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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Policy
Title: |
Student
Drug-Free College Policy |
6.28 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Student
& Institutional Development |
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| Date
Approved: |
October
2001 |
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| 1. |
Southwestern
Community College is committed to providing
each of its students a drug-free environment
in which to attend classes and study. From
a safety perspective, the users of drugs or
alcohol may impair the well-being of students,
interfere with the college educational environment,
and result in damage to college property.
Therefore, it is the policy of Southwestern
Community College that the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, dispensation, possession, or
use of narcotics, drugs, other controlled
substances or alcohol is prohibited on college
premises or as part of any college-sponsored
activity. The specifics of this policy are
as follows: |
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a. |
No
student shall distribute, dispense, possess,
use or be under the influence of any alcoholic
beverage, malt beverage or fortified wine
or other intoxicating liquor or unlawfully
manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess,
use or be under the influence of any narcotic
drug, hallucinogenic drug, amphetamine, barbiturate,
marijuana, anabolic steroid or any other “controlled
substance” before, during, or after
school hours on college premises or at any
other college location. |
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b. |
“Controlled
substance” means any drug listed in
Title 21 of the United States Code and other
federal regulations, as well as those listed
in Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General
Statutes. Generally, these are drugs which
have a high potential for abuse and include
“legal drugs” which are not prescribed
by a licensed physician. Student use of drugs
as prescribed by a licensed physician is not
a violation of policy; however, individuals
shall be held strictly accountable for their
behavior while under the influence of prescribed
drugs. |
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c. |
“College
location” means in any college building
or on any college premises; in any college-owned
vehicle or in any other college-approved vehicle
used to transport students to and from college
or college activities; and off college property
at any college-sponsored or college-approved
activity, event or function, such as a field
trip or athletic event, where students are
under the jurisdiction of the college. |
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d. |
Southwestern
Community College does not differentiate between
drug users, drug pushers, or sellers. Any
student who possesses, uses, sells, gives,
or in any way transfers a controlled substance
or manufactures a controlled substance while
on college premises or as part of any college-sponsored
activity will be subject to disciplinary action
up to and including termination or expulsion
and referral for prosecution. |
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e. |
A
student who violates the terms of this policy
will be subject to disciplinary action in
accordance with the Standards of Student Conduct
and the Student Discipline and Appeals Procedure.
At his or her discretion, the Vice President
of Student & Institutional Development
may require any student who violates the terms
of this policy to satisfactorily participate
in a drug abuse rehabilitation program or
an alcoholic rehabilitation program sponsored
by an approved private or governmental institution
as a precondition of continued enrollment
at the college. |
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f. |
Each
student is required to inform the college,
in writing, within five (5) days after he
or she is convicted for violation of any federal,
state, or local criminal drug statue or alcoholic
beverage control statute where such violation
occurred while on college premises or as part
of any college-sponsored activity. |
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