Name that Section: Frequently Used Education Code and Title 5 Sections for Community College Districts
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educational institutions from taking adverse action against a student, prospective student, or
student group for any lawful reason.
Note:
The legislation would not preclude requesting a password from a student or requesting
information from a student who is “friends” with a student on Facebook from copied by him or
her from the student’s account.
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ONCLUSION
We have attempted to provide an overview of the more challenging sections of the Title 5
regulations and Education Code sections that community colleges must deal with regularly.
Although the amount of information may be daunting, community colleges may be able to
protect themselves from common problems by heeding the guidelines in this workbook. For
example, the Education Code has expressed a preference for using permanent academic and
classified employees. In any attempt to hire personnel to fit any exception, community colleges
must take care to follow the statutory rules as detailed above. With this workbook as a guide,
your community college can navigate through the “reticulated and complex” Education Code.