Children on Campus Policy

The College must provide a safe and effective learning environment for all students. Paragraph IV below governs the presence of faculty and staff children in the workplace. The following regulations shall guide the presence of children of students in classrooms and academic buildings:

A. All children must be in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult at all times. Children may not be left unsupervised in
the classrooms, hallways, or common areas of academic buildings at any time.

B. Due to the nature of the equipment and the level of supervision necessary, children will not be allowed in college laboratories, or the fitness center at any time unless part of a
sponsored function, pre-approved by President or their designees and the supervising teacher or paraprofessional is present.

C. For classrooms and faculty offices, children are allowed at the discretion of the instructor. Permission should be granted only for rare occasions due to a temporary,
unforeseen emergency or circumstance. Children are not allowed in the classroom in the following situations:

• As an alternative to procuring regular childcare (e.g., infant care or childcare during summers, holidays or after regular school days); or
• When the child is too ill to attend regular childcare or school.

D. Any student whose child is considered disruptive or unsupervised will be asked to remove the child immediately.

The library, its technology and student resources are intended for use by the College faculty, staff, students and community users. Please see “children in the library” statement on the library website.

Residential students must adhere to specific guidelines in the Residence Life Handbook regarding visitation procedures for children. Children visiting students in the residence hall must be under the supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult at all times.

The College must provide a safe and effective working environment. Accordingly, the following regulations shall guide the presence of children in the workplace:

A. Children Permitted in the Workplace Children are allowed in the workplace in the following situations:

• For occasional visitation by children who are accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult other than the employee; and/or
• For rare exceptions granted by an immediate supervisor due to a temporary, unforeseen emergency, such as illness, and when the responsible employee is able to be present and attend to the care and welfare of the children. Alternative arrangements must be made as quickly as possible so that the presence of the child is as brief as possible.

B. Children Not Permitted in the Workplace Children are not allowed in the workplace in the following situations:

• As an alternative to procuring regular childcare (e.g., infant care or childcare during summers, holidays or after regular school days);
• When the child is too ill to attend regular childcare or school
• When the presence of the child interferes with normal operations.

C. Parents, legal guardians, and responsible adults are prohibited from asking any college employee to supervise a child during normal working hours. College employees are
prohibited from supervising a child of another College employee, student, or visitor during normal working hours.

D. Any faculty member or staff member whose child is considered disruptive or unsupervised will be asked to remove the child immediately.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, all College events are only open to currently enrolled SGSC students, faculty, and staff. Children are only permitted at events designated as “Open to the Public” and designated family programs sponsored by the College. Outside of specific events, children are allowed for short periods of time on campus, including lunch in the dining hall, shopping in the bookstore, visitation in the residence hall, at all athletic events, and in outdoor public areas. However, all children must be in the presence of a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult at all times.

Parents, legal guardians, and responsible adults are responsible for ensuring that their children behave appropriately while on campus. Parents and legal guardians are responsible and liable for any and all injuries or damages sustained to or caused by their child while on campus.

All College supervisors shall inform subordinate staff members of this policy and that failure to comply with it may be grounds for appropriate disciplinary action. The Office of Student Affairs shall ensure students are informed of this policy and that failure to comply with it may be grounds for appropriate judicial action.

A. The monitoring and enforcement of this policy is the responsibility of all faculty, staff, and students. Each member should consistently and politely bring any infraction of this policy to the attention of the person or persons observed violating it. If they are uncomfortable discussing it with the person, it should be reported to the next level supervisor or Human Resources. Should the infraction continue, the behavior shall be reported to the Director of Human Resources (for faculty and staff in violation of the policy) or the Dean of Students (for students in violation of the policy) as soon as possible.

B. Anytime a child is discovered on campus in a dangerous situation or is unsupervised and the parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult cannot be identified and located
in a reasonable time, Campus Police shall be immediately notified.