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LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011 37Student Rights &ResponsibilitiesSTUDENT CONDUCT STANDARDSAll members of the College community have a responsibility tocontribute to the collegiate atmosphere of study, inquiry, and learning.Students, non-students, and guests on campus assume an obligationto conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the College’sfunction as an educational institution and in accordance with theCollege’s policies and regulations.The principle of personal honor is the basis for student conduct oncampus. The honor system rests on the sincere belief that the collegestudent is a mature and self-respecting adult, and can be relied upon toact as a responsible and ethical member of society. The College hasadopted student conduct standards and students, non-students, andguests on campus are required to abide by these standards of conduct.Misconduct for which disciplinary action will be imposed falls intothe following categories:1. Violation of College policies or of campus regulations including,but not limited to, campus regulations concerning studentorganizations; the use of College facilities; library procedures;College bills and debts; parking.2. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration,disciplinary procedures, or other College activities, including itscommunity service activity, or of other authorized activities onCollege-controlled premises.3. Physical abuse, or threat of physical abuse, of any person onCollege-owned or controlled property or at College-sponsoredor supervised functions, or conduct which threatens or endangersthe health or safety of any such person.4. Theft of, or damage to, or threat of damage to, property of theCollege community or campus visitor. Students who willfullydamage College property, including materials and equipment,are liable for replacement or repair as prescribed in EducationCode Section 76039.5. Unauthorized entry to or use of College facilities, equipmentand supplies or unauthorized use of public address systems.6. Dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism or furnishing falseinformation to the College; forgery, alteration or misuses ofCollege documents or records of identification.7. Use, possession, distribution, or being under the influence ofnarcotics or dangerous drugs, including, but not limited to,marijuana and alcohol, except as expressly permitted by law.8. Disorderly conduct or lewd, indecent or obscene conduct orexpression on College owned or controlled property or atCollege sponsored or supervised functions.9. Failure to comply with directions of College officials acting inthe performance of their duties.10. For all causes as set forth in the Education Code, Section 76030and following including but not limited to the followingoffenses:POLICIES & PROCEDURES(a) Continued disruptive behavior, continued willfuldisobedience, habitual profanity or vulgarity, or the open andpersistent defiance of the authority of, or persistent abuse of,college personnel.(b) Assault, battery, or any threat of force or violence upon astudent or college personnel.(c) Willful misconduct which results in injury or death to astudent or college personnel or which results in cutting, defacing,or other injury to any real or personal property owned by thedistrict.(d) The use, sale, or possession on campus of, or presence oncampus under the influence of, any controlled substance, or anypoison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160 of theBusiness and Professions Code.(e) Willful or persistent smoking in any area where smoking hasbeen prohibited by law or by regulation of the governing board.(f) Persistent, serious misconduct where other means of correctionhave failed to bring about proper conduct.11. Falsification by a student of any information on an applicationfor admission to the College.ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISMPOLICYAcademic dishonesty and plagiarism are major concerns in highereducation. Lake Tahoe Community College is committed topromoting honesty, integrity and originality in all aspects of theclassroom.Lake Tahoe Community College defines academic dishonesty as:1. Cheating on examinations, quizzes, or other forms of classroomassessment. Cheating includes copying off of another student'swork in class or verbally getting answers or assistance fromanother student in class.2. Having another person complete work for a class and submittingthat as one's own.3. Using data storage or transmission devices, including cellphones, audio devices (IPods), Blackberrys, PDAs, cheat sheetsto cheat or to complete work in the class.4. Any other act that constitutes cheating or dishonesty in theclassroom.Lake Tahoe Community College defines plagiarism as:1. Using another's language, work, ideas or other original materialwithout giving proper credit to the original source, whether doneaccidentally or on purpose. It includes written work, ideas,graphs, artwork, music, maps, statistics, diagrams, scientific data,software, films, videos and the like. It includes work frompublished or unpublished sources, including the Internet.2. Attempting to blur the line between one's own ideas or wordsand those taken from another source. Even if only bits and piecesof outside sources are used or if published work is rewritten, itstill constitutes plagiarism unless the source is adequately citedand all quoted materials are enclosed in quotation marks.3. Carelessly or inadequately citing ideas or words from anothersource.