50.00 POLICY ON CAMPUS EMERGENCIES
50.00 POLICY ON CAMPUS EMERGENCIES
51.00 State of Emergency
A Chancellor may, after consultation with the University President,
and when possible with student and faculty representatives, declare
a state of emergency to exist on the campus when:
a) Extreme conditions exist on or within the vicinity of the campus,
resulting from natural disasters, civil disorders which pose a threat
of serious injury to persons or damage to property, or other such
seriously disruptive events; and
b) Extraordinary measures are required immediately to avert, alleviate,
or repair damage to University property, or to maintain the orderly
operation of the campus.
Chancellors shall adopt campus emergency regulations and procedures,
consistent with the provisions of Section 13.30 of these Policies,
and, upon the declaration of a state of emergency, shall place into
effect orders appropriate to the emergency.
53.10
During a state of emergency, Chancellors or their designated
representatives are empowered to impose Emergency Suspension on any
student, faculty member, or employee when there is a reasonable cause
to believe:
a) The individual has participated in a disturbance of the peace
or unlawful assembly, or has acted in violation of the campus emergency
orders, has committed an act of physical violence or has threatened
to commit such an act, or has committed a theft or has damaged property;
or
b) The individual's presence on campus will lead to violation of
campus emergency orders, violence, intimidation, damage to property,
or other disruptive activity incompatible with the orderly operation
of the campus.
53.11
If Emergency Suspension is imposed by a designated representative
of the Chancellor, such representative shall immediately inform the
Chancellor and shall submit a written report on the action to the
Chancellor as soon as is reasonably possible. The report shall contain
a description of the person suspended, including the person's name
and, if available, address and phone number, and a statement of the
facts giving rise to the suspension. If the Chancellor does not
affirm the action of the designated representative within twenty-four
hours after being informed that the suspension has been imposed,
the suspension shall be deemed void and a reasonable effort shall
be made to inform the person who was suspended that the suspension
is void.
53.12
Any individual placed on Emergency Suspension shall be given
written confirmation of the suspension, either by delivering it to
the individual personally or by mailing it to the individual's last
known address of record. The confirmation shall inform the individual
of the procedures by which the validity of the Emergency Suspension
can be appealed, including the opportunity to obtain a special hearing
on the Emergency Suspension in accordance with applicable campus
procedures. If an individual is found to have been unjustifiably
placed on Emergency Suspension, the University is committed to a
policy whereby reasonable efforts are taken to assist an individual
who has been disadvantaged in employment or academic status.
53.121
The outcome of the appeal shall have no bearing on University
disciplinary proceedings arising from the conduct which gave rise
to the Emergency Suspension.
53.13
Any individual placed under Emergency Suspension shall not,
during the period of suspension, enter upon specified areas of the
campus or engage in specified activities, as set forth in the written
Notice of Emergency Suspension. The exclusion or restriction shall
be limited to the minimum extent necessary to protect the health
and safety of persons or property, or to maintain the orderly operation
of the campus.
53.14
Violation of any condition set forth in the Notice of Emergency
Suspension shall subject the individual to disciplinary proceedings
based upon such violation.
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