WAC 132Z-115-090   Code of conduct.  Cascadia Community College expects that its students while within college facilities or attending a college-sponsored activity, will adhere to high standards of honor and good citizenship and that they will conduct themselves in a responsible manner that reflects credit on themselves and the college. The following misconduct is subject to disciplinary action:

     (1) Intentionally or recklessly endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any person or oneself, or intentionally or recklessly causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.

     (2) Assault, physical abuse, verbal abuse, threat(s), intimidation, harassment, or other conduct which harms, threatens, or is reasonably perceived as threatening the health or safety of any student, any college officer or employee, or any other person who is on college property or is participating in a college activity.

     (3) Sexual assault or sexual harassment as defined in college policy under Article 6, "Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination and Nonharassment."

     (4) Intentionally or recklessly interfering with normal college or college-sponsored activities including, but not limited to, studying, teaching, research, college administration, or fire, police, or emergency services.

     (5) Unauthorized entry or use of college facilities.

     (6) Knowingly violating the term of any disciplinary sanction imposed in accordance with the code.

     (7) Intentionally and substantially interfering with the freedom of expression of others.

     (8) Intentional violations of college rules, policies, and procedures or any action listed above, or prohibited conduct by a student's guest.

     (9) Smoking in classrooms, the library and other areas so posted by college officials.

     (10) The possession, use, sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage or illegal drug on the college campus; or while attending a college-sponsored event on noncollege property.

     (11) Engaging in lewd, indecent, or obscene behavior.

     (12) Where the student presents an imminent danger to college property or to himself or herself or other students or persons in college facilities on or off campus, or to the education process of the college.

     (13) Academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college.

     (14) The intentional making of false statements or filing of false charges against the college and members of the college community.

     (15) Forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents, records, funds, or instruments of identification.

     (16) Attempted or actual damage to, or theft or misuse of, real or personal property or money of:

     (a) The college or state;

     (b) Any student or college officer, employee, or organization; or

     (c) Any other person or organization lawfully present on college property, or in possession of such property or money after it has been stolen.

     (17) Failure to comply with the direction of college officials acting in the legitimate performance of their duties.

     (18) Possession of firearms, licensed or unlicensed, (except where possessed by commissioned police officers as prescribed by law) explosives, dangerous chemicals or other dangerous weapons or instrumentalities on campus, except for authorized purposes.

     (19) Falsely setting off or otherwise tampering with any emergency safety equipment, alarm or other device established for the safety of individuals and/or college facilities.

     (20) Hazing in any form as described in WAC 132Z-115-240 and RCW 28B.10.900.

     (21) Refusal to provide positive identification and evidence of student enrollment to any college employee in the lawful discharge of his/her duties.

     (22) Failure to comply with the college's Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy (BP1: 4.10 through 4.16), and/or misuse of computing equipment and services and facilities, including use of electronic mail and the internet.

     (23) Violation of parking regulations.

     (24) Behavior that disrupts classes, laboratories, offices, services, meetings or ceremonies including:

     (a) Threats of disruption and bomb threats;

     (b) Damaging, defacing or abusing college facilities, equipment or property.



[Statutory Authority: Executive Order 97-02, RCW 28B.10.902 and 28B.20.903. 05-06-003, § 132Z-115-090, filed 2/17/05, effective 3/20/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 00-20-037, § 132Z-115-090, filed 9/28/00, effective 10/29/00.]