Office of Judicial Affairs

 

The Foothill College Office of Judicial Affairs manages liability issues that arise on the Foothill campus. Donald Dorsey, Dean of Student Affairs & Activities, is the college "Informal Complaints Officer," the "Grievance Officer," and the administrator over discipline and due process. Please call his assistant, Bill Frankeberger, at the Office of Student Affairs & Activities, Room 6201 (650) 949-7241, if you have any questions, would like reference material, or have an issue you would like to discuss. Here are links to basic information about student and student-employee issues.


Basic Information About Student and Student Employee Issues

• Academic Integrity
• Academic Honor Code
• Discrimination Protection
• Sexual Harassment Protection
• Student Complaint and Grievance Procedures
• Student Conduct, Discipline and Due Process:
  - disruptive students
  - dropping students
  - cheating
• Student Rights and Responsibilities

Community College Law and Policy Links

• California law and California Education Code
• FHDA Board Policy and Administrative Procedures
• State Chancellor's Office
• FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act)
• FERPA interpreted by FHDA Board Policy AP 5045
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General References

1. Board Policy: Administrative Procedures, AP 5500 - "Student Rights and Responsibilities" Click on above, then search to:
   IV. "Discipline", and
   V. "Student Complaints and Grievance Procedures"
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2. Students’ Right to Know
3. Beyond the Classroom, the Foothill College student handbook
   - available from the Office of Student Activities
4. Foothill College Schedule of Classes (see back pages "College Policies")
   - available at the college bookstore