REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Board Policy
BP 5530
STUDENT COMPLAINTS
Students may initiate grievance procedures when they believe they have been subject to unjust
action or the denial of rights as stipulated in published District policies/procedures, state laws, or
federal laws. Such action may be instituted by a student against another student, a staff member,
a faculty member, or an administrator. When a student believes an injustice has been done, the
student may seek redress as outlined in the Student Complaint Procedure.
The Board of Trustees authorizes the administration to develop regulations and procedures to
equitably resolve a student's complaint that his/her legal rights, status, or privileges as a student
have been adversely affected by a College decision or action.
The regulations and procedures developed by the administration will follow these general
principles:
1.A complaint cannot be anonymous, and the complaint must be filed
within one month of the incident addressed in the complaint.
2.This procedure has no jurisdiction over complaints for which separate
legal processes are in existence as provided by law.
3.The intent of the process is that all participants shall respect the rights of all other parties,
maintain confidentiality of the participants and nature of the complaint, and refrain from
indiscriminate or inappropriate discussion of the case. Such discussion might endanger due
process as well as the integrity of all participants by fostering rumor and prejudice.
It is not the intent of this policy to infringe upon the academic freedom or legal right of the
faculty member or the student.
References:
Education Code Section 76224(a);
Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972