Interface College's primary concern is its student body and staff. Therefore it is a goal of the school to have a safe and secure environment.
To All Students and Staff:
Be Careful. No one expects to be the victim of a crime or other emergency, but occasionally bad things happen.
Be alert to dangerous situations and keep yourself safe. If you witness a crime on campus or other emergency call the police by dialing 911. Also, notify your instructor or supervisor and/or the front desk.
All crime reports, including reports of forcible and non-forcible sex offenses, are to be routed to the Vice President or to the Director of Instruction who will record the report. At the request of the victim, Interface staff will assist with notification of the proper law enforcement authorities. In situations where physical evidence is present, care should be taken to preserve that evidence for law enforcement authorities.
All Reports will be brought to the attention of the college President who will initiate the school's response. In most cases students/staff will be required to file a police report as part of the school's response to the incident. Reasonable efforts will be taken to prevent the reoccurrence of any incidents.
Interface College does not have its own security personnel: local law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction.
Non-employee access to Interface facilities is controlled by each location's Director of Instruction. At no times are areas of the school open without staff supervision. The classrooms & lab rooms of Interface College are only open for students, guests of students (by approval only), and staff. Unauthorized persons will not be allowed.
As a student you should take the time to become acquainted with the location of fire alarms, fire extinguishers and all exits. When a fire alarm sounds, all students are required to leave the building.
For safety reasons, firearms, weapons of any kind, and explosives (including fireworks and firecrackers) are not permitted on campus.
Because our student population consists predominantly of mature adults, and because there have been no previously reported incidents of crime on-campus, no regularly scheduled, formal, crime prevention programs will be offered by Interface College The Director of Administration maintains a log of all crimes reported that occurred on campus, on-campus arrests for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations and weapons possession
In order to prevent similar crimes, criminal activities that are viewed as a threat to students and/or staff will be brought to the attention of the campus community.
"On-campus" refers to the two facilities owned or leased by Interface College and the parking lots adjacent to these facilities are considered "public property immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus". Interface does not recognize any off-campus student organizations.
Emergency Response/Evacuation Procedures
When it is determined by the school’s President and/or Vice President that a significant emergency or potentially dangerous situation is occurring that constitutes an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees, the following steps will be taken:
- The President and/or Vice President will be responsible for confirming the significance of the emergency and formulating the content of the notification and determining to whom the notifications should be sent.
- The President and/or Vice President will determine whether or not to evacuate.
- The campus community will be notified, unless the President and/or Vice President determine that such notification would compromise efforts to assist victims or contain, respond to or otherwise mitigate the emergency.
- Depending upon the circumstances of the emergency, the school may notify students and employees via e-mail, intercom, fire alarm, by personally visiting each classroom or other means as appropriate.
At least once each calendar year, the school will test its emergency response and evacuation procedures and document the results of the exercise (including date and time and whether it was announced or unannounced). |
Information will be posted in student and staff areas listing the availability of community programs relating to sexual abuse. All students and staff are reminded that the school has in effect Policy 121, Policy on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, which includes legal sanctions and referral information.
At the students request, the school will make reasonable efforts to change a student's academic situation after an alleged sex offense. Students and school personnel are subject to termination if, as a result of the School President's review of an alleged sexual assault, it is determined that they did commit a forcible or nonforcible sexual offense. In the event the School President conducts a hearing regarding an alleged sexual assault, both the accuser and the accused are entitled to the same opportunities to have others present; and, both the accuser and the accused shall be informed of the outcome of the President's disciplinary proceeding Security Procedures.
All students will receive a copy of the school's security policy and prior statistics as required by PL 101-542 and CFR 66847 prior to enrollment. Signed acknowledgment of receipt of this information is to be kept in the student's permanent file (See 143-x1). All new employees will receive a copy of the school's security policy and prior statistics as required by PL 101-542 and CFR 66847 prior to employment. Signed acknowledgment of receipt of this information is to be kept in the employee's personnel file (See 143-x1). Any prospective student or employee may receive a copy of the school's security policy and prior statistics as required by PL 101-542 and CFR 66847 upon request.
At least once a year the Director of Administration is to secure from each employee an affidavit documenting crimes on campus, and on-campus arrests for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations and weapons possession. The Director of Administration is to keep a daily log of all reported crimes on campus and on-campus arrests for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations and weapons possession. This log is to be available for review by prospective students, students, prospective employees and staff during regular business hours.
At no time are students or other non-employees to be allowed in classrooms, lab rooms or staff offices without staff supervision.
(Rev 1/10/11) |
