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Student Conduct & Campus Safety

WARNING: For the following areas (Discipline, Bullying and Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Loitering), students and families should be aware that CSM will contact local law enforcement and that legal consequences may result for any infraction on a SMCCD campus. 

All members of the San Mateo County Community College District and the San Mateo Union High School District share the responsibility for preserving the freedom to learn. The college’s policies and procedures are designed to safeguard this freedom. Students attending any college of the San Mateo County Community College District or any school of the San Mateo Union High School District will have full access to the rules and regulations under which these colleges and high schools operate and will be assured an impartial hearing when a regulation is allegedly violated.

Students enrolled in the San Mateo County Community College District and the San Mateo Union High School District are expected to conduct themselves as responsible citizens and in a manner compatible with the community college function as an educational institution. Students are subject to civil authority and to the specific regulations established by the College of San Mateo and by the San Mateo Union High School District. Violators shall be subject to disciplinary action, including possible cancellation of registration in the community college district, and may be denied future admission to the colleges of the San Mateo County Community College District.

Middle College follows SMUHSD and Education Code expectations as agreed to by parents and guardians as part of the rights and responsibilities.  SMUHSD and Middle College adhere to the same discipline guidelines as well as the college policies and student rights and responsibilities from CSM.


A few areas to note are: