Handbook - Employee conduct

Any employee who engages in any of the following offenses will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Examples of these offenses include but are not limited to:

• Physical, verbal, sexual or emotional abuse of a student.
• Possessing, using, introducing or selling illicit drugs, a controlled substance, and/or alcohol beverages on program property.
• Theft from program, another employee or a student.
• Insubordination, defined as “willful disregard of express or implied directions of the employer and/or refusal to obey reasonable orders.”
• Assault.
• Misuse or misappropriation of program equipment, materials, funds, or other Program or College resources.
• Illegally bringing or bearing firearms or other lethal weapons to the program.
• Leaving the program during work hours without permission.
• Falsifying program/College records.
• Sleeping during work hours.
• Smoking in the building or in prohibited areas.
• Violation of the college’s policies on Harassment, Sexual Harassment, or Sexual Misconduct.
• Fighting or attempting to provoke a fight on program property.
• Excessive absenteeism or chronic tardiness.
• Failure to call or report to work for assigned working days (“no call-no show”)
• Personal behavior reflecting negatively on the program, including students, the staff or the employee’s job performance.
• Failure to maintain confidentiality of information about students, staff or the program.
• Unacceptable use of cell phones during program hours.
• Unacceptable skill level in the performance of assigned duties.
• Dishonesty with staff or students.