# WAC 495C-121-070: WAC 495C-121-070. Faculty/administrator authority regarding classroom disruption

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_070

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 495C-121-070
- **Heading:** WAC 495C-121-070. Faculty/administrator authority regarding classroom disruption
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 495C / Chapter 495C-121 / Section 495C-121-070

## Text

(1) Faculty members and instructional administrators are authorized to take appropriate action to maintain order and proper conduct in the classroom and the cooperation of students in fulfilling course objectives.
(2) If a faculty member or instructional administrator determines that a student has created a disruption which makes it unreasonably difficult to maintain the learning and teaching environment or the decorum of a class or activity, he/she may suspend that student from the class or activity for up to a total of one day per day of disruption. The faculty member or administrator shall report this suspension to the student conduct officer, who shall have the option, depending on the severity, to treat the suspension as insufficient and also initiate further discipline under this chapter.
(3) The suspension of up to one day per day of disruption shall not be subject to any further appeal or review. However, any further discipline imposed by the student conduct officer shall be processed in accordance with this chapter.
(4) Any suspension initiated by a faculty member or instructional administrator under this section will not affect any student grading that is based directly on attendance.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 495C-121-010 WAC 495C-121-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_010.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-020 WAC 495C-121-020. Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_020.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-030 WAC 495C-121-030. Jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_030.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-040 WAC 495C-121-040. Student rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_040.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-050 WAC 495C-121-050. Prohibited student conduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_050.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-060 WAC 495C-121-060. Disciplinary sanctions and conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_060.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-065 WAC 495C-121-065. Hazing prohibited — Sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_065.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-070 WAC 495C-121-070. Faculty/administrator authority regarding classroom disruption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_070.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-080 WAC 495C-121-080. Disciplinary records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_080.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-100 WAC 495C-121-100. Initiation of disciplinary action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_100.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-110 WAC 495C-121-110. Appeals and referrals—Routing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_110.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-120 WAC 495C-121-120. Brief adjudicative proceedings—Initial hearing and decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_120.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-130 WAC 495C-121-130. Brief adjudicative proceedings—Review of initial decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_130.md)
- [WAC 495C-121-140 WAC 495C-121-140. Student conduct committee—Formation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_495C_121_140.md)

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