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Part Five – Student Manual

9.1.2.1. The prescribed uniform for male is cream polo paired with black slacks and closed shoes.
The prescribed uniform for female is skirt and blouse paired with black closed shoes.
9.1.2.2. The prescribed uniform for Agriculture students, male and female, is green shirt with
collar bearing the Department seal paired with black slacks and closed black shoes.

9.1.3. All students shall wear decent clothes during non-uniform days.
9.1.4. Every student shall wear the official identification card (I.D.) at all times inside the Campus.
9.1.5. Every student shall attend classes promptly and regularly.
9.1.6. All students are likewise encouraged to attend and participate in University activities such
as Foundation Day programs, recognition programs and the like.
9.1.6.1. Non-attendance and participation in University activities is tantamount to being marked
absent.

9.2. Behavior Subject to Disciplinary Action
The student’s right to exercise the freedom to learn involves freedom from disciplinary
action except through due process. Disciplinary action against a student should be taken
only for violation of institutional standards of behavior and regulations, which are as
clearly defined as possible, and which represent a reasonable degree of control over
students.

9.3. Locus of Responsibility for Disciplinary Action
9.3.1. The Student Grievance Committee
9.3.1.1. The Student Grievance Committee should include the Director for Student Services and
Development as the Chairperson, the Dean of the College concerned, and the
USSG/GSSO/SSG President and Adviser of the student and Campus Director. No other
person/s who may be interested in the particular case may sit in judgment during the
proceeding.
9.3.1.2. The Student Grievance Committee conducts a case conference to discuss the case
forwarded or presented for deliberation and determination of appropriate sanction.
9.3.1.3. The Student Grievance Committee headed by the DSSD Director has the sole
responsibility to determine the violation committed by any student or group of students
in connection with activities conducted within the campus and outside the campus as
the case may be.

9.4. Guidelines for Disciplinary Administration
9.4.1. The Security Force and IFSU employees shall have the primary responsibility to apprehend
any student inside the campus premises caught violating the Student Code of Conduct
and Discipline and submits a report to the DSSD. Formal complaints from students or
other members of the academic community against a student/s shall be submitted by
accomplishing the Complaint Form at the DSSD for investigation.
9.4.2. The DSSD Director summons the violator for interrogation based on the report and/or
formal complaint filed.
9.4.3. The parents shall be immediately notified by the DSSD especially when it involves serious
cases.
9.4.4. The findings shall be presented to the Student Grievance Committee for deliberation and
determination of appropriate sanction.

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