deemed "not in good standing" with the college. If so, the student shall
be subject to the following restrictions:
(i)
Ineligible to hold an office in any student organization recognized by the
college or to hold any elected or appointed office of the college.
(ii) Ineligible to represent the college to
anyone outside the college community in any way, including representing the
college at any official function, or any forms of intercollegiate competition
or representation.
(d)
Loss of privileges. Denial of specified privileges for a designated period of
time.
(e) Restitution or
compensation for loss, damage, or injury. This may take the form of appropriate
service and/or monetary or material replacement.
(f) Education. The college may require the
student to complete an educational project or attend sessions, at the student's
expense, which address the student's behavior such as anger management or
counseling.
(g) Fines may be
imposed by the college.
(h) College
suspension for a period not to exceed 10 instructional days. Separation of the
student from the college for a definite period of time, after which the student
is eligible to return. Conditions for readmission may be specified. There will
be no refund of tuition or fees for the quarter in which the action is
taken.
(i) Revocation of admission
or degree. Admission to or a degree awarded from the college may be revoked for
fraud, misrepresentation, or other violation of standards of conduct for
students in obtaining the degree, or for other serious violations committed by
a student prior to graduation.
(j)
Withholding degree. The college may withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned
until the completion of the process set forth in this chapter, including the
completion of all sanctions imposed.
(k) No trespass order. A student may be
restricted from college property based on his/her misconduct.
(l) Assessment. The student may be required
to have an assessment, such as alcohol/drug or anger management, by a certified
professional, and complete the recommended treatment.
(m) Loss of recognition. A student
organization's recognition may be withheld permanently or for a specific period
of time. Loss of recognition is defined as withholding college services or
administrative approval from a student organization. Services and approval to
be withdrawn include intramural sports, information technology services,
college facility use and rental, and involvement in organizational
activities.
(n) Hold on transcript
or registration. This is a temporary measure restricting release of a student's
transcript or access to registration. Upon satisfactory completion of the
conditions of the sanction, the hold is released.
(o) No contact order. A prohibition of direct
or indirect physical, verbal, and/or written contact with another individual or
group.
(2) The following
additional sanctions may be issued by the chief student services officer,
student conduct officer, the student conduct administrative panel, or the
appeals board on a student found to have violated the standards of conduct for
students:
(a) College suspension for a period
that exceeds 10 academic days. Separation of the student from the college for a
definite period of time, after which the student is eligible to return.
Conditions for readmission may be specified. There will be no refund of tuition
or fees for the quarter in which the action is taken.
(b) College expulsion. Permanent separation
of the student from the college. The revocation of all rights and privileges of
membership in the college community and exclusion from the campus, Spokane
Colleges owned or controlled facilities without any possibility of return.
There will be no refund of tuition or fees for the quarter in which action is
taken.
(3) A sanction
may be made effective for the entire district or the student's college. If only
to the student's college, the chief student services officer at the other
colleges may enforce the disciplinary action at their respective
college.
(4) More than one of the
sanctions listed in subsection (1) of this section may be imposed for any
single violation.
(5) Other than
college expulsion or revocation or withholding of a degree, disciplinary
sanctions are not made part of the student's academic record, but are part of
the student's disciplinary record.
(6) If a student's behavior is found to have
been motivated by another's race, creed, color, religion, national or ethnic
origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, or disability, use of a guide
dog or service animal by a person with a disability, veteran's status, or
genetic information, such finding is considered an aggravating factor in
determining a sanction for such conduct.
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