Children on Campus and in Learning Environments Procedures

If a child appears to be unattended:

1. Any individual who observes the child should promptly notify Central Piedmont Security or a College employee.
2. An employee who observes or receives a report of an unattended child should promptly contact Central Piedmont Security and, when reasonably safe to do so, remain nearby until Security responds.
3. Employees should not transport the child, assume custody or responsibility for the child, or provide ongoing supervision beyond actions reasonably necessary to address an immediate safety concern.
4. Central Piedmont Security will respond and take appropriate action consistent with College procedures and the circumstances presented.

Employees are expected to arrange for childcare away from the worksite. When an unexpected or emergency childcare circumstance arises, an employee must receive supervisor approval before bringing a child to the workplace. Any approval must be temporary and may not interfere with the employee’s responsibilities, College operations, safety requirements, or the work environment. Prior approval does not establish an expectation of future or continued approval.
 

Students are generally expected to make appropriate childcare arrangements while attending classes or participating in other College learning activities. When an unexpected or exceptional circumstance arises:

1. A student must obtain the instructor's permission before a child enters the classroom. Permission is at the instructor's discretion, applies only to the specific class session, and is not available in laboraties, clinical settings, testing environments, or other restricted environments.
2. Depending on the nature of the learning environment and the circumstances presented, an instructor or other appropriate College personnel may determine whether a child’s presence can be accommodated without:
   1. Creating a health or safety concern;
   2. Materially disrupting instruction or the learning environment; or
   3. Conflicting with College requirements or restrictions applicable to the particular learning environment.
3. Any accommodation should be limited and temporary and should not be considered an ongoing childcare arrangement or establish an expectation of future or continued accommodation.
4. Permission applies only to the specific circumstance for which it is granted. Prior permission does not create a precedent or expectation of future or continued permission and may be withdrawn if circumstances change.
5. If a child’s presence creates a safety concern, materially disrupts the learning environment, or conflicts with College requirements, appropriate College personnel may require the child to be removed from the learning environment.
    

Visitors and individuals receiving College services are responsible for supervising children accompanying them. College personnel may modify, delay, relocate, or refuse a service when a child would otherwise be left unattended; when the child’s presence creates a health, safety, security, privacy, or confidentiality concern; or when the child’s presence materially interferes with College services or operations. College employees are not responsible for providing childcare or supervision while an individual receives College services.
 

Regardless of whether temporary permission might otherwise be appropriate, children may be restricted from environments in which their presence creates a safety concern or conflicts with College, program, facility, accreditation, or partner-site requirements. Examples may include laboratories, clinical settings, shops, kitchen, construction or mechanical areas, testing environments, and other specialized instructional spaces.

Policy 2.20 Children on Campus