Wash. Admin. Code § 495A-121-061 - Initiation of disciplinary action
(1)
All disciplinary actions are initiated by the student conduct officer. If the
respondent has submitted an active complaint against the student conduct
officer, the president shall, upon request, designate another person to fulfill
any disciplinary responsibilities relative to the complaint.
(2) For all complaints relating to violations
of Title IX, the college shall follow chapter 495A-115 WAC.
(3) For all other disciplinary matters, the
student conduct officer initiates disciplinary action by serving the respondent
with written notice directing the student to attend a disciplinary meeting. The
notice briefly describes the factual allegations, the provision(s) of the
student conduct code that the respondent is alleged to have violated, the range
of possible sanctions for the alleged violation(s) and specifies the time and
location of the meeting. At the meeting the student conduct officer presents
the allegations to the respondent, and the respondent is afforded an
opportunity to explain what took place. If the respondent fails to attend the
meeting after proper service of notice, the student conduct officer may take
disciplinary action based upon the available information.
(4) Within ten days of the initial
disciplinary meeting and after considering the evidence in the case including
any facts or argument presented by the respondent, the student conduct officer
will serve the respondent with a written decision setting forth the facts and
conclusions supporting the decision, the specific student conduct code
provisions found to have been violated, the discipline imposed, if any, and a
notice of appeal rights with an explanation of the consequences of failing to
file a timely appeal.
(5) The
student conduct officer may take any of the following disciplinary actions:
(a) Exonerate the respondent and terminate
the proceedings;
(b) Impose a
disciplinary sanction(s) as described in WAC
495A-121-044;
or
(c) Refer the matter directly to
the student/faculty disciplinary committee for disciplinary action as the
committee deems appropriate. This referral is in writing, to the attention of
the chair of the student/faculty disciplinary committee, and with a copy served
on the respondent.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140(10). 00-11-147, § 495A-121-061, filed 5/24/00, effective 6/24/00.
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