76030-76037
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 76030-76037
76030. Consistent with requirements of due process of law, with the provisions of this article, and with the rules of student conduct adopted by the governing board under Section 66300, the governing board, the president of a community college or the president's designee, or an instructor shall suspend a student for good cause. In addition, the governing board is authorized to expel a student for good cause when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct, or when the presence of the student causes a continuing danger to the physical safety of the student or others. The suspension or expulsion of a student shall be accompanied by a hearing conducted pursuant to the requirements of Section 66017. 76031. The adopted rules of student conduct may authorize the president of a community college or the president's designee to suspend a student for good cause as follows: (a) From one or more classes for a period of up to 10 days of instruction. (b) From one or more classes for the remainder of the school term. (c) From all classes and activities of the community college for one or more terms. The adopted rules of student conduct shall prohibit a student from being enrolled in any community college in the district for the period of suspension. The president of the community college shall report all suspension of students to the governing board or to the district superintendent. Whenever a minor is suspended from a community college, the parent or guardian shall be notified in writing by the president or the president's designee. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the president of a community college or the president's designee from imposing a lesser disciplinary sanction than suspension. A lesser sanction may include, but need not be limited to, verbal or written reprimand, probation, or ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities. 76032. The adopted rules of student conduct may authorize an instructor to remove a student from his or her class for the day of the removal and the next class meeting. The instructor shall immediately report the removal to the chief administrative officer for appropriate action. If the student removed by an instructor is a minor, the college president or the president's designee shall ask the parent or guardian of the student to attend a parent conference regarding the removal as soon as possible. If the instructor or the parent or guardian so requests, a college administrator shall attend the conference. During the period of removal, a student shall not be returned to the class from which he or she was removed without the concurrence of the instructor of the class. 76033. As used in this article, "good cause" includes, but is not limited to, the following offenses: (a) Continued disruptive behavior, continued willful disobedience, habitual profanity or vulgarity, or the open and persistent defiance of the authority of, or persistent abuse of, college personnel. (b) Assault, battery, or any threat of force or violence upon a student or college personnel. (c) Willful misconduct which results in injury or death to a student or college personnel or which results in cutting, defacing, or other injury to any real or personal property owned by the district. (d) The use, sale, or possession on campus of, or presence on campus under the influence of, any controlled substance, or any poison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code. (e) Willful or persistent smoking in any area where smoking has been prohibited by law or by regulation of the governing board. (f) Persistent, serious misconduct where other means of correction have failed to bring about proper conduct. 76034. No student shall be removed, suspended, or expelled unless the conduct for which the student is disciplined is related to college activity or college attendance. 76035. The president or the president's designee at a community college shall, upon the suspension or expulsion of any student, notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the county or city in which the school is situated of any acts of the student which may be in violation of Section 245 of the Penal Code. 76036. Any violation or violations of law, ordinance, regulation, or rule regulating, or pertaining to, the parking of vehicles, shall not be cause for the removal, suspension, or expulsion of a student from a community college. 76037. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the authority of a governing board to adopt additional rules and regulations which are not inconsistent with the requirements of this article. These additional rules may, among other things, prescribe specific rules and regulations governing student behavior, along with applicable penalties for violations of the adopted rules and regulations, and may prescribe appropriate due process procedures, including procedure by which students shall be informed of these rules and regulations.