student conduct code - John Tyler Community College

2. College funds may be used only for the purchase of alcoholic beverages to be served
and/or sold at an approved College activity for which a one‐day banquet license to serve
beer or wine has been obtained in accordance with the conditions established by the
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
3. Non‐alcoholic beverages and food items must be present at all College‐sponsored
events where alcoholic beverages are served.
4. Alcoholic beverages must never be mentioned in the advertising or publicizing of a
College‐sponsored event.
5. Organizations serving alcohol at College‐sponsored events should not permit the entry
or exit of persons with beverage containers.
6. Organizations should check for proper age identification of individuals attending events
where alcohol is served and implement a process that visually identifies those
participants of legal drinking age.
7. Any organization, as well as its leadership, sponsoring an event at the College will be
responsible for following all State laws relative to the serving and/or selling of alcoholic
beverages.
8. College community members are expected to know and adhere to the following:
a. Any sale of alcoholic beverage requires an ABC license.
b. Alcoholic beverages are not to be given or sold to persons under the legal
drinking age of twenty‐one.
c. Alcoholic beverages are not to be given or sold to persons who are intoxicated.
d. State law prohibits the following: drinking in public; possession of an alcoholic
beverage by a person under the legal drinking age; falsely representing one’s age
for the purpose of procuring alcohol; and purchasing an alcoholic beverage for a
person who is under the legal drinking age.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES
Possession, use, manufacture, sale and distribution of illegal substances are crimes. John Tyler
Community College will cooperate with law enforcement authorities to enforce current
statutes. Students, faculty, and staff may be subject to prosecution by civil authorities for
violations of these laws. Penalties may be severe, including the loss of civil rights.
Illegal involvement with drugs and/or the unauthorized purchase, consumption, possession,
sale or distribution of alcohol on the campus also will result in disciplinary action by the College.
Students who engage in such illegal activity are subject to disciplinary actions as defined in the
Student Rights and Responsibilities section of this handbook. Such actions could result in
dismissal from the College.
Faculty and staff suspected of drug or alcohol abuse will be judged solely on job performance
and adherence to established standards of professional and employee behavior. Illegal drug use
and alcohol consumption, possession, sale or distribution will not be tolerated in the work
place. Faculty and classified employees who engage in such actions are subject to disciplinary
action in accordance with Policy 6.13, Procedure for Dismissal of College Personnel Holding
Faculty Rank as defined in the JTCC Faculty Handbook or the Employee Standards of Conduct
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