GENERAL PROVISIONS

Labette Community College strives to create an academic community conducive to the proper functioning of the educational process and the development of each student.  To create the atmosphere in which these goals can be pursued, the College maintains disciplinary rules and regulations.  Students are expected to behave in a manner that is conducive to the mission of the College.  Labette Community College reserves the right to impose disciplinary sanctions for behavioral misconduct that occurs either on campus or off campus.

 

1.01 APPLICABILITY

This Code of Student Conduct is applicable to every student enrolled at the College, whether part time or full time and whether in residence, by extension, or otherwise and may at times apply to persons off campus when using College facilities or participating in LCC programs or activities, including off campus outings and clinical practice trips. This code is adopted pursuant to authority granted by the LCC Board of Trustees.

 

1.02 DEFINITIONS

  1. Academic work:  includes preparation for an essay, thesis, report, assignment, computer program, clinical or other project submitted &/or performed for purposes of evaluation/grade determination.

  2. Code:  this Code of Student Conduct.

  3. College:  Labette Community College.

  4. College officials:  those persons given the responsibility and authority by the appropriate agency or person, including trustees, regents, faculty, physical plant and administrative staff. 

  5. College property:  property owned/used/controlled/occupied by the College, including property physically removed from a campus. 

  6. Day:  Business day is that in which College administrative offices are open for normal business, even if no classes are being held.

  7. Disciplinary action:  proceedings under Section 3 of this code.

  8. Hazing:  activities defined in the LCC Hazing Code (Appendix A).

  9. Hearing Officer:  that person appointed by the VP of Student Affairs or the Chair of the Appeals Committee, to conduct hearings under Section Three of this code.

  10. Notice:  correspondence (1) sent by mail, including email, addressed to the addressee at the local address, as shown on College computer records in the Office of the Registrar/Admissions; (2) personally deliv- ered to the addressee; or (3) personal contact.

  11. Preponderance of the evidence:  that quantum of evidence which, when given probative force, would tend to prove that a fact is more likely to be true than not.

  12. Published LCC policy:  any provision of a Board of Trustees order or rule, an official College policy or procedure, or a published directive, rule, or regulation of the College.

  13. Record:  all written documents, forms, copies, reports, statements, tape recordings, or tangible evidence in a disciplinary action.

  14. Will and Shall are used in the imperative sense.

 

1.03 GENDER OF PRONOUNS

Wherever appearing, the pronouns, "his", "him", or "himself" shall be considered gender-neutral and shall refer to persons of both sexes.

 

1.04 AWARENESS OF POLICIES

Each student is expected to be fully acquainted with all published College policies, copies of which are available to each student for review in the Student Affairs’ Office or in the Library. The College will hold each student responsible for compliance with these published policies. Students are also expected to comply with all federal, state, and local laws, and any student who violates any provisions of those laws is subject to disciplinary action, notwithstanding any action taken by civil authorities because of the violation. This principle extends to conduct off campus that is likely to have an adverse effect on the College or the educational process. In the event of an infraction: 

 

  1. The student(s) believed to have been involved will meet with the respective college official to review the incident.

  2. Following a preliminary investigation, if sufficient evidence indicates that a violation of the Code has occurred, the official will initiate the procedures for an initial hearing, as indicated in Section 3. 

  3. Should the student disagree with the findings, an appeal is allowed, and is to be pursued within the respective procedures. 

 

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