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Administrative Policies
2016-2017 Catalog
Student Protests and Demonstration
The students, faculty, and administration of the community
college district are expected to respect the rights of the
minority just as much as they respect those of the majority.
Every individual, operating within the law, is guaranteed the
basic freedoms. Students may participate in demonstrations
or protests as long as they do not interfere with the main job
of the college - education. Picketing, demonstrations, or other
forms of protest are not to be carried on so as to interfere
with instructional activities or the normal flow of student
traffic in and out of buildings.
Each college has the right to make and enforce reasonable
regulations relating to the time, place, and manner of the
exercise of these rights, in order to prevent interference with
college programs and services.
Student Publications
Student publications are a valuable aid in establishing and
maintaining an atmosphere of free and responsible discussion
and in intellectual exploration. They serve as a means of
bringing student concerns to the attention of the college
community and the public and of formulating student
opinion on various issues.
The editorial freedom of student editors and managers entails
corresponding responsibilities to be governed by the canons
of responsible journalism such as the avoidance of libel,
indecency, undocumented allegations, attacks on personal
integrity, and the techniques of harassment and innuendo. As
safeguards for the editorial freedom of student publications,
the following provisions shall apply:
1. Editors and managers of student publications shall
be protected from arbitrary suspension and be
removed only for proper cause through orderly
procedures.
2. All college published and financed student
publications shall state explicitly on the editorial page
that the opinions there expressed are not necessarily
those of the college or the student body.
Computer/Network Equipment
Use Policy
Every State Center Community College District
(SCCCD) student is permitted to use a District owned
computer/network. As a condition of this use, each student
agrees to:
• use the computer/network for educational purposes
only and not for any commercial purpose or
financial gain;
• use the computer and software in an ethical manner;
this means he/she will respect the security of the
District’s computer system and will not illegally gain
access to any network, hardware or software;
• not take or copy any copyrighted or patented
software or any part of such software; further,
he/she agrees not to install/uninstall any program or
software, including shareware programs, on the
computer;
• not use the electronic mail system for any illegal
or illicit purpose, including solicitation; the District
reserves the right to monitor all computer activities
on its computers; the student agrees to abide by the
rules of any other computer system that he/she may
contact through the Internet;
• not transmit any communication in which the
meaning of the message or its transmission or
distribution would violate any applicable law or
regulation or be offensive to the recipient or
recipients; and
• not search, view or download pornographic material
through any means.
It is understood that information, programs, or data a stu-
dent obtains from the Internet are used at his/her own risk.
He/she is responsible for any damage caused by malicious
programs, commonly known as viruses, received from the
internet.
Each student is expected to abide by the District’s Acceptable
Use Policy ).
The District is the sole determiner of the interpretation and
application of the Acceptable Use Policy. It is understood that
if a student violates any of the above rules, he/she is subject
to removal from the computer facility as well as discipline as
a student.
No Smoking in Campus
Buildings
In order to provide a healthier climate for teaching, learning,
and study, smoking and use of tobacco products is prohibited
within 20 feet from building entry and in all campus buildings.
Additionally, tobacco products are not sold on campus.
Drug- and Alcohol-Free Campus
Clovis Community College is committed to maintaining
a drug- and alcohol-free campus. To that end, the college
prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
possession, or use of controlled substances (as defined in