Emergency Notification Policy

Policy Number STU-011
Responsible Office/Person: Student Affairs - Health Services, Counseling Services
Additional History This policy updates STU-011 from December 17. 2007

I. POLICY STATEMENT

In emergency circumstances when the health, well-being, or safety of a student or others is assessed to be at risk, university personnel may exercise administrative discretion and notify a third party (e.g. University administrator, external authority, a student's designated emergency contact person/parent/legal guardian).

II. PURPOSE

The U. S. Department of Education made a decision in 1988 to allow universities to determine whether there is, in fact, a health or safety emergency that justifies university personnel disclosing information to a third party without the student's written consent.

III. DEFINITIONS

University personnel consider the following criteria in determining whether an emergency notification should be initiated:

• ls the emergency a potentially serious threat to the health or safety of the student or other individual(s)?
• Is the information to be disclosed necessary to deal with the emergency?
• Are the parties to whom the information is to be disclosed in a position to deal with the emergency?
• Is time of the essence in dealing with the emergency?

IV. PROCEDURES

Contact the most appropriate office listed below if you believe an emergency
notification may be needed:

Office of Student Affairs
Phone: (508) 999-8600

Counseling Center
Phone: (508)999-8650

Health Services
Phone: (508) 999-8876

Department of Public Safety
Phone:(508)999-8107

V. RESPONSIBILITY

Office of Student Affairs

VI. ATTACHMENTS

None