03.060 JEANNE CLERY ACT AND STOP CAMPUS HAZING ACT

SECTION 03 – BUSINESS and AUXILIARY SERVICES

The technology center has taken steps toward improving the safety and well-being of students, employees and visitors. The technology center engages in comprehensive violence prevention efforts, including education programs which seek to increase awareness and reduce incidents of misconduct such as bullying, harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and criminal acts including sex offenses. The technology center will not tolerate these acts on its campus, or off campus if such conduct impacts the education environment. The Executive Director of Instructional Development is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of staff, students and guests at Great Plains Technology Center.

Bullying, Harassment, Hazing, Intimidation and Retaliation

These forms of misconduct will be investigated and responded to under the technology center’s policies and procedures related to such misconduct. Copies of these policies and procedures are available student handbook and Great Plains Technology Center.

Criminal Activity and Sex Offenses

Criminal activity is defined as any conduct which violates a local, state or federal law. Examples include, but are not limited to, all forms of homicide, assault, battery, robbery, theft, arson, property crimes, hate crimes, weapons violations, and drug/alcohol violations.

Sex offenses are a type of criminal activity and are defined as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. Sex offenses commonly include stalking, rape, and acquaintance rape. Sex offenses may include other misconduct, whether violent or nonviolent, if the conduct is unwelcome and is of a sexual nature.

Reporting Criminal Activity and Sex Offenses

Any individual who has witnessed or been the victim of criminal activity, including sex offenses, should immediately report the incident to Great Plains staff, Campus Security, and local law enforcement (Dial 911). This will increase safety and allow for critical evidence to be preserved. Any member of the technology center’s administrative team will help students report sex offenses to law enforcement upon the student’s request.

Sex offenses should also be promptly reported to the technology center’s Title IX Coordinator so the technology center can conduct an appropriate investigation and take the necessary remedial actions. Reports can be made to:

Title IX Coordinator
Director of Human Resources
Great Plains Technology Center
580-355-6371
4500 SW Lee Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505

Investigations

All criminal activity, harassment, bullying, hazing, retaliation, and sex offenses alleged to have occurred on (off) campus, whether involving a visitor, employee or student, will be promptly investigated in accordance with technology center policy. All sex offenses alleged to have occurred off campus but involving a technology center student will be investigated to determine if the incident has impacted the education environment. Although this investigation may be conducted in conjunction with local law enforcement, the technology center will independently determine whether student or employee disciplinary consequences are appropriate and what, if any, victim supportive services should be offered.

Disciplinary Procedures and Consequences

Students and employees will be disciplined for committing a sexual offense crime, bullying activity, hazing activity, intimidation and related retaliation. Both the accused and the accuser have the right to be present and/or represented at any formal disciplinary hearing, and both shall be informed of the outcome of the investigation.

Any student or employee who is determined to have committed a sex offense or other crime on campus will face severe disciplinary consequences, up to and including termination for employees and expulsion for students. A full statement of the technology center’s disciplinary procedures can be found in policies regarding student behavior (for students) and professional conduct (for employees). These technology center sanctions are independent of other civil or criminal penalties through law enforcement.

Supportive Services for Victims of Sex Offenses

Any individual who is the victim of a an on-campus sex offense, and any student who is the victim of an off-campus sex offense impacting the education environment may receive information on community resources such as mental health care, victim advocacy and housing referrals. Technology center administrators will work with these individuals to assess the need and craft appropriate interventions to ensure continued student and employee success.

Crime Report

Prior to October 1st of each year, the technology center will disseminate a campus crime report to all current students and employees via Student Handbook, facility postings, email and internal/external school websites. The report will comply with all aspects of the Clery Act. Applicants and members of the public may view a copy of this report at Great Plains Technology Center.

The district will maintain all statistical data on Clery Act crimes for seven (7) years.

Campus Hazing Transparency Act

On or before July 1st of each year, the technology center will post publicly on its website a Campus Hazing Transparency Report that summarizes hazing violations of student organizations during the five years preceding the report, including the name of the student organization, a general description of the violation that resulted in a finding of responsibility, including whether the violation involved abuse or illegal use of alcohol or drugs, the findings of the institution and the sanctions imposed, as applicable, and the date of incident, investigation initiation, hazing determination, and organizational notification. The report will be updated twice a calendar year unless there are no new hazing findings since last posting.