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www.santarosa.edu Santa Rosa Junior College 2006 -2007 Catalog 33 to resolve the problem with the faculty member, sta member, or administrator who is the source of the complaint. If the matter is not resolved at Step 1, then the student may proceed to Step 2. Step 2. Confer with the immediate supervisor of the person who is the source of the complaint. If the complaint is about an instructor, counselor, or librarian, the immediate supervisor is the Department Chair. If the department chair does not resolve the matter, the student should then confer with the Administrative Dean who supervises that department. If the complaint is about another employee of the college, the student should contact that persons supervisor. If the matter is not resolved, proceed to step 3. Step 3. Confer with a Senior Administrator. The senior administrator is the Vice President who supervises the program or department where the complaint originated. For example, if the complaint or grievance is about an instructor or librarian, the senior administrator would be the Vice President of Academic Affairs. If the complaint is about a grade, the process stops here, as explained below. Step 4. Grievance. If the student feels that the issue has not been satisfactorily resolved by any of the above actions, a signed grievance form should be submitted to the Vice President of Student Services within six (6) school days after completion of Step 3. This statement should specify the time, place, and nature of the incident that resulted in the complaint. Step 5. Hearing Board. The Vice President, Student Services within ve (5) school days after receiving a completed signed grievance form, will deliver a copy to the person whom the grievance is against and call for formation of a Hearing Board and convene it for a formal hearing to establish facts and recommend action. GRADES AND ACADEMIC EVALUATIONS 1. A complaint involving grades or academic evaluations should be referred to the Vice-President, Academic A airs for consideration after completing Steps 1 through Step 3. The Vice-President is limited by Education Code, cited below. 2. No instructor may be directed to change a grade except in narrow circumstances authorized by Education Code section 76224: When grades are given for any course of instruction taught in a community college, the grade given to each student shall be the grade determined by the instructor of the course and the determination of the students grade by the instructor, in the absence of mistake, fraud, bad faith or incompetency, shall be nal. In the absence of mistake, fraud, bath faith or incompetence, formal grievances will not be accepted on grading issues. DISCRIMINATION OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT Formal grievances involving illegal discrimination, sexual harassment, equal opportunity and/or compliance with those policies can be taken directly to the District Compliance O cer (527-4303). (See also Sexual Harassment and Equal Opportunity. COMPLAINT ABOUT HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION (See also: Sexual Harassment What is it?; What you can do about it? ). In the case of sexual harassment, or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, creed, color, religion, sexual preference, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, Vietnam era veterans status, or disabling condition, the District Compliance O cer is designated as the person responsible for receiving student complaints. Student Conduct Standards and Due Process PURPOSES Santa Rosa Junior College holds that its primary function is the development of intellectual curiosity, integrity, and accomplishment. The College further holds that it is in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and discipline that students can best grow to understand moral, aesthetic, social, and economic values. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES To further these objectives, the College employs teachers and other sta , maintains physical facilities, and attends to the health and safety of persons on the campuses. The individuals making up the college community are diverse yet interdependent. Their objectives and the framework provided by the College are necessarily complex. Thus, each member of the college community should cooperate in the pursuit by others of their educational objectives and support the College in providing this framework in which teaching, learning, and service are honored. The College has the responsibility to make reasonable e orts to accommodate students with special conditions or needs. All students must be able to bene t from instruction offered at Santa Rosa Junior College. Occasions may arise when a students physical, medical, and/or psychological conditions may pose undue risk to the student or to others. In these cases, the College has the responsibility to determine that the students participation is not in the best interest of the student and the College. COLLEGE CONDUCT STANDARDS Interference with the colleges educational objectives or community life is cause for disciplinary action. All members of the college community and visitors are expected to refrain from such interference including, among others, the following particular types of conduct on college premises and at college-sponsored or authorized activities. Although all sta members representing the College are concerned with the welfare and discipline of students, it is the responsibility of the Vice President of Student Services in concert with the other college o ces to see that rules and regulations are maintained. If there are any questions regarding Student Conduct Standards of Due Process/Discipline these should be referred to the Vice President of Student Services at Santa Rosa Junior College. SECTION 1: STANDARDS OF CONDUCT Student shall conduct himself or herself in a manner that re ects their awareness of common standards of decency and the rights of others. Students shall be disciplined only for good cause, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following categories of misconduct. 1 . Dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the College. 2 . Forgery, alterations, or misuse of college documents, records, or identi cation. 3 . Obstruction or disruption of teaching, administration, disciplinary procedures, Policies and Regulations:

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