student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

All proceedings are confidentially conducted.Time limitations are set for conducting the various stages of an appeal,which cannot exceed the number of actual working days specified.Duties of the Grievance CommitteeA. Notice of HearingWithin 10 working days of receiving the complaint, the appointmentof a committee by the Vice Chancellor for StudentAffairs, the chair will issue a written notice to the aggrievedstudent and any involved parties. The notice will set the date,time, and place of the hearing, the issue(s) to be discussed, asunderstood by the committee, and a statement that the partiesattending the hearing are responsible for presenting witnessesand documented evidence.B. Hearing ProcedureInvolved parties are not allowed representation by attorneys,but a BRCC advisor(s) can be present at the hearing for thepurpose of giving advice during the course of the hearing.The burden of proof rests with the aggrieved student. Theaggrieved student has the first opportunity to present his/hercase. The case can be presented using narrative, testimony of awitness(es), and/or presentation of documented evidence. Theparty to whom the grievance is directed can then present his/her case in the same manner. All testimony is given under oath,administered by the chair of the Grievance Committee. Bothparties have the right to cross-exam a witness. Any documentation,evidence, or sworn statements from witnesses becomepart of the official record.The committee hears all relevant evidence, but it is not legallybound by the evidence presented, as is the evidence that isheard in actual judicial cases. The chair of the committee ruleson the admissibility of the evidence presented, as well as to anyobjections made during the course of the hearing.60C. Determination of the CommitteeWithin five working days of the conclusion of the hearing, thecommittee, through its chair, will present a written disposi-