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Children are welcome on the Brightpoint Community College campuses and properties in appropriate situations and while actively supervised by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult. This policy applies to minor children under the age of 18 who are not officially enrolled in classes or employed by the college. This policy does not apply to specific campus events designed for family participation such as bring your child to work day or other family participation events.
Students under the age of 18 who are officially enrolled have the same rights, responsibilities and privileges as any other student in the classroom and on college properties.
Policy
A. The college seeks to provide an environment which is conducive to study and work. Children must be actively supervised by their parent, guardian, or responsible adult at all times when they are on college properties.
B. College staff, faculty and administrators have the right and responsibility to direct the removal of a child in accordance with this policy. Security Services will assist, as needed.
C. Under no circumstances may unsupervised children be on college properties, including playing, roaming, and occupying campus grounds or buildings.
D. Any college employee who sees an unaccompanied child on college properties should notify campus security and indicate the location of the child.
E. The college is not responsible for visiting minors who are left unattended.
F. The college disclaims any responsibility for injury to visiting minors when the injury may have been prevented by appropriate parental, guardian or responsible adult supervision.
G. Persons under age 18 who are enrolled students at the college may use the appropriate and authorized college facilities without being supervised by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult.
H. Persons under age 18 who are not enrolled students at the college may use the appropriate and authorized college facilities only when supervised by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult.
Restricted Areas
A. Children cannot be allowed in areas where their presence is disruptive or where health, safety, and liability risks are identified. Areas in which children are NOT permitted include:
- Testing Centers
- Laboratories and laboratory preparation areas
- Scientific, technical and maintenance work spaces
- Areas that contain hazardous chemicals, machinery or equipment
- Fitness centers
- Computer laboratories
- Classrooms (when the instructor/professor determines that the presence of children would be unsuitable)
- Other areas may be identified as unsuitable for children as a result of a risk assessment and supervisors of the respective areas are required to inform staff, faculty and students of any requirements or restrictions.
NOTE: These restricted areas do not apply to camps on the college’s campuses.
Responsibilities of the College
A. To provide an environment conducive to study and work for all students, staff, faculty and visitors.
B. To provide a healthy and safe study and work environment for all students, staff, faculty and visitors and to comply with legislative requirements.
C. To take reasonable steps to assist students, staff, faculty, and visitors with access to facilities and services.
Responsibilities of People Bringing Children to the College
A. To take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of the children in their care while on college properties.
B. To consider the potential risk to the health and safety of others that may come with bringing children into the college environment and to take reasonable steps to safeguard against those risks.
C. To be responsible for the behavior of the children in their care, so as not to disrupt, inconvenience or endanger staff, faculty, students or other visitors.
Responsibilities of Brightpoint Staff, Faculty and Security
A. To direct the removal of a child by the parent or guardian in accordance with this policy if:
- The child’s health or safety is at risk.
- The child is presenting a health, safety or liability risk to property or others;
- The child’s behavior is causing undue disruption to the work of students or staff; or
- The presence of the child is unsuitable.
B. Instructors/Professors are responsible to direct the removal of children from their classrooms, if any of the above apply. Security will assist, if needed. In the case of other campus areas, any staff on duty has the authority to contact security to have children removed from the area.
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