Policies & Procedures Manual

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1. The ECCC Police Department, the Dean of Students, or the Director of Housing/Student Activities will notify the student’s designated contact person (if the student has designated one) that the student is missing. 2. If the student is under the age of 18 (and not emancipated), the ECCC Police Department, the Dean of Students, or the Director of Housing/Student Activities will notify the student’s parent or guardian that the student is missing. 3. The ECCC Police Department, the Dean of Students, or the Director of Housing/Student Activities will notify the Decatur Police Department. Cooperation with the Decatur Police Department: Once the DPD has been notified, ECCC will cooperate with the DPD as follows: 1. The ECCC Police Department will advise the DPD of all actions taken by the ECCC Police Department and other ECCC personnel up to that point. 2. The ECCC Police Department will be utilized as a police headquarters for all law enforcement agencies. 3. The ECCC Police Department will work with the DPD to ascertain whether the DPD Missing Persons Investigators have gathered any information about the student. 4. The ECCC Police Department will request that the DPD Communications Division broadcast a description of the missing student to all area patrol units. 5. The Campus Police Chief Department will request that the DPD enter the missing person into the Federal N.C.I.C. system at the conclusion of the DPD investigation. Notification if Located: If the ECCC Police Department, the Dean of Students, or the Director of Housing/Student Activities is properly notified that a missing student has been located, they may inform the student’s parent or guardian (in the case of students under the age of 18 who are not emancipated) and/or the student’s designated contact person (if any). Death of a Student Should a student die while on campus or attending a college-related event off-campus, the following procedures will be followed? 1. The Campus Police Department should be notified to investigate the incident; 2. The President of the College should be notified immediately; 3. A full report should be filed in the Vice President for Student Services’ Office by the person or persons handling the incident; 4. The family of the student should be notified by the President of the College. Student Injury(ies) In the event a student is injured on campus, notify the Campus Police Department immediately. For serious injuries also call 911. All safety precautions should be enforced, and injured students should not be moved until they have been checked. 911 should be called if the severity of the injury warrants or if there is any doubt about the condition of the injured student. A full report should be given to the President, the Vice President for Business Operations, and the Vice President for Student Services by the person administering aid to the victim. NOTE: All campus-wide employee/student emergencies and all employee-related emergencies, threats, disorders, etc., should be reported to the President of the College.

(Revised 6/8/10; Revised 11/12/13; Revised 5/15/14; Revised 4/12/16; Revised 12/11/18)