2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES
Bellevue Community College is committed to
providing each qualified student with a disability
equal opportunity in accessing the benefits, rights,
and privileges of college services, programs, and
activities. These will be provided in compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and RCW
28B.10.910, .912, and .914.
No student shall, on the basis of his or her disability,
be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, otherwise be subject to discrimination
under any college program or activity.
Bellevue Community College is committed to
providing reasonable accommodations, including
core services, to qualified students with disabilities.
To receive appropriate and timely reasonable accommodations,
students are responsible for requesting
accommodation and documenting the
nature and extent of their disability in accordance
with college procedures.
Reasonable accommodations under this policy
may include, but are not limited to; (a) requests for
academic adjustments, such as modification of
academic requirements and flexibility in test-taking
arrangements; (b) adjustments in nonacademic
services and other rules; and (c) auxiliary
aids and services.
Bellevue Community College will make those
modifications to its academic requirements that (1)
are necessary to ensure that those requirements do
not discriminate, or have the effect of discriminating,
against a qualified student with a disability
based on that disability and (2) do not impose an
undue hardship on the college nor require alteration
of essential program requirements.
Appropriate academic adjustments and/or reasonable
accommodations will be provided to qualified
students with disabilities during recruitment,
admissions, enrollment, registration, financial aid,
course work, academic counseling, and nonacademic
programs and services.
This procedure provides no additional rights
or obligations beyond those required by applicable
laws.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
It shall be the policy of Bellevue Community
College, consistent with efforts to respect the dignity
and integrity of both employees and students,
to provide an environment free of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination.
It occurs in a variety of situations which share
a common element: the inappropriate introduction
of sexual activities or comments into the work
or learning situation. Often, sexual harassment
involves relationships of unequal power, and contains
elements of coercion—as when compliance
with requests for sexual favors becomes a criterion
for granting work, study, or grading benefits. However,
sexual harassment may also involve relationships
among equals, as when repeated sexual advances
or demeaning verbal behavior have a
harmful effect on a person’s ability to study or
work in the academic setting.
For general policy purposes, the term “sexual
harassment” may include, without limitation,
such behavior as unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other physical or verbal
conduct and expressive behavior of a sexual
nature where:
1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly
or implicitly a term or condition of an
individual’s employment or education.
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by
an individual is used as the basis for academic
or employment decisions affecting that individual.
3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially
interfering with an individual’s academic
or professional performance or creating
an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning employment
or educational environment.
The college recognizes its moral, ethical, and legal
responsibilities regarding sexual harassment and
will take appropriate action to rid the institution
of such conduct.
College Policies
DRUG-FREE CAMPUS
Bellevue Community College intends to provide
a drug-free, healthful, safe, and secure work
and educational environment. Each employee is
expected to report to work in an appropriate mental
and physical condition to perform his/her assigned
duties. Each student is expected to be in an
appropriate mental and physical condition to participate
fully in the learning process.
The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation,
possession, or use of a controlled substance
in or on Bellevue Community College
owned or controlled property, or while conducting
Bellevue Community College business, is prohibited.
Violation of this policy will be processed in
accordance with the student conduct code, or other
appropriate policies of the college. Any disciplinary
action for students will be decided on a caseby-case
basis depending upon the specific circumstances.
SMOKING ON CAMPUS
In accordance with the Washington Clean Indoor
Air Act of 1985 (RCW 70.160) and in recognition
of the Executive Order Establishing Governor’s
Policy on Smoking in State Facilities, it shall be the
policy of Bellevue Community College to limit
smoking and tobacco use on campus as follows:
1. Smoking and tobacco use is permitted only in
designated locations. Administrative Services
will designate locations outside the campus
courtyard on the main campus.
2. Smoking and tobacco use shall not be permitted
in college vehicles.
The college provides signage at the three main entrances
to campus to inform people of our policy.
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