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Student Code of Conduct

Prohibited student conduct/behavior outlined in the Student Code of Conduct includes, but is not limited to, those listed below. Any student who is found to have engaged in these acts while under the jurisdiction of the College may be subject to the maximum penalty of expulsion or any other sanction authorized herein or specifically noted in the student’s program of study.

1. Academic Dishonesty

2. Alcohol

3. Arson

4. Assault

5. Battery

6. Bribery

7. Complicity

8. Conspiracy

9. Damage to Property

10. Defamation and Libel

11. Disruption

12. Dress Standard Violation

13. Extortion

14. Failure to Obey Reasonable Order of College Official(s)

15. Falsification of Records

16. Fraud

17. Gambling

18. Harassment and Discrimination

19. Hazardous, Biological or Other Substances

20. Hazing

21. Illegal Drugs and Narcotics

22. Incivility

A respectful, polite, and courteous communication, behavior or speech is expected by all stakeholders of the institution in maintaining a positive College environment or any violation of PBSC five Pillars of Civility: Pride, Respect, Progress, Ethics, and Teams.

22a. Rudeness, impoliteness or discourteous act that might cause disruption.

22b. Using profane, abusive, vulgar, or harassing language or any type of communication.

22c. Any intent to defame or insult individuals and/or groups creating a hostile environment.

22d. Addressing others in an unprofessional and disrespectful way.

22e. Using intimidating or threatening verbal or written communication.

22f. Utilizing hostile, demeaning or threatening body language.

22g. Contacting individuals in an excessively and intense way that disrupts regular business operations.

22h. Accusing others of incompetence or dismissing their expertise and character.

22i. Disrespecting authority in any form by not responding to a request.

22j. Constant interruption preventing a positive teaching and business environment.

22k. Intentionally or recklessly stalking another person.

 

23. Information Technology Resources

24. Interference with Conduct Proceedings

25. Misuse of Mail Services

26. Parking and Traffic Violation

27. Prior Disciplinary Sanctions or Warnings

28. Public Endangerment

29. Public Health

30. Retaliation

31. Sexual Misconduct (Non-Title IX Offenses)

31e. Voyeurism - a person commits the offense of voyeurism when he or she, with lewd, lascivious, or indecent intent:
- Secretly observes another person when the other person is located in a dwelling, structure, or conveyance and such location provides a reasonable expectation of privacy.
- Secretly observes another person’s intimate areas in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, when the other person is located in a public or private dwelling, structure, or conveyance. As used in this paragraph, the term “intimate area” means any portion of a person’s body or undergarments that is covered by clothing and intended to be protected from public view.

31f. Indecent Exposure - occurs by exposing or exhibiting one’s sexual organs by any means, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner. Also occurs by being naked in public in a vulgar or indecent manner and/or masturbating in public or virtually. A mother's breastfeeding of her baby does not, under any circumstance violate the Student Code of Conduct.

32. Smoking and Tobacco Use (includes e-cigarettes, vaping and hookah)

33. Theft

34. Threats

35. Title IX Offenses

36. Unauthorized Use of College Property or Unauthorized Presence

37. Unauthorized Use of Voice and Video Recording

38. Violation of Law, Rule or Mandate

39. Violation of Safety in Privacy Spaces Act

“Safety in Privacy Spaces Act” Florida Statute § 553.865

In accordance with Section 553.865, F.S., it is prohibited to deliberately enter a restroom or changing facility designated for the opposite sex on the premises of the College and refuse to leave when instructed to do so by any College administrative personnel, faculty member, security personnel, or law enforcement personnel, except under the following circumstances:

  1. Accompanying a person of the opposite sex to assist or chaperone a child under the age of 12, an elderly person as defined in s. 825.101, F.S., a person with a disability as defined in s. 760.22, F.S., or a person with a developmental disability as defined in s. 393.063, F.S.;
  2. Engaging in law enforcement or governmental regulatory activities;
  3. Providing emergency medical assistance or intervening in any other emergency situation endangering another person's health or safety;
  4. Conducting custodial, maintenance, or inspection tasks, provided the restroom or changing facility is not in use; or
  5. When the designated restroom or changing facility is out of order or undergoing repair and the opposite-sex designated facility is unoccupied.

40. Weapons