S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k : C o m p l a i n t s , G r i e v a n c e s , G r a d e A p p e a l s & C o d e o f C o n d u c t
Firearms, Drugs, and Alcohol
1. Possessing, exhibiting, or using firearms of any kind, explosives (including all types of fireworks), live ammunition, obnoxious bombs, chemicals, or weapons already designated as illegal by city, county, state, or federal law. Duly authorized peace officers, who will be wearing or carrying guns, are required to display their official badges at all times while on campus.
2. Possessing, transporting, selling, and/or using any illegal or hallucinatory substances and/or drug paraphernalia while on campus and/or involved in any college activity.
3. Possessing, transporting, distributing, consuming, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages and or illegal drugs while on campus or involved in approved college activities.
Harassment and Retaliation
Lawson State Community College has a zero tolerance policy against harassment and/or retaliation and takes such actions seriously. With that in mind, please be advised that knowingly filing false harassment or retaliation claims can have serious repercussions.
Harassment
1. Harassing a student or students, faculty, staff, administration, or the college as an institution by a student or students, or by a non-student or nonstudents, including threats in any way expressed or implied against persons or property. 2. Assaulting physically or abusing any person on campus or at an approved college activity to the extent that such abuse would endanger or threaten the general health or welfare of the person abused or assaulted.
3. Conducting or expressing oneself in a loud, indecent, or profane manner on campus, on college-controlled property, or at approved college activities.
Harassment is abusive or hostile conduct which is directed toward or inflicted upon another person because of his or her race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex,, age, disability, or veteran's status and which, because of its severity or pervasiveness, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work or academic performance or creates a hostile or abusive work or learning environment for that individual's work, education, or participation in a [college] activity. Harassment is typically based on stereotyped prejudices and includes, but is not limited to, slurs, jokes, objectionable epithets, or other verbal, graphic, or physical conduct
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