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The term "classroom, lab, or office disruption" means
behavior a reasonable person would view as substantially or repeatedly
interfering with the conduct of class or lab.
Examples range from persisting in speaking without being recognized to
resorting to physical threats or insults.
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The term "person of their choosing" includes students,
faculty, staff, or others who advise complainants or respondents. The adviser’s role is to provide
personal counsel and support to the respondent or complainant, but not to
present the case or address the hearing panel, hearing chairperson or other
participants in the process. The adviser may not serve as a witness in the
conduct proceeding. Legal
representation is only permitted when the student faces concurrent criminal
charges or for proceedings related to an alleged
violation of the sexual misconduct policy.
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The term "college" means Howard Community College, college
owned or controlled property, and all college departments, programs and college
sponsored activities, including off-campus when the vice president of student
services or designee determines that the off-campus conduct affects a
substantial college interest. A substantial college interest is defined to
include any situation where it appears the student’s conduct may present a
danger or threat to the health or safety of self or others; and/or any
situation that significantly impinges upon the rights, property or achievements
of self or others or significantly breaches the peace and/or causes social
disorder; and/or any situation that is detrimental to the educational mission
and/or interests of the college.
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The term "reckless" means conduct which one should
reasonably be expected to know would create a substantial risk of harm to
persons or property or which would otherwise be likely to result in
interference with normal college or college-sponsored activities.
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The term "student" includes all applicants for credit and noncredit courses and programs
sponsored by the college, and any person for whom the
college maintains education records, as defined by the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and related regulations.
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The term "college premises" means buildings or grounds
owned, leased, operated, controlled, or supervised by the college.
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The terms "college-sponsored activity" means any
activity on or off college premises that is specifically initiated or
supervised by the college.
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The term "complainant" usually means a person who filed
the complaint against the student/respondent.
In matters of serious misconduct requiring a hearing by the discipline
committee, the complainant may be the vice president of student services or
designee recommending suspension or expulsion.
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The term "respondent" is defined as the student accused
of violating the Student Code of Conduct.
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The term “preponderance of evidence” means information that would
lead a reasonable person to conclude that it is more likely than not that a
student violated the Student Code of Conduct
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The term "will" is used in the imperative sense. The
term “may” is used in the permissive sense.