SECTION: STUDENT SERVICES INDEX: D-2

SUBJECT: EMERGENCY MESSAGES TO STUDENTS

POLICY

In certain types of emergencies, attempts will me made to notify students.   For purposes of this policy, emergencies are defined as those that involve a death, illness, injury, accident, or a threat to a student’s livelihood or property.  

Examples:

• A student’s ill or injured child requires parental consent for treatment,
• A family or household member is injured or ill,
• A student’s employer calls regarding a business emergency where the student’s job may depend on his or her response.  

PROCEDURE

• Student emergency messages received by the campus switchboard or other campus office should be transferred to the Office of Student Relations (OSR).
• OSR personnel will:
  • determine whether or not the situation is an emergency, as defined by this policy,
  • take the name and telephone number of the person calling,
  • attempt to determine the student’s location and attempt to deliver the message,
  • notify the caller as to whether the message was delivered or not.

Approved by:

Signature obtained                11/10/03
Karen S. Haynes, Ph.D.       Date