Published: 2015-07-08
Key Benefits:
(a) Consistent with requirements of due process of law, with 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.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, if good cause for the issuance of an order, requested by a community college district, to protect a campus of a community college district, or any person regularly present on a campus of that district, is issued by a court against a student of that community college district, and prevents that student from attending classes and maintaining his or her academic standing, the community college district may require the student to apply for reinstatement after the expiration of that order. If the district requires the student to apply for reinstatement, it shall do so before the expiration of the protective order. If a student applies for reinstatement under this paragraph, a review with respect to the application shall be conducted. This review, at a minimum, shall include consideration of all of the following issues:
(A) The gravity of the offense.
(B) Evidence of subsequent offenses, if any.
(C) The likelihood that the student would cause substantial disruption if he or she is reinstated.
(2) The governing board of the community college district, or the person to whom authority is delegated pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 76038, shall take one of the following actions after conducting a review under paragraph (1):
(A) Deny reinstatement.
(B) Permit reinstatement.
(C) Permit conditional reinstatement, and specify the conditions under which reinstatement will be permitted.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 278, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2015.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
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.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1635, Sec. 32.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1032, Sec. 2.)
(a) If the governing board of a community college district receives an application for admission from an individual who has been expelled from another district pursuant to this article within the preceding five years, or who is undergoing expulsion procedures in another district, for any of the offenses listed in subdivision (b), before taking action to deny enrollment or permit conditional enrollment as authorized by subdivision (e), the governing board or delegate pursuant to subdivision (f) shall hold a hearing, conducted in accordance with this section and the applicable rules and regulations governing enrollment hearings authorized by this section and adopted in accordance with Section 66300, to determine whether that individual poses a continuing danger to the physical safety of the students and employees of the district.
(b) For purposes of this section, “offense” means one of the following:
(1) Committed or attempted to commit murder.
(2) Caused, attempted to cause serious, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person, including assault or battery as defined in Section 240 or 242 of the Penal Code, except in self-defense.
(3) Committed or attempted to commit a sexual assault as defined in Section 261, 266c, 286, 288, 288a, or 289 of the Penal Code or committed sexual battery as defined in Section 243.4 of the Penal Code.
(4) Committed or attempted to commit kidnapping, or seized, confined, inveigled, enticed, decoyed, abducted, concealed, kidnapped, or carried away another person by any means with the intent to hold or detain that person for ransom or reward.
(5) Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion.
(6) Committed stalking as defined in Section 646.9 of the Penal Code.
(7) Unlawfully possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished a firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object.
(c) A community college district may request information, and respond to a request for information, from another community college district to determine whether an applicant continues to pose a danger to the physical safety of others.
(d) A community college district may require a student seeking admission who has been previously expelled from a community college in the state for any of the actions listed in subdivision (b) to inform the district of his or her prior expulsion. Failure to do so may be considered by the district in determining whether to grant admission, and a written record of the fact may be maintained by the district with the applicant’s file.
(e) The governing board of a community college district, upon making a determination pursuant to subdivision (a), shall take into consideration evidence of subsequent offenses and rehabilitative efforts since the offense and may take any of the following actions:
(1) Deny enrollment.
(2) Permit enrollment.
(3) Permit conditional enrollment.
(f) The governing board of a community college district may delegate any authority under this section to the superintendent or president of a community college district, or his or her designee, or a threat assessment crisis response team pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 66300.
(g) Before the governing board of a community college district takes action as authorized under this section, the governing board shall establish a formal appeals process for students denied enrollment to appeal the decision to the governing board. A student who is denied enrollment under subdivision (e) may appeal the decision to deny enrollment to the governing board of the community college district.
(h) This section shall not be construed to impose any duty on a community college district to review applicants for admission or review previously enrolled students, whether returning or continuing, or to conduct a hearing in response to the receipt of any information regarding a potential, former, or existing student.
(i) In accordance with Sections 815.2 and 820.2 of the Government Code, a community college district, a member of the governing board of a community college district, an officer or employee of a community college district, including a superintendent of a community college district, a president of a community college district, and the designee of a president or a superintendent, shall not be liable for an injury resulting from an exercise of discretion pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, an exercise of discretion not to conduct a hearing when a hearing is not required.
(j) This section shall not apply to the admission of students for whom a community college district has discretion to admit pursuant to Section 76000.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 426, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2013.)