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Southwestern Community College has an obligation
to provide a safe place for its students to learn
and a safe place for its employees to work. When
any college employee has a concern about a student's
potential to have a negative consequence to the
safety of employees or students, this concern
should be reported. The following procedures are
outlined to guide this process.
| Step 1: |
The employee should provide
the Vice President for Instruction and Student
Services written notification which includes
a description of the concern.
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| Step 2: |
| The Vice President for
Instruction and Student Services will
review the concern and if appropriate,
convene the "Student Assessment
Team" to review the concern. The
team will consist of the following individuals:
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Dean of Student Services |
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Counselor, Student Support Services
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Psychology Instructor |
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Instructional Dean for the division
in which the student is or plans to
enroll |
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Additionally, if the student is an
Extension Education student, the director
of the center in which the student is
or will be taking classes will be on
the Assessment Team. |
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Campus Resource Officer
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| Step 3: |
The Student Assessment Team will review
the concern to determine if the speech or
behavior in question is creating or may lead
to an unsafe environment. As a part of
this evaluation, the Assessment Team may
meet with the individual bringing forth
the concern, witnesses, and the person in
question. Further, this team may request
or require that the person be evaluated
by outside professional(s) to determine
their suitability to be a student at SCC.
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| Step 4: |
| Upon completion of the
review, the Student Assessment Team
will submit their written findings and
recommendations to the Vice President
for Instruction and Student Services.
The Student Assessment Team may include
the following recommendations in their
findings: |
| a. |
No action required |
| b. |
Propose a resolution to address miscommunication |
| c. |
Propose an action plan |
| d. |
Propose an action plan with follow-up |
| e. |
Recommend probation |
| f. |
Recommend suspension |
| g. |
Recommend expulsion from the college |
The Vice President for Instruction and
Student Services will consider the recommendations
and findings in conjunction with the
procedures outlined in the Student Handbook
for the Student Code of Conduct to ensure
due process. All documentation associated
with each concern addressed will be
maintained in the student's permanent
record.
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| Note: |
The Student Assessment Team will use their
best professional judgment to review this
matter. However, the Student Assessment Team
cannot be expected to predict future behaviors
of individuals and, therefore, are held harmless
in the event a student did repeat a harmful
behavior. |
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