Moberly Area Community College Policy Handbook 2026-2027

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G.320 Student Code of Conduct

(Added December 22, 2008) (Revised March 13, 2017) (Revised July 22, 2019) (Revised January 25, 2021

MACC expects students to conduct themselves in an appropriate, ethical, and legal manner at all times. Students are also prohibited from engaging in any form of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct (See C.170 Sexual Misconduct Policy). Students who exhibit rude or disruptive behavior may be dropped from one or all of their classes, placed on probation, or suspended for a period of time determined by the Vice President for Instruction, Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dean of Academic Affairs, Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education, or the Dean of Health Sciences.

The following steps will be taken when students exhibit inappropriate behavior:

  1. The instructor/staff member will attempt to discuss the behavior with the student and will provide documentation of the incident to the appropriate dean. In cases of extremely disruptive or flagrantly disrespectful student conduct, the instructor/ staff member may immediately dismiss the student from the current setting and will provide documentation of the incident to the appropriate dean.

  2. The dean’s office will send the student a letter indicating that disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and that future offenses may result in disciplinary sanctions, up to and including expulsion from the college. The dean’s office may request a meeting with the student accused of inappropriate conduct in lieu of or in addition to a letter. In cases of flagrantly unethical, illegal, or threatening behavior, the dean’s office may impose disciplinary sanctions upon the first offense involving this
    behavior.

  3. If another offense occurs in any campus setting, the instructor/staff member may dismiss the student for that day and notify the appropriate dean. The dean will send the student a letter indicating disciplinary sanctions to be imposed for their inappropriate conduct, up to and including probation, suspension, or expulsion from one or more classes or campus settings.

  4. The student has the right of appeal through the Student Due Process Grievance Procedure (G.140).

  5. If the instructor/staff member perceives that a student poses a physical threat to themself or others in the class or on campus, the instructor/staff member may take immediate action and notify the dean and/or the appropriate authorities.

  6. The dean’s office will forward copies of all documentation regarding student conduct to the Vice President for Instruction’s Office. Should a pattern of disruptive behavior become evident, the Vice President for Instruction will request a meeting with the student to discuss their conduct and resulting disciplinary sanctions.

  7. Students alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment or sexual misconduct will be addressed as outlined in the Sexual Misconduct Policy.

  8. Students are prohibited from making false statements and/or knowingly providing false information in the course of a College investigation and/or grievance process, including an investigation pursuant to the Sexual Misconduct Policy and associated procedures.