Purpose

It is the policy of the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing (“College” or “BSMCON”) that appropriate processes and procedures be followed in all matters pertaining to the rights of students.

This policy is applicable to student grievances, including student complaints of unlawful discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of the following:

• Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, as amended
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
• Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and its implemented regulations
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992
• Provisions of Executive Order Number 11246 as amended 66 by 11375
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Governor’s Executive Order Number One, Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, effective February 6, 1974

III. Note that student complaints of Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment will be investigated and resolved pursuant to ADM 9.06, the Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Policy. Cases pertaining to student conduct are subject to ADM 3.05 Student Conduct – Rights and Responsibilities. Cases of academic integrity are resolved through the process defined in ADM 1.09 Academic Integrity. Grade appeals, including dismissal, must be addressed through ACA 1.06 Grade Appeal Policy.