FCC Academic Catalog 2016-2017

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2016/2017 fcc catalog

Policies & Procedures

Selected policies and procedures are currently under

college-wide review. Please check the Student

Policies and Procedures under Current Students

on the college’s website

(www.frederick.edu

) for

revisions.

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other

Drug Use and Awareness

Policy and Procedures

I. Philosophy and Scope

Frederick Community College is committed to

an alcohol, tobacco, and drug-free learning and

working environment. Frederick Community

College adheres to the responsibilities set forth

in applicable local, state, and federal laws. All

members of the College community, visitors, and

guests are required to comply with this Policy.

The College provides education and prevention

resources related to the use of alcohol, tobacco,

and other drugs. The College utilizes educational

strategies to increase awareness of drug, alcohol,

or tobacco use. The College reserves the right to

refuse any advertising or promotional activities

which focus on the consumption of alcoholic

beverages, tobacco, or drugs that might encourage

use or abuse.

Any student or employee who uses illegal drugs or

alcohol, or abuses any drug on College premises

or during a College-sponsored activity may be

subject to prosecution and punishment by the civil

authorities and to disciplinary proceedings by the

College.

Information provided by those who voluntarily avail

themselves to tobacco, drug, or alcohol counseling

or rehabilitation services will be kept confidential.

II. Definitions for the Purpose of this Policy

and Procedures

“ATODA”

means alcohol, tobacco, and other

drug awareness.

“Tobacco”

is defined as any tobacco-derived

or tobacco-simulating products, including, but

not limited to: cigarettes (clove, bidis, kreteks),

electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, cigars and

cigarillos, hookah smoked products, and oral

tobacco (spit and spitless, smokeless, chew,

snuff).

C. A

“Drug”

is any chemical, whether synthetic

or natural, that affects the human body or mind

when it is swallowed, breathed in, or consumed

in another way.

“Illegal drugs”

are drugs which have

government limitations on their ownership or

use, and are illegal in certain situations (meaning

a person is not authorized to have them).

“Controlled substances”

are drugs that have

some potential for abuse or dependence. These

drugs are regulated by local, state, and federal

laws.

“Opioids”

are synthetic substances that act

on opioid receptors to produce morphinelike

effects. Prescription opioids include, but are not

limited to, OxyContin, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone,

Hydromorphone, Fentanyl, Buprenorphine,

Levorphanol, Codeine, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco,

Oncet, Procet, Vicodin, Xodol, and Zydone. Illegal

opioids include, but are not limited to, heroin

slang terms: H,Dope, (Hell) Dust, Smack, Junk,

Skag, Horse, Henry, Elephant, Rock, Brown Sugar,

Slow, Hero, Black Tar, Poison, Home Bake, Thunder,

(China) White, Chinese, Train, White Dynamite,

Dragon.

“Naloxone”

refers to a prescription medicine

(Narcan, Evzio, or its equivalent generic) that

reverses opioid overdose by restoring breathing

with no potential for abuse or getting high. There

is no effect on someone who hasn’t taken opioids

and it wears off in 30-90 minutes. Potential side

effects are minimal and rare. It is safe for children

and pregnant women. Naloxone is only effective

in reversing opioid overdoses.

H. The term

“student”

means an individual who

is registered at the College, either full or part-

time, in a credit or non-credit course or courses,

who has either paid or made arrangement for

payment of tuition and/or fees.

I. The term

“College”

means Frederick Community

College and, collectively, those responsible for

its control and operation and applies to all sites

at which the College conducts classes and/or

activities.

J. The term

“College community”

includes

trustees, students, and all employees of the

College as well as any independent contractors or

other third parties to the extent articulated under

contractual agreements.

K. The term

“College premises”

means buildings

or grounds owned, leased, operated, controlled,

supervised, or temporarily used by the College.

L. The term

“College-sponsored activity”

means any activity that is initiated, authorized,

or supervised by the College, or that involves

representation of the College.

M. The terms

“visitor”

and

“guest”

mean any

person who is not a member of the College

community who is on College premises.

N. The term

“calendar days”

means Sunday

through Saturday of each week excluding days on

which the College is officially closed.

III. Education, Prevention, and Responsibility

A. The College provides resources to educate,

prevent, and address alcohol, tobacco, and

other drug use and abuse. Resources, including

awareness information, counseling services, and

referral services are available to faculty, staff,

and students. A list of community resources is

available to students and all employees through

the following offices: Adult Services, Center for

Student Engagement, Counseling and Advising,

Human Resources, and the Vice President

for Learning Support. For regular employees

and their families, the College provides an

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers

a comprehensive set of support services and

resources paid for by the College. The services

are confidential and available 24 hours a day,

7 days a week, 365 days per year. Contact the

Human Resources office located in Suite G223 of

Gambrill Hall for details.

B. Students are required to acknowledge and agree

to comply with ATODA Policy and Procedures

through their signature on their admissions

application or their acknowledgement on their

student profile.

C. The College issues an annual written notice

to students and employees of the College

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use and

Awareness Policy and Procedures. The Associate

Vice President/Dean of Students (AVP/DOS) is

responsible for the oversight of ATODA programs

and the tracking of incidents, reporting, and

sanctions Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug

Use and Awareness Policy and Procedures for

students. The Associate Vice President for Human

Resources is responsible for the oversight of

ATODA programs and the tracking of incidents,

reporting, and sanctions for employees.

D. For the benefit of our students, faculty, and

staff, the College complies with the DrugFree

Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free

Schools and Communities Act of 1986, as

Amended in 1989 and conducts a biennial

review of its ATODA programs and policies to

determine program effectiveness, consistency

of sanctions, enforcement, and the need

to implement changes. The Associate Vice

President/Dean of Students and the Associate

Vice President for Human Resources collaborate

to review all ATODA programs, co-author

and submit the Biennial Review Report by

December 31 of each even-numbered year

to the President’s Senior Leadership Team,

and are responsible for the oversight and

implementation of recommended changes.