Violations of Student Code of Conduct

Conduct that violates the rights and freedoms and is subject to disciplinary action includes, but is not limited to:

• Plagiarizing, cheating or helping someone else violate reasonable standards of academic behavior. Students who engage in any type of academic dishonesty are subject to academic consequences as determined by the instructor and disciplinary action as outlined in the Front Range Community College Disciplinary procedures.
• Forging, altering, or misusing college documents.
• Physical abuse of any person on college property or at events sponsored or supervised by the college, or conduct that threatens one's own or another person's health or safety, including the use of skates, bikes, skateboards or roller blades, except in areas that may be specifically designated for that use.
• Theft or damage to property that belongs to the college, a member of the college community, or a visitor.
• Unauthorized entry to, or use of, college facilities.
• Violating college policies that govern campus processes or use of college facilities including grounds and parking lots.
• Violating college traffic rules or regulations (for a complete set of parking rules, please contact the public safety office).
• Engaging in the unauthorized or unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use/abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs on property owned by or under the control of FRCC; or as a part of college activities whenever they may occur.
• Possessing, consuming or distributing any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance in violation of college rules and regulations, or appearing on campus while under the influence or intoxicated.
• Use of any kind of tobacco product is prohibited in college owned or leased facilities.
• Disorderly, lewd, indecent or obscene conduct on college property or at college-sponsored events.
• Engaging in any disruptive behavior which negatively affects or impedes the teachers' ability to teach, the students' ability to learn (regardless of the mode of educational delivery or class setting), or disrupts the general operation of the college.
• Using degrading or abusive language to any person or harassing any person with gesture or language, including cursing.
• Possessing on college property ?rearms, explosives, or other dangerous weapons; weapons include, but are not limited to, firearms, slingshots, martial arts devices, brass knuckles, hunting knives, switchblade knives or any instrument designed to look like a weapon and used to cause fear in or to assault another person.
• Leaving children unattended in campus buildings or on grounds; children are permitted in class only with the instructor's permission.
• Influencing or attempting to influence/intimidate any employee or student of the college by offering bribes or favors, including sexual favors or threats or menacing behavior.
• Knowingly falsify and, with malicious intent, publishing or distributing, in any form, material that tends to impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue or reputation of another person.
• Violating any municipal, county, state or federal law, statute or ordinance when such violations interfere with the college maintaining good order or with the college's educational goals.
• Engaging in behavior that may constitute sexual misconduct including but not limited to, continued contact after any request to have contact stopped, sexually suggestive looks, comments, deliberative touching, attempt to kiss or fondle, pressure for sex in exchange for grades or favors, other actions of sexual nature which interfere with school performance or create an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning environment.
• Unauthorized or fraudulent use of the college facilities, telephone system, mail system or use of either for an illegal act or any act prohibited by the Code of Conduct.
• Unacceptable uses of any college-owned computing equipment and/or network. This includes, but is not limited to, knowingly spreading computer viruses; sending harassing, intimidating and/or threatening messages; reposting personal communications without the author's consent; copying protected material in violation of copyright law; using the network for financial gain, commercial activity, or illegal activity; accessing the network using another individual's account; downloading, loading, or executing software without appropriate authorization; any other attempt to compromise network integrity.
• Interfering with judicial/grievance procedures or outcomes, including, but not limited to, falsification, distortion or misrepresentation of information before a hearing officer or judicial board; harassment and/or intimidation of any member of the judicial/grievance board, or college personnel, before, during or after a proceeding; or failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed by a hearing officer.
• Knowingly pursuing malicious, frivolous or fraudulent charges against a student or staff member without cause.
• A student group or organization and its officers may be held collectively or individually responsible when a violation of this code by those associated with the group or organization has the consent or encouragement, whether tacit or overt, of the group or organization's leaders, officers or spokespersons. The Dean of Student Services may direct the officers, leaders or any identifiable spokesperson for a student group or organization to take appropriate action designated to prevent or end a violation of this code by the group or organization. Failure to make reasonable efforts to comply with the directives of college representatives will be considered a separate violation of this code by the officers, leaders, or spokespersons for the group or organization and by the group or organization itself.