Disruptive Activities

The College reserves the right to take disciplinary action against individual students and/or groups who are involved in disruptive activities. Such disciplinary action may be taken independently of state or local prosecution and the penalties provided in Section 4.30, Texas Education code which provides:

1. No person or group of persons acting in concert may willfully engage in disruptive activity or disrupt a lawful assembly on the campus or property of any private or public school or institution of higher education or public vocational and technical school or institute.
2. For the purposes of this section, disruptive activity means:
   1. Obstructing or restraining the passage of persons in an exit, entrance, or hallway of any building without the authorization of the administration of the school;
   2. Seizing control of any building or portion of a building for the purpose of interfering with any administrative, educational, research, or other authorized activity;
   3. Preventing or attempting to prevent by force or violence or the threat of force or violence any lawful assembly authorized by the school administration or in the designated free speech and expressive activities location (Stilwell Plaza);
   4. Disrupting by force or violence or the threat of force or violence a lawful assembly in progress; 
   5. Obstructing or restraining the passage of any person at an exit or entrance to said campus or property or preventing or attempting to prevent by force or violence or by threats thereof the ingress or egress of any person to or from said property or campus without the authorization of the administration of the school.
3. For the purpose of this section, a lawful assembly is disrupted when any person in attendance is rendered incapable of participation in the assembly due to the use of force or violence or due to a reasonable fear that force or violence is likely to occur.
4. A person who violates any provision of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by confinement in jail for not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months, or both.
5. Any person who is convicted the third time of violating this section shall not thereafter be eligible to attend any school, college or university receiving funds from the State of Texas for a period of two years from such third conviction.
6. Nothing herein shall be construed to infringe upon any right of free speech or expression guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States or the State of Texas.