Student Conduct Code

The SCC Student Code of Conduct directly applies to all students and community members on the college campus and is intended to provide guidance, trust, and fairness to students in the classrooms and daily activities on the campus.

Stone Child College is dedicated to the growth of the individual. SCC has the responsibility of promoting the common good and of rendering, as remote as possible, influences which are detrimental to the intellectual and social development of the college and community. Students should at all times recognize their obligations as contributing members of the college/community and should fulfill them completely. Judicial policies within an educational institution parallel the institution’s academic policies in that they are concerned with promoting an effective academic community, the freedom to learn, and personal responsibility. It is every student’s responsibility to help ensure that the College is an orderly and responsible community, one in which each member is assured of personal safety and well-being and has the opportunity to obtain the desired educational experience. For this reason, any member of the College who observes a violation of accepted guidelines or behavior has the responsibility to ensure corrective action is taken. Therefore, any member of the community, student body, faculty, or staff may file a complaint and has the responsibility to do so. Help with preparing a complaint may be obtained from Student Service staff.

Responsibility and authority for the regulation of student behavior is vested in the President of the College by the Board of Regents. In all disciplinary matters, the President has delegated decision-making authority concerning campus discipline with the Dean of Student Services and Dean of Academics. The College reserves the right to determine what constitutes inappropriate behavior and appropriate sanctions. The list of sanctions includes but is not limited to the following: verbal warning, disciplinary warning status, student activity probation, suspension, expulsion, fines, restitution for damages and exclusion from extracurricular activities. In the case of the suspension, a student may be separated from the College for not less than one term and not more than one academic year. In the case of expulsion, a student’s relationship with the College is permanently severed. In addition, a student who is suspended will be given a grade “F” in cases in which the work of the course has not been completed before suspension.

The following forms of student misconduct are subject to disciplinary action at SCC:

All forms of dishonesty including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, knowingly furnishing false information to the college, forgery, alteration or use of SCC documents as instruments of identifications with intent to defraud.
Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, disciplinary proceedings, or other SCC activities.
Physical or verbal abuse of any person on SCC premises or at a SCC sponsored event.
Theft of or damage to SCC property or property of a member of the Rocky Boy Community on college premises.
Failure to comply with directions of SCC officials acting in performance of their duties.
Violation of published SCC regulations including those relating to entry and use of institutional facilities, the rule of this code of conduct and any other regulations which may be enacted.
Use of alcohol or drugs on campus selling drugs on campus and/or appearing on campus under the influence as demonstrated by impaired inappropriate conduct.
Disorderly conduct or lewd, indecent or obscene expression including abusive language.
Sexual abuse/harassment; conduct, which is sexually abusive to others, including but not limited to sexual intimidation, unwanted touching, sexual contact/assault, or any other uninvited behavior of sexually explicit nature.
Harassment, in all forms, including, but not to limited to, annoyances, threats, demands, badgering, intimidating, and all discriminatory acts on the basis of race, color, sex, or sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, ethnic, or national origin.
Unauthorized use or possession of firearms, other weapons, explosives, firecrackers or chemicals within or upon the grounds, buildings, or college facilities. This policy shall not apply to any police officer or other authorized person. Weapons may include, but is not limited to, BB guns, stun guns, rifles, handguns, slingshots, martial art devices, brass knuckles, bowie knives, daggers or similar knives, and switchblades. A harmless instrument designed to look like a firearm weapon, or explosive, which is used by a person to cause fear in or assault another person is expressly included in the meaning of firearms, weapons, or explosives.
Excessive noise or any act occurring on the College Campus, which intentionally disturbs the peace and quiet of any person or group of persons.
Illegal gambling activity in violation of the law.
Each situation is reviewed on case-by-case basis and all information presented and will be considered and weighed in all decisions.