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20 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2021 filing an appeal to sufficiently demonstrate cause to alter procedures, the original decision(s), or any sanctions. An appeal will generally be limited to a review of the investigation report and supporting documents, provided however, that the appeal officer may request additional information or clarification from the respondent, reporting party, witnesses, investigator(s), and/or other administrators for purposes of this review. Both the reporter and respondent receive simultaneous written notification regarding the outcome of submitted appeal(s), and the outcome is considered final. Possible Sanctions in a Student Disciplinary Proceeding e College of New Jersey has minimum sanctions for specific forms of Prohibited Conduct outlined within the Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, & Discrimination Policy. Students found in-violation of the following forms of Prohibited Conduct (that would also constitute VAWA offenses) will receive sanctions based on the following ranges: Sanctions outlined below can be applied to all other forms of Prohibitive Conduct outlined within the Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, & Discrimination Policy or the Student Conduct Code. e following sanctions, alone or in any combination, may be imposed upon any student found to have violated the Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, & Discrimination Policy and/or the Student Conduct Code: 1. Status Outcomes. • Warning. A notice in writing to the student that the student is violating or has violated institutional regulations and that further violations may result in more severe disciplinary action. • Probation. is status serves as a disciplinary status assigned to a student for a specified period of time. While on this status, any further violations of college Policy will result in more severe disciplinary action and may result in additional administrative directive outcomes and/or suspension. is status constitutes a disciplinary record that will remain on file with the Office of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services for five years and the Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct for seven years after a student separates from the college. • Pending Suspension. is status serves as the disciplinary probation status assigned to a student for a specified period of time before they're suspended from the college. While on this status, any further violations of college policy may result in suspension from the college. is status constitutes a disciplinary record that will remain on file with the Office of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services for five years and the Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct for seven years after a student separates from the college. • Suspension. Termination of course registration and residency (if applicable) from the college after a specific date and for a specified time. rough the duration of the suspension, the student may be restricted from college property and may be required to provide prior notice to and receive approval from the Director of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services and/or the Title IX Coordinator for the purpose of conducting college business. Before a student may be readmitted to the college after the designated period of time, the student must meet with the Dean of Students to show satisfactory completion of any assigned directives or to discuss stipulated conditions for their return. In addition, this status constitutes a disciplinary record that will remain on file with the Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct and the Office of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services indefinitely. Should a student wish to return to the college after the suspension period, the student must comply with any academic standards and procedures then in effect. • Expulsion. Permanent dismissal from the college and restriction from college property. In addition, this status constitutes a disciplinary record that will remain on file with the Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct and the Office of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services indefinitely. Expulsion is the most serious disciplinary action taken by the college and is generally reserved for only those cases of behavioral misconduct in which all the relevant facts and aggravating circumstances support a conclusion that the only reasonable sanction is permanent removal from the college. • Degree Revocation. Permanent revocation of an earned degree from the college and restriction from college property. In addition, this status constitutes a disciplinary record that will remain on file with the Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct Form of Prohibited Conduct Designated Sanction Range Sexual Assault Completed or attempted, Sexual Penetration, however slight, of a person without that person's Effective Consent. Suspension to Expulsion (Fondling) e touching of an Intimate Body Part of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without that person's Effective Consent. Pending Suspension to Expulsion (Incest) Sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Warning to Expulsion (Statutory Rape) Sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. Suspension to Expulsion Interpersonal Violence Domestic Violence Probation to Expulsion Dating Violence Probation to Expulsion Stalking When a person engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to fear for their own safety or the safety of others or suffer substantial emotional distress. Warning to Suspension

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