MISSING STUDENT NOTIFICATION POLICY Dean College is committed to promoting and providing a safe and secure environment for the entire community. As part of our commitment, and in compliance with Section 488 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, this missing student policy has been developed for students who live in a residence hall or other housing facility operated by the College. At the beginning each academic year, all residential students will be asked to identify a contact person or persons who would be notified if the student is determined to be missing for 24 hours or more. Students enter this emergency contact information through the Registrar’s office. It will be accessible only to authorized campus officials and will not be disclosed except to law enforcement personnel in furtherance of a missing student investigation. If a student is under 18 years of age and is not emancipated, the College is required to notify a custodial parent or guardian if the student is determined to be missing for 24 hours or more in addition to any additional contact person designated by the student. Anyone having information regarding a student who might be missing is urged to call one of the following offices: Campus Police and Safety – (508) 541–1888 Residence Life – (508) 541–1841 Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards – (508) 541–1553 Procedures for Responding to a Missing Student Report In the event that a student is reported missing, the following procedures ordinarily will be followed: The College official who receives the report will immediately: • Refer the report to Campus Police and Safety; • Contact the College Administrator On Call through the Department of Campus Police and Safety. Campus Police and Safety, or other College officials working in conjunction with Campus Police and Safety, will make reasonable efforts to determine if the student actually is missing. Those efforts may include, for example, some or all of the following: • Attempting to contact the student by phone, email, text messaging or other means; • Attempting to obtain information about the student’s recent or planned
• Notify local law enforcement; • Notify any person the student has identified as a confidential emergency contact; • Notify the student’s custodial parent(s) or guardian(s) if the student is under the age of 18 and not emancipated; and • Notify the Administrator On Call. The Administrator On Call (AOC), exercising their judgment under the circumstances, will determine whether to notify the College President or other Senior College Officials and whether to notify the student’s custodial parent(s) or guardian(s). As stated above, notifying a student’s custodial parent or guardian is required if the student is under the age of 18 and is not emancipated. To update missing contact information, refer to the student biographical form (bio form) located on myDean .
whereabouts from the student’s CA, roommates, friends or others; • Accessing information in the student’s email account; and/or
• Accessing information about recent use of the student’s identification card. If at any point it is determined that the student has been missing for 24 hours or more, then — within 24 hours of that determination — College officials will:
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