The following policies are designed for the general well-being of all members of the College community. Violations of the Code of Conduct may result in remedial action against the student violator and in sanctions being imposed as hereinafter provided. The Student Code of Conduct is also in effect off-campus when students are in attendance at a function sponsored by the College, Associated Student Body or other groups. This could include dances, social events, club activities, athletic events, educational pursuits, internships, trips, or other College related experiences.

Cheating or plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. The College functions to promote the cognitive and psychosocial development of all students. Therefore, all work submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts and current understanding. Academic Dishonesty includes:

a) Cheating—intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise. The term "academic exercise" includes all forms of work submitted for credit hours.

a) Illegal possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor or other beverage which is controlled as an alcoholic beverage under Idaho law) is prohibited in College or College-owned, leased or operated facilities and on campus grounds.

b) Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed under any circumstances in areas open to and most commonly used by the general public. Public areas include, but are not limited to, lounges, College Union buildings, recreation rooms, conference rooms, athletic facilities and other public areas of College-owned buildings or grounds.

By Executive Order Number 92-2 of the Governor of Idaho, smoking tobacco or similar substances is not allowed inside any College-owned or operated building. To provide building access which is smoke-free, while still accommodating those who elect to smoke, the campus has established smoke-free and smoking-permitted building entrances. Members of the campus community can observe the signs at building entrances to discern where they may enter and be free of second hand smoke, or conversely, when they may elect to smoke.

Possession, manufacture, distribution, use or sale of marijuana, drug narcotics or other controlled substances classified as illegal under Idaho law, except those taken under a doctor’s prescription is prohibited on College-owned or controlled property (as that term is herein and hereafter used, College-owned or controlled property includes student housing owned by or rented through the College), or at any College-sponsored or supervised function (See campus policy on Alcohol and Drug abuse, and rules on sanctions for alcohol and drug abuse).

The willful falsification of official record or documents or the submission of records or documents to the College with knowledge of their falsity is prohibited. Falsification of records or documents includes but is not limited to the following: the forging or alteration of, or the knowing use of false or inaccurate registration documents, documents submitted in support of residency determinations, transcripts, fee receipts, identification cards, meal tickets, parking decals, financial aid forms, telephone billing cards, and ASLCSC forms or documents.
 

Any practice by a group or an individual that detains, embarrasses, or degrades a member of the College community, endangers his/her health, jeopardizes his/her safety, or interferes with class attendance or the pursuit of education or work responsibilities and which occurs on College-owned or controlled property or while the violator is attending or participating in a College-sponsored event or activity is prohibited. Use of College Internet addresses or College technology to harass is also prohibited on and off campus. Furthermore, the Idaho Criminal Code has designated malicious harassment as a serious act punishable by the State. Lewis-Clark State College supports Idaho authorities and will not tolerate harassment in any form. Specific Idaho law is listed below.

Idaho Criminal Code: 18-7902. Malicious harassment defined. Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, maliciously and with the specific intent to intimidate or harass another person because of that person’s race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin to:

a) cause physical injury to another person; or

Stalking is prohibited on campus and by state law. Stalking is hereby defined as repeatedly contacting another person when the contacting individual(s) knows or should know that the contact is unwanted by another person, and the contact causes the other person reasonable apprehension of imminent physical harm or substantial impairment of the other person’s ability to perform the activities of daily life and obtaining an education. "Contacting" includes but is not limited to communicating with or remaining in the physical presence of the other person.

Any unauthorized or forcible entry, whether actual or attempted, into any facility or building located on College-owned or controlled property is prohibited.
 

 9. Campus Disorders and Disruptions

Members of the College community have the right to lawful freedom of movement on campus; the lawful use of property, facilities or parts of the College; and to lawfully ingress to and egress from the College’s physical facilities. Violations of these rights of the College community with intent by: physically hindering entrance to, exit from, or normal use of any College facility or part thereof; remaining in any College building after being advised by an appropriate delegate of the President that the building is closed for business; interfering, through harassment, with the College’s operation (this may include the use of noise making or amplifying devices); interfering with reasonable use of College driveways, parking lots or sidewalks; disruptively interfering with authorized events on property owned or controlled by the College or in College facilities; or intentionally interfering with College officials and instructors in the lawful conduct of their duties is prohibited.

Disruption of the classroom is prohibited. Each faculty member controls the direction of education in the classroom setting. That educational atmosphere is the heart and purpose of higher education. Students have the obligation to respect the educational rights of others as they seek to maximize their learning. Faculty have the right to utilize whatever methods they deem appropriate to ensure the quality of the educational atmosphere. This includes but is not limited to requesting an investigation of disruptive classroom behavior under the Student Code of Conduct.

Students must obey the reasonable requests of College officials such as security officers, residence hall administrators and residence hall assistants in the performance of their duties. Students may not provide College officials with false identification or false information while officials are in performance of their duties.

Theft or the conversion of College property or the theft or conversion of the property of another, which occurs on College-owned or controlled property is prohibited.
 

Vandalism (willful or malicious damage, destruction or defacement) of College-owned or controlled property or vandalism of property belonging to others which occurs on College-owned or controlled property or while the violator is attending or participating in a College-sponsored event or activity is prohibited.

Smoking in unauthorized areas, the building or setting of fires upon property owned or controlled by the College without proper authorization, removal or tampering with fire equipment or fire alarm systems on College-owned or controlled property, or failure to vacate College buildings promptly when fire alarms sound is prohibited conduct.

Detaining a person against his or her will, or threatening or physically abusing another person, is prohibited. Prohibited conduct includes that directed toward a member of the College community which occurs off campus as well as that which occurs on campus if the conduct results from or arises out of the academic or evaluative process.

Verbal behavior that involves an expressed or implied threat to interfere with an individual’s personal safety, academic efforts, employment, or participating in College-sponsored activities and which would cause a reasonable person to have a reasonable apprehension that such harm is about to occur, or "fighting words" that are spoken face-to-face as a personal insult to the listener or listeners in personally abusive language inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction by the listener to the speaker is prohibited.

Lewd or Indecent Conduct, as prohibited by city and/or state laws and ordinances which occurred on College-owned or controlled property or while the violator is attending or participating in a College-sponsored event or activity, is prohibited.

Gambling as prohibited by city and/or state laws and ordinances is prohibited on College-owned or controlled property.

Living organizations, clubs and similarly organized groups are responsible for compliance with College regulations. Upon satisfactory proof that a group encourages, or did not take satisfactory steps to prevent violations of College regulations, that group may be subject to permanent or temporary suspension, loss of recognition or charter, social probation, or other action.

Violation of any State of Idaho law or City of Lewiston ordinance which occurs on College-owned or controlled property or while the violator is participating or attending a College-sponsored event or activity is in violation of this Code.

A person is in violation of this Code if he or she intentionally aids or abets another in the commission of any offense mentioned in this Code.

Abuse of the Student Judicial System, including but not limited to:

a) Failure to obey the summons of the Vice President for Student Affairs, designee of the Vice President for Student Affairs or the Campus Hearing Board.

b) Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information during a judicial investigation.