WAC 132Q-30-400   Disciplinary sanctions.  (1) The following sanctions may be imposed by the chief student services officer or the student conduct board on a student found to have violated the standards of conduct for students.

     (a) Warning. A notice in writing to the student that the student is violating or has violated standards of conduct for students and a disciplinary record has been created.

     (b) Probation. Probation is for a designated period of time and includes the probability of more severe disciplinary sanctions if the student is found to violate any standards of conduct for students during the probationary period.

     (c) Loss of privileges. Denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time.

     (d) Restitution or compensation for loss, damage, or injury. This may take the form of appropriate service and/or monetary or material replacement.

     (e) Education. The college may require the student to complete an educational project or attend sessions, at the student's expense, which address the student's behavior such as anger management or counseling.

     (f) Fines may be imposed by the college.

     (g) College suspension. Separation of the student from the college for a definite period of time, after which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for readmission may be specified.

     (h) College expulsion. Permanent separation of the student from the college.

     (i) Revocation of admission or degree. Admission to or a degree awarded from the college may be revoked for fraud, misrepresentation, or other violation of standards of conduct for students in obtaining the degree, or for other serious violations committed by a student prior to graduation.

     (j) Withholding degree. The college may withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned until the completion of the process set forth in this chapter, including the completion of all sanctions imposed.

     (k) No trespass order. A student may be restricted from college property based on his/her misconduct.

     (l) Assessment. The student may be required to have an assessment, such as alcohol/drug or anger management, by a certified professional, and complete the recommended treatment.

     (m) Loss of recognition. A student organization's recognition may be withheld permanently or for a specific period of time. Loss of recognition is defined as withholding college services or administrative approval from a student organization. Services and approval to be withdrawn include intramural sports, information technology services, college facility use and rental, and involvement in organizational activities.

     (n) Hold on transcript or registration. This is a temporary measure restricting release of a student's transcript or access to registration. Upon satisfactory completion of the conditions of the sanction, the hold is released.

     (o) No contact order. A prohibition of direct or indirect physical, verbal, and/or written contact with another individual or group.

     (2) A sanction may be made effective for the entire district or the student's college. If only to the student's college, the chief student services officers at the other colleges may enforce the disciplinary action at their respective college.

     (3) More than one of the sanctions listed in subsection (1) of this section may be imposed for any single violation.

     (4) Other than college expulsion or revocation or withholding of a degree, disciplinary sanctions are not made part of the student's academic record, but are part of the student's disciplinary record.

     (5) If a student's behavior is found to have been motivated by another's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, sensory handicap, or veteran's status, such finding is considered an aggravating factor in determining a sanction for such conduct.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.50 RCW. 07-10-042, § 132Q-30-400, filed 4/25/07, effective 6/25/07.]