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- Student
Code of Conduct:
These policies and procedures
are reprinted from the AVC Board Policies, Section 6032.
Definition
Good cause includes, but is not limited to, the following
offenses:
1 Academic Violations
a) Violation of the Academic Honesty Policy: Dishonesty,
including but not limited to, cheating, or plagiarism. Plagiarism–from
the Latin word for “kidnap”–involves using
another’s work without giving proper credit, whether
done accidentally or on purpose. This includes not only
words and ideas, but also graphs, artwork, music, maps,
statistics, diagrams, scientific data, software, films,
videos and the like.
Plagiarism is plagiarism whether the material is from published
or unpublished sources. It does not matter whether ideas
are stolen, bought, downloaded from the Internet, or written
for the student by someone else–it is still plagiarism.
Even if only bits and pieces of other sources are used,
or outside sources reworded, they must still be cited.
To avoid problems, students should cite any source(s) and
check with the instructor before submitting an assignment
or project. Students are always responsible for any plagiarism
in their work.
An instructor who determines that a student has cheated
or plagiarized has the right to give an “F” grade, or numerical equivalent, for the assignment or examination.
AVC reserves the right to utilize electronic means to investigate
possible academic violations. Enrollment in any class implies
student agreement and consent that all assignments are subject
to submission for textual similarity review to an electronic
database.
b) Violation of class assignments, examination rules, e.g.,
communicating or transferring information to another student,
using any materials such as books, notes, etc., other than
those expressly allowed for the exam, looking at another
student’s exam, etc.
2 General College Violations
a) Forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents,
records, identification, or knowingly furnishing false information
to the college. Abuse of and/or tampering with the registration
process.
b) Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration,
disciplinary procedures, or other college activities, including,
but not limited to, its community service functions, or
of other authorized activities on
college premises.
c) Unauthorized entry into or use of college supplies, equipment,
and or facilities.
d) Violation of college policies or of campus regulations
including, but not limited to, campus regulations concerning
student organizations, the use of college facilities, or
the time, place, and manner of public expression, library
procedures, college bills, debts, and parking.
e) Theft of or damage to property of the college, or of
a member of the college community, or campus visitor.
f) Use of personal portable sound amplification equipment
and other electronic devices (radios, cell telephones, pagers,
and tape players, etc.) in a manner that disturbs the privacy of other individuals and/or the programs of the
college.
3 Computer Usage Violations
Theft or abuse of computer time, including, but not limited
to:
a) Unauthorized entry into a file, database, or computer
to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose.
b) Unauthorized transfer of a file.
c) Unauthorized use of another person’s identification
and password.
d) Use of computing facilities to interfere with the work
of another student, faculty member, or college official.
e) Use of computing facilities to send obscene or abusive
messages, or to defame or intentionally harm other persons.
f) Use of computing facilities to interfere with normal
operation of the college computing system.
g) Use of computing facilities for student’s personal
benefit.
h) Violation of applicable AVC “Computer Use Guidelines.”
4 Behavior Violations
a) Disorderly, lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct on college-owned
or controlled property, or at college sponsored or supervised
functions.
b) Assault, battery, or verbal abuse or conduct that threatens
or endangers the health or safety of a student, college
personnel, or campus visitor.
c) Hazing or any act that injures, degrades, or disgraces
or tends to injure, degrade, or disgrace any student, college
personnel, or campus visitor.
d) Gambling on District property.
e) Failure to identify oneself when on college property
or at a college-sponsored or supervised event, upon the
request of a college official acting in the performance
of their duties.
f) Actions which result in injury or death of a student,
college personnel, or campus visitor, or damage to property
owned by the district.
g) Failure to comply with directions of college officials
acting in the performance of their duties, open and persistent
defiance of the authority of college personnel, or persistent,
serious misconduct where other means of correction have
failed to bring about proper conduct.
h) Unauthorized entry on the campus or into the facility
to which access has been denied after suspension or dismissal,
during the suspension period. (CA Penal Code 626.2)
5 Substance Violations
a) Possession or use of alcoholic beverages on college property,
or under the influence of alcohol, on college property,
or at any college sponsored event.
b) Use, sale, or possession on campus of, or presence on
campus under the influence of, a controlled substance, narcotics,
hallucinogenic drugs or substances or any hazardous substance
classified as such by Section 108125 of the Health and Safety
Code not possessed pursuant to a legal prescription, or
any poison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160
of the Business and Professions Code. (CA ED Code 76033
(d))
c) Willful or persistent smoking in any area where smoking
has been prohibited by law or by regulation of the governing
board.
6 Weapons Violations
a) Possession or use of any dangerous or deadly weapon or
instrument on any college-owned or controlled property or
at any college-sponsored or supervised function. For purposes
of these guidelines, a “dangerous or deadly weapon
or
instrument” includes, but is not limited to any: firearm,
shotgun, rifle pistol, air rifle, BB gun, folding pocket
knife with a blade longer than two and one-half inches,
dirk, dagger, locking blade knife, switch blade knife; brass
knuckles, blackjack, billy club, nun-chuck sticks, sling
shot, tazer, stun gun, shocker, razor blade, acid, metal
pipe, sharpened wood or metal trap, or any other weapon,
instrument or object designed or modified to inflict physical
harm on another person or animal. In the interest of
protecting students, college personnel, or campus visitors,
the college retains discretion to determine what constitutes
a dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument. Certain exceptions
can be made for classes or college-sponsored events. Prior
written authorization from the Vice President of Student
Services, or designee, must be obtained before these items
can be brought on campus or to a college-sponsored event.
b) Possession or use of replica or imitation weapons on
any college owned or controlled property or at any college-sponsored
or supervised function.
c) Possession or use of firecrackers, fireworks, pyrotechnics,
or any other explosive device on any college owned or controlled
property or at any college-sponsored or supervised function.
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