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- Student
Due Process:
Disciplinary Action by School Official
Students who believe they have been grieved by a disciplinary
action taken by a school official have the right to due
process as outlined in Board Policy 6030. A request for
due process should be filed with the Vice President Student
Services.
A student charged with misconduct shall be provided with
written notice to meet with a member of the college administration
for a preliminary hearing. The student has a right to appeal
to an appeals committee and thereafter to the President
and then the Board of Trustees.
Student Right to Challenge Contents of Record
Board Policy 6025 allows a student to file a written request
with the President to remove information recorded and alleged
to be: (1) inaccurate, (2) an unsubstantiated personal conclusion
or inference, (3) a conclusion or inference outside of the
observer’s area of competence, or (4) not based on
the personal observation of a named person. The student
may appeal the President’s decision to the Board of
Trustees.
Student Request for Change of Grade
According to Administrative Procedure 5031.9-91, in any
course of instruction in a California Community College
District for which grades are awarded, the instructor of
the course shall determine the grade to be awarded each
student. The determination of the student’s grade
by the instructor shall be final in the absence of mistake,
fraud, bad faith, or incompetency.
A student may appeal the grade informally with the instructor.
If a satisfactory resolution does not occur, the student
may appeal the grade to the Dean, then the Vice President
Academic Affairs or directly to the President, and finally
to the Board of Trustees.
Complaint Regarding Faculty
According to the faculty collective bargaining agreement,
students are encouraged to consult informally with the instructor
for purposes of resolving complaints other than those involving
complaints about discrimination or sexual harassment. (Please
see the section on Discrimination/Sexual Harassment for
more information about the procedures to be followed for
complaints regarding discrimination or sexual harassment).
If the difficulties are not resolved or the student does
not wish to meet with the instructor, the student must
meet with the dean of the division in which the instructor
serves.
If there is a reasonable substance to the complaint, the
supervisor will request that the complaint be put in writing,
including the nature of the complaint and a summary of the
substantiating evidence. An informal meeting between the
faculty member and the complainant will be held to discuss
the complaint and attempt to resolve the problem. If the
complainant is not willing to meet with the faculty member,
the complaint will be dropped. If the problem is not resolved
to the satisfaction of all parties after the faculty member,
complainant, and supervisor have met and conferred, a copy
of the complaint may be placed in the personnel file of
the faculty member.
If the immediate supervisor decides that further action
is necessary, the complainant and faculty member will be
notified of the recommended action. Within three (3) working
days following receipt of the immediate supervisor’s
decision, either party, if dissatisfied with the proposed
solution of the complaint, may appeal to the Vice President
having jurisdiction.
The Vice President may conduct whatever investigation and
consultation deemed necessary for an acceptable resolution
to the complaint. A written decision shall be submitted
by the District Vice President within five working days
following receipt of the appeal.
Either party, if dissatisfied, may appeal the Vice President’s
decision to the college President.
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