WAC 132U-120-100   Appeals -- Overview.  (1) Student appeals contesting any disciplinary action or summary suspension shall be made in the following order:

     (a) The student may appeal the disciplinary action or summary suspension imposed by the dean by submitting a written request for a hearing to the chairperson of the student rights and responsibilities committee within ten instructional days of the postmark of the written decision of the dean.

     (b) The student may appeal disciplinary or summary suspension decisions of the student rights and responsibilities committee to the president of the college. The written appeal must be submitted within ten instructional days of the postmark of the written recommendation of the chairperson of the student rights and responsibilities committee.

     (2) Any appeal by a student receiving a disciplinary sanction must meet the following conditions:

     (a) The appeal must be in writing and must clearly state errors in fact or matters in extenuation or mitigation which justify the appeal; and

     (b) The appeal must be filed within ten instructional days of the postmark of the written decision.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.130 and 28B.50.140. 03-01-072, § 132U-120-100, filed 12/12/02, effective 1/12/03; 88-15-005 (Order 88-03), § 132U-120-100, filed 7/8/88.]