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44 Administrative Policies
2015-2016 Catalog
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 Ac-
ceptable Use Policy
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pretation 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
and e-cigarettes is prohibited in all campus buildings.
Additionally, tobacco products are not sold on campus.
Drug- and Alcohol-Free Campus
Reedley 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 Schedules I
through V of the Controlled Substances Act {21U.S.C812}
and as further defined by Regulations 21 CFR 1308.15
in the workplace). Behavior which violates this policy
will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with
campus policies and regulations (BP 5410). Persons who