{"id":22079,"date":"2015-10-05T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/?page_id=22079"},"modified":"2015-12-18T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:59:35","slug":"03-03-60-f-prohibited-personal-relationships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/03-03-60-f-prohibited-personal-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"03.03.060.f Employee and Student Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; title=&#8221;Procedure&#8221; subhead=&#8221;03.03.060.f Employee and Student Relationships&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#346fab&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;44&#8243; subhead_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_header_container=&#8221;margin-bottom: -140px !important;||margin-right: 20px !important;&#8221; button_one_text_size=&#8221;20&#8243; button_one_border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; button_one_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; button_one_border_radius_hover=&#8221;3&#8243; button_two_text_size=&#8221;20&#8243; button_two_border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; button_two_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; button_two_border_radius_hover=&#8221;3&#8243;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_72&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221;] [\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243;]\n<p>Romantic or sexual relationships between College employees and students are prohibited if the employee and the student have an academic relationship. Academic relationships include any activities in which the employee is a direct or indirect supervisor or instructor for the student, as in a classroom or lab, or is a sponsor for any College activity involving the student, including work study or organizational\/club\/sport activities. This prohibition shall continue until the student or the employee is no longer affiliated with the College. Employees engaging in inappropriate relationships will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.\u00a0 Students engaging in inappropriate relationships may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Romantic or sexual relationships between College employees and students not in an academic relationship that impairs the College employee\u2019s effectiveness, disrupts the workplace\/learning environment, and\/or impairs the public confidence in the College will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or expulsion from the College.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Romantic or sexual relationships between College employees and students are prohibited if the employee and the student have an academic relationship. 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