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GRIEVANCE POLICY
The school disapproves of any participation, on the behalf of staff or students, in slander, defamation of character or sexual harassment of any kind. The strictest of disciplinary action will be imposed, up to and including termination. DEC’s position and philosophy is to communicate professionally and to assist each other in the pursuit of personal growth and education. Please take care not to become involved in these types of negative behaviors.
When a student experiences difficulty regarding staff, administration, other students, school organizations and/or policy, the following procedure should be used as a process in resolving the issue:
1. The student should approach the problem directly by discussing it with the involved party/parties. If the student is unable to resolve this difficulty, he or she should then proceed to step two (2) of the grievance policy.
2. The student may discuss the problem with his/her advisor to attempt to alleviate the situation. If the difficulty continues to remain unresolved, the student may proceed to step three (3) of the grievance policy.
3. The student may appeal to the Vice President of Academic Affairs by scheduling an appointment to confer. If the difficulty is unresolvable at this time, the student may proceed to step four (4) of the grievance policy.
4. The student may appeal to the President of the school by scheduling an appointment to confer.
5. Student inquiries may be directed to the following entities:
DEC is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Questions or concerns that are not satisfactorily resolved by the person designated above or by other school officials may be brought to the attention of the:
State Board of Private Licensed Schools Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-8228
*Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 247-4212
*ACCSC STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of State
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs State Board of Cosmetology
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 787-8530
Schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges must have a procedure and operational plan for handling student complaints. If a student does not feel that the school has adequately addressed a complaint or concern, the student may consider contacting the Accrediting Commission. All complaints reviewed by the Commission must be in written form and should grant permission for the Commission to forward a copy of the complaint to the school for a response. This can be accomplished by filing the ACCSC Complaint Form. The complainant(s) will be kept informed as to the status of the complaint as well as the final resolution by the Commission. Please direct all inquiries to:
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 247-4212
www.accsc.org
A copy of the ACCSC Complaint Form is available at the school and may be obtained by contacting Julian Imbrescia, Vice President of Academic Affairs, or online at www.accsc.org.
ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC USAGE POLICY FOR STUDENTS
General Guidelines
DEC computing resources are the property of DEC, to be used for DEC related business. Students have no expectation of privacy when utilizing DEC computing resources, even if the use is for personal purposes. DEC reserves the right to inspect, without notice, the contents of computer files regardless of medium, the contents of electronic mailboxes and computer conferencing systems, systems output such as printouts, and to monitor network communication when:
1. It is considered reasonably necessary to maintain or protect the integrity, security, or functionality of DEC or other computer resources, or to protect DEC from liability;
2. There is reasonable cause to believe that the users have violated this policy or otherwise misused computing resources;
3. An account appears to be engaged in unusual or unusually excessive activity;
4. It is otherwise required or permitted by law.
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