CAREER COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (FORTUNA EDUCATION)

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33 • Any action warranting a disciplinary process must be documented by the School Director by completing a Campus Incident Report Form. • All students under disciplinary process will be suspended and the suspension shall remain in effect until the matter is resolved. • All actions taken through the disciplinary process will be documented by the School Director by entering the corresponding notes in the student's electronic file in Edline. • All forms of behavior described above constitute a violation of CCC Code of Student Conduct and therefore warrant the initiation of a disciplinary process, as described in 7.1.7 herein. 1.1.7 Student Disciplinary Process Policy: Students whose conduct is perceived to be, at the sole discretion of the school, in violation of the CCC Code of Student Conduct, as described in 7.1.6, shall be subject to disciplinary process and suspension or dismissal, as applicable, commensurate with the severity of their behavior. Procedure: • Disciplinary process will be initiated, processed, and resolved under direct supervision of the School Director. • The School Director, or designee, will meet with the student immediately after being notified of behavior against the Student Code of Conduct. • In the meeting, the student will be asked to provide details as of the circumstances surrounding the alleged behavior, motivations, witnesses, etc. Notes of the meeting must be entered into the student's electronic file in Edline. • At the end of the meeting, the student will be notified that he/she is suspended while the investigative process is in progress and that CCC will notify by phone or email when the student may resume classes, or by certified mail if the student is dismissed, as applicable. • The School Director, or designee, must then meet with all parties involved, as referred by the suspended student, including witnesses, instructors, staff, etc. and document these conversations in the Campus Incident Log. A decision must be made within 72 hours of the meeting with the suspended student. • The decision, which must be commensurate with the severity of the infraction, could be one of the following sanctions: o Dismiss the student permanently and notify the corresponding authorities, if applicable. Such students may only reapply for admission with the approval of the School Director. Students dismissed remain responsible for any outstanding balance owed to the school. o Suspend the student for one complete module and warn him that any additional infraction, regardless of its severity, will be grounds for permanent dismissal. o Suspend the student for one week reminding him of his/her obligation to make up missed work and warning him that any additional infraction, regardless of its severity, will be grounds for permanent dismissal EXHIBIT A