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C. Reporting Concerns
Faculty, staff, or student concerns about student
behavior may be reported by completing the
Behavior Evaluation and Response Team Report
form which can be accessed from Communication
Central or from the Academic Office Manager for
each academic area. Individuals not able to access
the report form can make a verbal report to the
Associate Vice President for Student Development,
the Executive Director of Counseling and Advising,
or the Assistant Director Risk Management/Public
Services.
D. Responding to Reports
1. If the reported behavior constitutes a violation
of an existing College policy or procedure, e.g.,
Classroom Behavior Procedure, the report will be
referred for response under the appropriate existing
College procedure.
2. Reports involving potential threats to the
health, safety, or property of any person or of
the College or of the security of the campus
will be communicated to the President or his/
her designee. In such cases, response will be in
accordance with established Crisis Management
policy and procedures.
3. Upon receipt of a report, the Associate Vice
President for Student Development or his/
her designee will undertake an investigation of
the facts that led to the reported concern. This
may include contacting the originator of the
report for additional details about the reported
behavior, obtaining collateral information about
the individual named in the report, such as his/
her current and prior class schedule, any prior
reports made to BERT or Campus Security, any prior
disciplinary action taken against the individual, etc.
4. The Associate Vice President for Student
Development or his/her designee will convene a
meeting of BERT members to review the report and
information obtained through the investigation.
As appropriate, the individual making the report,
or other persons deemed to have relevant
information or knowledge of the student and/
or the complained of behavior, may be asked to
attend some or all team deliberations.
5. As appropriate, the team members may
recommend that the student named in the
report be interviewed by a member of the team,
including any ad hoc members participating,
because of their knowledge of the student and/or
situation.
6. As appropriate, the team members may take
such informal actions as: (a) making suggestions or
recommendations to any faculty member or staff
member who has filed a report, and in compelling
circumstances, any student who has filed a report,
as to means by which to deal with the behavior
of the student who is the subject of the report; or
(b) requesting that a staff member in the College’s
advisory or other service area informally contact
the student, who is the subject of the report, in
order to suggest that the student meet with the
staff member for an informal discussion as to the
student’s well-being.
7. As appropriate, the team members may
recommend referral to existing campus services
(e.g., Services for Students with Disabilities)
or College sponsored resources (e.g., Student
Counseling Program).
8. As appropriate, the team members may
recommend to the Vice President of Learning
Support the implementation of specific College
procedures relating to disruptive behavior (i.e.,
Administrative Withdraw/Referral for Medical and/
or Psychological Evaluation).
9. Reports made to BERT, deliberations by team
members, and recommended response plans will
be maintained in a confidential file within the
office of the Associate Vice President for Student
Development. Information will be maintained
and disclosed in accordance with the College’s
compliance with the Family Educational Rights
Privacy Act (FERPA).
10. In instances in which team members decide
that action should be taken with respect to the
student, who is the subject of a report, as provided
in Paragraphs 7 and 8 above, the Team will provide
notice to the student that a report with respect to
him or her has been filed under this Procedure and
further, will describe the action under Paragraph 7
or 8 that is being recommended.
11. In all instances, the identity of the person
making a report will be maintained in confidence
to the extent reasonably possible by the BERT team
and those involved in deliberations and will not be
disclosed to the student who is the subject of the
report.
12. Any person who makes a report under this
Policy in bad faith, or in order to intimidate or
harass another person will be subject to discipline,
up to and including dismissal from the College.
Closed Circuit Television
(CCTV)
A. Purpose
The purpose of this procedure is to regulate the use
of video cameras to monitor and record College
premises.
B. Scope
This procedure applies to all College security/
safety/Testing Center personnel in the use of video
monitoring and recording equipment systems.
C. General Information
1. The Department of Risk Management and
Public Services (RMPS) is committed to
enhancing the quality of life of the campus
community by integrating the best practices
of public and private security with state-of-
the-art technology. A critical component of a
comprehensive security plan using state-of-the-
art technology is video surveillance.
2. The primary purpose of video technology is to
deter crime and to assist the security department
officers in protecting the safety and property of
the College community.
3. The primary purpose of video technology in the
Testing Center is to support The Testing Center
staff’s ability to maintain academic integrity.
Video technology (cameras) provides an efficient
strategy for proctoring students during exams.
This efficiency is a requirement for assessing the
quality of a college testing environment.
4. Video monitoring for security purposes and
for proctoring of exams in the Testing Center
will be conducted in a professional, ethical and
legal manner. Personnel involved in the use of
video equipment will be appropriately trained
and supervised in the responsible use of this
technology.
5. Information obtained through video recording
and/or monitoring will be used for security and
law enforcement purposes and for compliance
with College regulations. Information obtained
through video recording/ monitoring will only be
released when authorized by the Vice President
for Administration. Information obtained
through video recordings and/or monitoring in
the Testing Center will be used to support the
Testing Center and the College’s procedures on
academic integrity. Silent video may be placed
in a classroom or private office for a targeted
concern or upon request of the principal
occupants. It will be placed in a classroom or
private office only with the knowledge and
consent of the principal occupant, unless the
monitoring is part of a criminal investigation.