H-100 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention

The College is dedicated to maintaining an environment that supports academic excellence, independent thought, and cultural collaboration. Inherent to this commitment is the belief that a safe environment wherein all members feel secure, welcome, and respected is the foundation upon which a learning community can best achieve its ideals. The Office of Campus Safety and Security was created as a cornerstone of this foundation by providing security and service to the College Community professionally and responsively. This Office shall maintain the campus safety plan and ensure the plan is posted or otherwise made available to the College Community. The Office of Campus Safety and Security is authorized to enforce the Student Code of Conduct, college policies, and procedures.

The Office of Campus Safety and Security prepares and annually updates a report of all occurrences reported to campus security personnel of, and arrests for, crimes that are committed on campus and that involve violence, hate violence, theft or destruction of property, illegal drugs, or alcohol intoxication, and of all occurrences of noncriminal acts of hate violence reported to campus authorities.  A written report will be submitted to the College Community.

Written records of noncriminal acts of hate violence shall include at least a description of the act of hate violence, the victim characteristics, and offender characteristics if known.

The College is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment free from intimidation,

threats, or acts of violence. The College will not tolerate threats or acts of violence directed toward others. Violence is defined to include but is not limited to physical assault, aggressive behavior (either physical or verbal), intentional destruction of the College Premises, intimidation through verbalized or implied threats, fighting on or off the College Premises during work time (regardless of who instigates the altercation), or destruction of another's property on the College Premises or while on college business. Any reported threats or acts

of violence will be investigated and will be grounds for corrective action, up to and including immediate termination/expulsion. Violence prevention activities may include ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place for people and property, communication and enforcement of the policy regarding violent and inappropriate behavior, creation of a workplace/campus environment that is perceived to be fair and free of violence, and support of Employees and Students by making them aware of available resources to assist them in dealing with problems in their daily lives.

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TEAM

The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) is a cross-functional team of Employees that serves as a central network focused on prevention and early intervention in college situations involving persons showing signs of serious distress or engaging in harmful or disruptive behaviors. The Team will develop strategies for and provide referrals or consultations to College Resources when concerns arise about a person’s well-being or when behavior seems potentially harmful to self and others or disruptive or threatening. This Team will regularly assess situations in the College Community, monitor Students for an appropriate time, and recommend actions per existing college policies.

The Team must thoroughly scrutinize each report's facts to ensure that a false claim has not been made. It is preferred that persons making reports do so as' known witnesses to eliminate the necessity of validating information, which will slow the process.

BIT REPORTING

Reports should be made to the Executive Director of Student Services/CSSO or through the online intervention reporting system.

See Policy H-200 – Reporting of Crimes for reporting crimes, threats, or other concerning behavior.

CONFIDENTIALITY

All proceedings, recommendations, and actions taken by the Behavioral Intervention Team will follow all applicable laws and requirements regarding Student or Employee confidentiality. Information released to outside agencies will require a signed release from the persons involved or the necessary legal documents.