3.1Code of Discipline.
Discipline means to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.
Bcc as an educational institution has a code of discipline to train the students in good
behaviour and develop in them
the right attitude and values.
3.2 Ethics Committee:
The administrative team has created a special body, the Ethics Committee, that supervises the
behaviour of all students.
Likewise the committee investigates all reported cases of misconduct, violation of rules and regulation,
ascertains all
facts and impose appropriate sanctions as provided by law.
General Function:
A. To regulate the Norms of Conduct of all Student, and
B. To investigate and try cases involving students and impose the
corresponding penalty/ sanction for the offense committed
upon meeting the rules on due process law.
Specific Function:
A. As a insure of Norms of Conduct:
A.1 to ensure the proper Conduct and strengthen the character pf the students
A.2 to investigate any substantiated incidents of misconduct
of the student and shall render appropriate action for such misconduct;
A.3 to impose disciplinary sanctions for violations of Ethical Standard.
B. As a Disciplinary Committee:
To receive substiated complaints/grievances regarding the violations of rules and regulations.
3.3 Administrative Due Process:
A student change with violation of school rules and regulations is informed of the complaint
against him/her and is afforded a fair reasonable opportunity to defend himself/herself. However, in case
of voluntary admission of confession of offense committed in flagrante delicto, a decision is summarily
rendered and the corresponding penalty impose on the erring student.
Furthermore , if the erring student
refuse to appear or to present his/her defence, or resort to dilatory tactics in the course of the investigations
, the hearing may be conducted ex-parte.
3.4 Administrative Sanction:
Disciplinary administrative sanctions may be imposed on a student for the commission of any defence defined in this section of the handbook .Sanction may take the form of:
Sanction may take the form of:
A. Reprimand and Warning:
A reprimand is a written or oral reproach addressed to an erring student.
This sanction is meted for reprehensible conduct by way of admonishing the erring student that repetition
of the offense will warrant a warning. This also includes 30 minutes of community work of service.
B. Suspension:
A penalty that allows the higher education institution to deprive or deny the erring student from
attending classes for a period not exceeding twenty percent (20% of the prescribe
total class
days for the school term). A penalty of suspension for a period more than twenty percent of total class
days for the school term shall be deemed suspension for a period equivalent to twenty percent (20)
of the prescribe total class days for the school term.
C. Non-Readmission:
A penalty that allows the institution to deny admission or enrolment of erring student for the school term immediately
following the term when the resolution or decision finding the student guilty of the offense charge imposing the penalty
of non-reading mission was promulgated. Unlike the penalty of exclusion, the student is allowed to complete the current
school term when the resolution for non-reading mission was promulgated.
D. Exclusion:
A penalty that allows the institution to exclude or drop the name of the erring student from the roll,
immediately upon resolution of exclusion was promulgate. This penalty may be imposed for acts or offense
such as dishonesty, hazing, carrying deadly, drug dependency, drunkenness, hooliganism, vandalism and other
offense analogous to the foregoing. Transfer credentials of the erring student shall be issued
upon promulgation
subject to the other provision of his handbook.
E. Expulsion:
A penalty wherein the institution declares the erring student disqualified for admission to any private or public
higher education institution in the Philippines. In any case The penalty of expulsion cannot be imposed without the
approval of the Chairman of CHED. The penalty may be imposed for acts or offense involving moral turpitude.
F. Restitution:
Is a reimbursement or payment for damage, destruction or
misappropriation of school property
or of any member of the school community. This penalty supplements other principals sanction.
G. Confiscation:
Taking from the students things that are prohibited such as cell phones, male earrings, hat,
etc
