Wash. Admin. Code § 132F-121-250 - Summary suspensions
(1) A summary
suspension is a temporary exclusion from specified college premises or denial
of access to all activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise
be eligible, during which an investigation and/or formal disciplinary
procedures are pending.
Suspension may be imposed, if the vice president for student services or their designee(s) has cause to believe that any student:
(a) Has violated any provision of the code of
conduct; and
(b) Presents an
immediate danger to the health, safety or welfare of members of the college
community; or
(c) If the student
poses an ongoing threat of disruption of, or interference with, the operations
of the college, that student may be summarily suspended.
(2) Notice. Any student who has been
summarily suspended shall be served with written notice or verbal notice of the
summary suspension. If such notice is made in writing, it shall be provided by
certified mail and first class mail delivered to the student's last known
address.
(3) The oral or written
notice to the student shall include the reasons for summary suspension,
duration of the summary suspension, and any possible additional disciplinary or
corrective action that may be taken. The notification shall indicate that the
student must appear before the vice president of student services or designee
for a summary suspension hearing at a time specified in the notice. If oral
notice is given, written notice shall follow within two calendar days. In
addition, the vice president for student services or designee shall set a date
for summary suspension hearing as soon as practicable.
(4) The student shall be given the
opportunity to present written and/or oral evidence. The issue before the vice
president for student services or designee shall be whether probable cause
exists to support and to continue the summary suspension.
(5) The vice president for student services
or designee shall issue a written order within two days of the informal
hearing, including a brief statement of findings of fact, conclusions of law,
and policy reasons for the decision to justify the determination of an
immediate danger and the vice president's decision to take the specific
action.
(6) If a student who has
been summarily suspended fails to appear for a summary suspension hearing, the
vice president for student services may order the suspension to remain in place
pending the final disposition of the disciplinary process as provided in this
section.
(7) The student may
request a de novo review of the informal hearing decision before the student
conduct committee. The review will be scheduled promptly. Either party may
request the review to be consolidated with any other disciplinary proceeding
arising from the same matter.
(8)
Nothing herein shall prevent faculty members from taking summary action as may
be reasonably necessary to maintain order in the classroom and/or prevent
substantial disruption to the educational process. Such summary action in the
form of removal from the classroom may not exceed one day per episode. Any such
summary action may be appealed to the vice president for student services for a
brief adjudicative proceeding.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.100, [28B.50].130, and/or[28B.50].140 . 03-16-015, § 132F-121-250, filed 7/28/03, effective 8/28/03.
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