Academic Policies - Student Code of Conduct

County College of Morris was founded by the citizens of the county with the belief that learning is a lifelong process and that education can improve the quality of life for individuals and society.

County College of Morris is a community of individuals. As such, we must strive to recognize the dignity and worth of each member of our community. It is, therefore, the policy of the college that each individual, regardless of status (student, administrator, support staff or faculty member) must treat every other individual, irrespective of status, rank, title, or position, with dignity and respect.

The college recognizes the diversity of its community. We come from many different backgrounds and include different races, religions, and ethnic ancestry. Learning to understand the differences among us, as well as the similarities, is an important dimension of education, one that continues for a lifetime. Tolerance alone is not enough. Respect and understanding are also needed. We should delight in our differences, and should seek to appreciate the richness and personal growth which our diversity provides us as members of this community.

All students are governed by college rules and regulations. Students are expected to give prompt and courteous attention to all collegiate duties and to respect the property and rights of the college and others. Students also are responsible for their own actions and are expected to maintain proper standards of conduct at all times.

The purpose of the Student Code of Conduct is to protect the college, its academic and social community, and its property from harm resulting from acts of its students that may cause injury or threat of injury. The code defines prohibited conduct and provides imposition of appropriate discipline upon those students whose acts violate its standards of conduct, by means of hearing procedures that afford both prompt disciplinary determinations and appropriate due process to the alleged violator.

The following acts, when committed by students of County College of Morris, shall be deemed misconduct under this code, subject to imposition of discipline under this code. This code applies to conduct engaged in while attending college functions on-campus or off-campus, or functions of college-sponsored organizations conducted on-campus or off-campus.

1. Intentionally or recklessly causing physical or psychological harm to any person, or intentionally or recklessly causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.
2. Engaging in hostile conduct or disorderly behavior that might incite immediate violence.
3. Engaging in abusive or demeaning conduct or obscene gestures directed toward another individual or group of individuals which has the effect of creating a hostile environment and impedes the rights and privileges of other members of the college community.
4. Unauthorized use, possession, or storage of any weapon.
5. Intentionally initiating or causing to be initiated any false report, warning, or threat of fire, explosion, or other emergency.
6. Intentionally or recklessly disrupting college operations or college-sponsored activities.
7. Use, possession, distribution or sale of, or being under the influence of, illegal narcotics, chemicals, psychedelic drugs or other dangerous substances unless prescribed by a doctor. (See CCM Substance Abuse Policy.)
8. Unauthorized use or misuse of fire safety equipment.
9. Furnishing false information to the college including forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents, records, or identification.
10. Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism.
11. Unauthorized access to, modification of, or transfer of electronic data, system software, or computing facilities.
12. Theft of college property or knowing possession of stolen college property.
13. Destruction, damage or misuse of property of the college or others on campus.
14. Failure to comply with reasonable directions of college officials issued in the performance of their duties intended to insure the orderly or safe conduct of college programs, activities or operations, or the proper orderly and safe use of college property.
15. Unauthorized presence in or use of college premises, facilities, or property.
16. Unauthorized use and/or possession of fireworks on college premises.
17. Any gambling prohibited under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
18. Unauthorized use or misuse of the college name for soliciting funds or for sponsorship of activities, or on printed matter.
19. Violation of college regulations or policies, including campus motor vehicle regulations, or federal, state, or local laws.
20. Violation of the terms of any disciplinary sanction imposed in accordance with this code.
     

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