The Board of Trustees of the Long Beach Community College District is authorized to establish campus-wide standards of student conduct and disciplinary procedures Education Code Section 76030-76037. The Dean of Student Affairs is the designee for all Student Conduct (link to Standards of Conduct) violations and is responsible for administering the student discipline system and implementing the following Due Process procedures:

Due Process Procedures

LBCC Administrative Regulations on Student Conduct Policy 5012.6 Due Process

When infractions are reported, the Dean of Student Affairs shall initiate a meeting informing the student of the charges. At this time students are notified of their rights and provided with a copy of the Long Beach City College Due Process procedures.

If, after adequate notification, the student fails to appear at a conference called by the Dean, the Dean may proceed as if the conference had been held. If the student feels he/she has been unfairly accused or treated, he/she has the right to the options that follow:

Student Options

Procedure I: An immediate hearing to discuss the accusations with the Dean.

A.   The Dean will discuss the accusations with the student, take disciplinary action, if warranted, and inform the student that if       he/she disagrees with the disciplinary action, an appeal may be made to the Long Beach City College Review Board.

B.   If the proposed discipline involves expulsion, the Dean shall forward that recommendation to the Superintendent-      President.

C.  If, after adequate notification, the student fails to appear at a conference called by the Dean, the Dean may proceed as if       the conference had been held.

D.  If the student wishes to appeal, the Dean must schedule a Review Board meeting at the earliest possible time and       provide the student with a written statement of the charges and proposed disciplinary action.

E.   The decision of the Dean will remain in effect until the Review Board decision is made.

Procedure II : A hearing of the accusations with the Review Board. 

A.   The Dean shall arrange a meeting of the Review Board at the earliest possible time, providing them with a written       statement of the charges.

B.  The Dean shall arrange to have the Review Board conference recorded, either written or taped. This record shall be       maintained until the matter is resolved.

C.  Hearings shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the orderly conduct of the affairs of the college and which       seems to the Review Board most conducive to the determination of the truth. It is not contemplated that the hearing will be       conducted with the procedural formality of a trail in civil courts.

D.  Students may select another student, staff member or family member to assist them before the Review Board. They have       the right to speak and testify in their own behalf, to present written statements of witnesses and to hear the testimony and       question those who testify against them.

E.  After complete submission of evidence, the Review Board shall immediately meet in private, and based on the evidence       presented, determine the validity of the charges and what discipline, if any, should be imposed.

F.   When the Review Board has completed its deliberations, it shall give the student written notice of its decision and its       recommended disposition.

G.  If the proposed discipline involves expulsion, the Review Board shall forward its recommendation to the Superintendent-      President.

H.  If the discipline does not involve expulsion, the Review Board will forward its recommendation to the Dean for       implementation.

Disciplinary Actions

Sanctions, which may be assessed, include but are not limited to:

A.   Warning - Notice to the student that continuation or repetition of specified conduct may be cause for other disciplinary       action.

B.   Reprimand - Notice to the student in writing that officially recognizes a violation of the standards of student conduct or       campus rules. The reprimand admonishes the student to avoid future infractions in order to avoid additional formal action.

C.   Probation - An official disciplinary action which returns the offender to the college community on a promise of appropriate        future behavior. Any violation of this promise mandates formal action.

D.   Social Suspension - Social suspension limits a student's attendance on campus to scheduled classroom hours. Other        privileges can be set forth in the Notice of Social Suspension for a specified period of time. The imposition of social       suspension involves notification in writing of the reason for social suspension to the student(s) or president of the student       organization involved.

E.   Disciplinary Suspension - Disciplinary suspension follows a hearing based on due process of law. It shall be invoked by       the college president, appropriate administrator, or other staff members designated by the president, upon students for       misconduct when other corrective.

F.   Expulsion - An expulsion is a long term or permanent denial of all campus privileges including class attendance. The       Board of Trustees may expel a student after a hearing by a campus body, or upon recommendation of the Superintendent-      President. Permanent expulsion and active prosecution shall automatically result for any student found to be in       possession of a gun. Board action is not necessary in this instance.

G.  Restitution - Reimbursement for damage or for misappropriation of property. Reimbursement may take the form of       appropriate service to repair or otherwise compensate for damage.

Disciplinary Records

When a student has been found responsible for a violation of College standards by the Dean of Student Affairs, a disciplinary record (separate from the student’s academic record) will be created and maintained in a confidential file in the Dean of Student Affairs Office. If a student is suspended or expelled from the College, the file is kept permanently. A permanent notation will be made on the student’s academic record if he or she is expelled from the College or suspended for longer than one academic year.