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The Drake State Student Code of Conduct provides the standards of conduct by which students and organizations are expected to abide. Enrollment and affiliation with the College in no way relinquishes the right nor provides an escape of responsibilities of local, state, or federal laws and regulations. 
  
The conduct of each student and organization is to conform with the standards of common decency, with respect being given to the rights and property of others. The Student Code of Conduct is applicable to conduct which occurs on the College premises or which occurs while participating in official College sanctioned activities. A student may be disciplined and may be found in violation of the Student Code of Conduct for the following:  

  • Dishonesty, cheating, forgery, plagiarism, misrepresentation, or alteration of College documents, records, or identification;  
  • Disruptive or disorderly conduct including rioting, inciting to riot, assembling to riot, raiding, inciting to raid, and assembling to raid;  
  • Disorderly conduct which interferes with the rights and opportunities of those who attend the College for the explicit purpose for which the college exists; 
  • Profanity and/or obscene language or conduct;  
  • Threats (verbal or written); physical abuse, intimidation, and physical or mental harassment;
  • Harassment, intimidation, physical assault or sexual assault;  
  • Possession while on College-owned or controlled property of firearms, explosives or other dangerous instruments/devices;  
  • Possession, sale, or consumption of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances on College property or at a College or student sponsored event; being under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances on College property or at a student or College sponsored event;  
  • Theft, accessory of theft, or being in possession of stolen property;  
  • Trespassing or unauthorized entry;  
  • Lewd, obscene, licentious, indecent or inappropriate dress;  
  • Improper use of the internet or other computer technology made available for student use;  
  • Violation of written College rules, policies, and regulations;  
  • Violation of the College Computer Usage, Email and Internet Acceptable Use Policies; and 
  • Conviction of any misdemeanor or felony which adversely affects the educational environment of the College;  

Failure to comply with the authority of College officials acting within the capacity of their positions or any other activity or conduct not specifically stated herein which impairs or endangers any person or property of the College is considered to be in violation of the rules and regulations of the College.  
 
Drake State is committed to assuring that its employees and students work and learn in an environment free from discrimination and/or sexual harassment.  
 
Discrimination means making a difference in treatment in any service, program, course or facility for Drake State on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, or parental status.  
 
Harassment means the use of verbal or physical conduct which does the following:  

  1. Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic or employment environment; 
  2. Has the purpose or effect of unreasonable interference with an individual’s academic or employment performance;  
  3. Otherwise adversely affects academic or employment progress. The term “harassment” encompasses “sexual harassment,” which means unwelcome sexual advances, unwelcome physical contact of a sexual nature, unwelcome requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature (including, but not limited to, the deliberate repeated making of unsolicited gestures or comments, or the deliberate or repeated display of sexually graphic materials, which are not necessary for educational purposes), when the following conditions exist:  
  • Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s status as a student or employee; 
  • Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for enrollment, rating, or grading of a student or employee; 
  • Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s academic or work progress, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic or work environment.