P ROCEDURES AND C RITERIA FOR I SSUING E MERGENCY N OTIFICATIONS , T IMELY W ARNINGS AND O THER A LERTS
VI.01
Policy Reference(s):
Facilities Office; Executive Director of Emergency Management
Responsible Department(s):
9/1/2017
Approval Date: Revision Date(s):
9/1/2018; 9/1/2019; 7/1/2021
O VERVIEW It is the policy of the College to keep the College community informed of emergencies and other threatening or dangerous conditions that occur on or near its campuses and facilities which pose a risk to the safety or well-being of its students, staff and visitors. To that end, notices regarding emergencies, criminal activity and other situations that may pose a risk to the health and safety of members of the College community will be issued in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. Notices issued by the College may take the form of either a “ Public Safety Alert ”, a “ Timely Warning Notice ” or an “ Emergency Notification .” In addition, this regulation sets forth procedures for initiating and implementing class cancellations and schedule changes necessitated by severe weather and other emergencies. T IMELY W ARNING N OTICES A “Timely Warning Notice” will be issued in order to notify students, faculty, staff and visitors of certain crimes and dangerous situations occurring on or near the College’s campuses and facilities which pose a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community. The purpose of a Timely Warning Notice is to keep the College community well-informed, minimize the spread of misinformation, and enable members of the community to take appropriate actions and precautions to protect themselves from harm. A Timely Warning Notice may also seek information that may lead to the arrest or apprehension of an offender when crimes against persons or property have been reported.
Types of Incidents or Situations Requiring Issuance of a Timely Warning Notice
A Timely Warning Notice will be issued whenever the College receives a report regarding a Clery Act crime 3 or other dangerous situation that (1) is believed to have occurred on one of the College’s campuses, at one of the College’s non-campus locations, or on public property contiguous to one of the College’s campuses; and (2) represents a serious or ongoing threat to the person and/or property of students,
3 The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 U.S.C §1092(f), requires colleges and universities to compile and publish statistics regarding certain specified crimes that occur on or near their campuses. For more information on the definitions of Clery Act reportable crimes, please see the College’s Annual Security Report.
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