6.3000 Student Conduct

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I. Title of Policy

Student Conduct

II. Objective of Policy

To establish expectations and processes in terms of student conduct while on campus, at regional locations and at college-sponsored events, activities, and functions; both on and off-campus.

III. Authority

N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-12
Bylaws 1.2050 and 1.3054

IV. Policy Statement

At Brookdale Community College (“College”), a safe and effective learning environment is paramount to our students’ success. Therefore, the College shall develop appropriate rules to help ensure responsible student behavior and procedures that ensure due process to address student actions that violate the College’s established expectations.

As an educational institution, the College upholds the freedom to learn, to inquire, to dissent, to speak freely and to be heard, and to assemble and protest peacefully. The responsible enjoyment and exercise of these freedoms means respect for the
rights of all and cannot permit infringement upon the rights of others or interference with the educational mission of the College or the peaceful and lawful use and enjoyment of College resources.

All Brookdale students are bound by the specific expectations and procedures as outlined in the College’s Student Code of Conduct (6.3000R) and must assume responsibility for their own conduct. Therefore, the President, or those designated by the President, shall have the power to appropriately apply discipline procedures, which may result in sanctions up to and including suspension or expulsion, to any student violating this Policy or above-named regulation under procedures consistent with due process. In the event the College believes that an act implicates possible criminal wrongdoing, the College shall report same to the appropriate legal authority.

The President (or designee) is responsible for administering this Policy within the framework of the foregoing principles and shall develop appropriate Regulations and administrative procedures to assure its implementation.

V. Responsibility for Implementation

President

Approved: 10/29/69
Revised: 7/12/01
Approved: Board of Trustees, 12/17/2019
Approved: Board of Trustees, 02/25/2025

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