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Knowing Your
Responsibilities
Long Beach City College
provides you with a wide variety of academic assistance and
personal support, but it is up to you to know when you need
help and to seek it out.
It is your responsibility to
keep informed and to obey the rules, regulations and
policies which control your academic standing and your life
as a LBCC student.
Meeting deadlines,
completing prerequisites and satisfying the degree and
certificate require-ments, as found in the curriculum guides
and in this catalog, are all part of your duties as a
student.
Consult this catalog, the
college and school announcements and the schedule of classes
for the information you need. Watch for official
announcements in the Viking and on-campus bulletin boards.
Family Rights and Privacy
Act
All student records of Long
Beach City College are maintained in accordance with the
provisions of the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Copies of the complete text of this act are available in the
college library (see "Family Educational and Privacy Rights"
in Shepherd's Acts
and Cases by Popular Names). The two basic elements of the act are the
student's right to review and challenge his/her record and
the conditions under which information in the record can be
released to outside parties.
1. Students
may request access to challenge the correctness or appropriateness of
any part of the record. However, students are advised that grades, though
a part of the record, are con-sidered final as assigned by the instructor
and can only be challenged on the basis of clerical error, fraud, bad
faith or incompetency.
2. Student
information, except for directory infor-mation as defined below, cannot
be released by the college to any outside agency, except for those entitled
to access under the act, without signed permission of the student. The
student may further restrict the release of name and attendance verification
by completing the appropriate form in the Admissions Office. In the absence
of having this form on file, the college may release directory information
to any person or agency. Directory information is defined as dates of
attendance, degrees, certifi-cates or awards received, verification of
student participation in school activities and sports and weight and height
of members of athletic teams.
3. Parents
may have access to records of their children but only if the children
are still their dependents as evidenced by a claim of same on federal
income tax returns. Parents desiring access to the records of a dependent
child must present the full name, social security number and birthdate
of the child, their own personal identification and a copy, that the college
district may keep, of the current yearÌs federal income tax return
indicating the child has been claimed as a dependent. Parents seeking
to
review records
of a dependent child during the early months of the year will have to
be able to demonstrate that they have already filed for the year even
though the filing deadline isn't until April 15th.
4. By law,
notwithstanding any of the above, all student records must be released
under court order. The student will be notified by mail to the last address
on file of any such access, and the student shall have the right to request
a copy of any information released in this manner.
5. Any questions
regarding the student's rights under this act should be directed to the
Dean, Admissions and Records.
Drug-Free College
Statement
The Long Beach Community
College District is committed to providing an appropriate
environment free from illicit drugs and alcohol. As a
preventive measure, appropriate information regarding the
health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and
abuse of alcohol will be provided for students. This
information may be obtained from the College Health Services
Offices ((LAC)938-4210 or (PCC)938-3992)). In addition,
information may be obtained regarding coun-seling,
treatment, rehabilitation and re-entry programs. Long Beach
City College offers forums and other educational programs
regarding the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol.
Information regarding programming may be obtained from the
Office of Student Affairs (938-4154). All inquiries will be
held in the strictest confidence.
In compliance with federal
legislation, it is the policy of the Long Beach Community
College District to maintain a drug-free environment and
support a drug prevention program for students use. The
unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispen-sation,
possession, use or sale of illicit drugs or alcohol is
prohibited by all students in all buildings, property,
facilities, service areas and satellite centers of the
district or as part of any district activities. Any student
violating this policy will be subject to appropriate
disciplinary action.
Student Right-To-Know and Campus
Security Act
The
Long Beach Community College District is committed to making the
campuses of Long
Beach City College as safe as possible for students,
employees and visitors. A Campus Safety Committee exists to
inform, educate and make individuals aware of personal
safety, as well as the safety of others. Students are
encouraged to promptly and accurately report all criminal
and emergency actions to the College Police Department on
either campus. Those actions requiring further reporting
should also be reported to the appropriate law enforcement
agency. Assistance will be pro-vided, as needed, to
accomplish this task.
Policies exist identifying
Long Beach City College as a secure facility. Access to all
facilities outside of class hours require prior approval
from the Office of Administrative Services.
Under the auspices of the
Campus Safety Committee, monthly crime reports are compiled
and distributed for both student and employee consumption.
These reports are intended to inform individuals about
current criminal experience, as well as educate individuals
regarding crime prevention. This committee also recommends
and conducts programs designed to inform students and
employees about campus security procedures and practices
which encourage individuals to be responsible for their own
security, as well as the security of others. In addition,
pamphlets are prepared and distributed by the College Police
Department on a regular basis to new students and employees
regarding campus safety and crime prevention.
College Police Officers,
acting in the course of their duties, have the authority and
responsibility to enforce all policies, rules and
regulations of the District, as well as local, state and
federal laws.
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