E. Standards Relative To the Welfare, Safety and Environmental Health of the College Community
An offense related to welfare, safety and environmental health of the College community is committed when a person;

1. Uses, possesses or manufactures firearms, explosives, and/or weapons.
   Minimum: Suspension   Maximum: Expulsion
2. Uses, possesses or manufactures fireworks or other dangerous articles/substances injurious to persons or property.
   Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Suspension
3. Knowingly initiates or circulates a false report of any explosion, fire, incident, or other emergency, or interferes with the response of College or other officials to such emergency calls.
   Minimum: Disciplinary Probation  Maximum: Suspension
4. Abuses, misuses, removes, or damages fire or safety equipment.
   Minimum: Residence Probation  Maximum: Expulsion
5. Refuses to vacate buildings when any fire emergency warning system is activated.
   Minimum: Residence Probation   Maximum: Suspension
6. Creates a fire hazard, endangers safety of persons or property, improperly uses electrical appliances, or improperly uses or possesses flammable or hazardous substances.
   Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Disciplinary Probation
7. Starts or attempts to start a fire without appropriate College and local agencies authorization (e.g. arson, bonfires,  campfires, etc.).
   Minimum: Disciplinary Probation  Maximum: Expulsion
8. Purchase College Controlled Substance Policy
   Drugs are antithetical to the educational mission on the College.  As such, students are hereby informed that Purchase College does not tolerate the illegal use of drugs and/or alcohol on its campus. This shall serve as your official warning that the illegal use of alcohol or any controlled substances or of any violation of the Controlled Substance or Alcohol Beverage Policies during the rest of your tenure at Purchase College may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.
   8a. Uses or possesses narcotics, hallucinogens, concentrated cannabis or other controlled substances except as a medical prescription or as permitted by law (See College Drug Policy, Schedules I - V). (FOOTNOTE:  Controlled substance (as defined by the New York State Penal Law) means any substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, or V of section 3306 of the New York State Public Health Law, other than Marijuana, but including concentrated cannabis as defined by the New York State Health Law (Section 3302, paragraph a, subdivision 5).
   Minimum: Suspension   Maximum: Expulsion  
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Suspension for one semester.  Mandatory substance assessment & compliance with terms of the assessment prior to return.  Disciplinary probation upon return for one academic year. 
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Expulsion
   8b. Uses or possesses cannabis or derivatives of cannabis, except as defined in number 8 (See College Drug Policy, Schedule VI). (FOOTNOTE:  Concentrated Cannabis is defined by the New York State Health Law (Section 3302, paragraph a, subdivision 5).)
   Minimum: Disciplinary Probation  Maximum: Suspension
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Disciplinary probation for one year, and mandatory substance education class.
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Suspension for one semester. Mandatory substance assessment and compliance with terms of the assessment prior to return. Disciplinary probation upon return for one academic year. 
    Recommended Standard (third offense): Expulsion.
   8c. Uses or possesses controlled substances as defined by the New York State Public Health Law (Except as defined in #8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, and 9c) for the purposes of altering mental or physical functioning, except as permitted by law. (FOOTNOTE:  Such substances include, but are not limited to glue, nitrous oxide, ketamine, or related substances.)
   Minimum: Disciplinary probation   Maximum: Expulsion
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Suspension for one semester. Mandatory substance assessment & compliance with terms of the assessment prior to return. Disciplinary probation upon return for one academic year. 
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Expulsion.
   8d. Manufactures, distributes, sells, gives, or offers cannabis or its derivatives, narcotics, hallucinogens, or controlled substances.
   Minimum: Suspension   Maximum: Expulsion
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Expulsion
   8e. Uses, possesses, gives, or has under his/ her control any drug paraphernalia, including but not limited to water pipes, bongs, and hypodermic syringes/ needles not prescribed by a licensed physician.
   Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Disciplinary Probation
   Recommended Standard: Disciplinary probation for one academic year. (For paraphernalia associated with drugs other than cannabis, a mandatory substance assessment and compliance with the assessment will also be included).
9. Purchase College Alcohol Beverage Policy
   The College expects that the use of alcohol will occur only as permitted by state and local laws.  As such, students are hereby informed that Purchase College does not tolerate the illegal use of drugs and/or alcohol on its campus. This shall serve as your official warning that the illegal use of alcohol or any controlled substances or of any violation of the Controlled Substance or Alcohol Beverage Policies during the rest of your tenure at Purchase College may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.
   Minimum:  Reprimand   Maximum:  Suspension
   9a. Underage consumption of alcohol.
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Disciplinary Probation for one year and  mandatory substance education class.
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Suspension for one semester.  Mandatory substance assessment & compliance with terms of the assessment prior  to return. Disciplinary probation upon return for one academic year.
   Recommended Standard (third offense): expulsion
   9b.  Open container of alcohol.
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Reprimand. 
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Disciplinary Probation for one semester  and mandatory substance education class.
   9c.  Public intoxication.
   Recommended Standard (first offense): Disciplinary Probation for a period of one year and mandatory substance education class.
   Recommended Standard (second offense): Suspension for one semester. Substance assessment and compliance with the terms of the assessment prior to  return.  Disciplinary for one academic year upon return.
10. Engages in or offers games of chance for money or other gain in violation of the laws of New York State.
    Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Disciplinary Probation
11. Solicits or sells items or services of any kind for personal gain without prior approval of the College.
    Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Disciplinary Probation
12. Fails to comply with posted building regulations (e.g. no smoking, skateboarding,  bicycling etc.).
    Minimum: Reprimand   Maximum: Disciplinary Probation