Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3342 - Kent State University
Chapter 3342-4 - University Policies
Section 3342-4-13.2 - Administrative policy and procedure regarding missing student notification
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3342-4-13.2
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Purpose. Kent state university takes student safety very seriously. To this end, the following policy and procedure has been established to assist in locating Kent state university students living in university owned on-campus housing who, based on the facts and circumstances known to Kent state university have been determined to be missing.
(B) Implementation. At the beginning of each academic year, Kent state university will inform students residing in on-campus housing of the following:
(1) Students have the option of identifying
an individual to be contacted by Kent state university not later than
twenty-four hours after the time the student is determined to be missing. A
student can register this confidential contact information through the
student's Flashline account.
(2) If
the student is under eighteen years of age, and not an emancipated individual,
Kent state university is required to notify a custodial parent or guardian not
later than twenty-four hours after the time that the student is determined to
be missing.
(C) Procedures.
(1) Kent state university police
services will be notified not later than twenty-four hours after the time that
the student is determined to be missing.
(2) If Kent state university police services
personnel have been notified and make a determination that a student who is the
subject of a missing person report has been missing for more than twenty-four
hours and has not returned to campus, Kent state university will initiate the
emergency contact procedures in accordance with the student's
designation.
(3) Kent state
university will adhere to the following notification procedure for a missing
student who resides in on-campus housing:
Once Kent state university receives a missing student report via the dean of students office, Kent state university police services, university housing or other source, the following offices will be notified:
(a) Kent
state university police services
(b) Undergraduate/graduate deans'
offices;
(c)
Senior
vice president for student life;
(d)
Dean of students office; and
(e)
University housing..
(4) Any official missing person report
relating to this student shall be referred immediately to Kent state university
police services.
(5) If Kent state
university police services, after investigating the official report, determines
the student has been missing for more than twenty-four hours, Kent state
university will contact the individual identified by the student, the custodial
parent or legal guardian if the student is under eighteen and not emancipated,
or local law enforcement if these do not apply.
(6) Upon notification from any entity that
any student may be missing, Kent state university may use any of the following
resources to assist in locating the student. These resources may be used in any
order and combination.
(a) Residence services
may be asked to assist in physically locating the student by performing a
wellness check at the student's campus housing.
(b) Police services may search on campus
public locations to find the student (library, dining hall, etc.).
(c) Police services may issue an ID picture
to assist in identifying the missing student.
(d) The dean of students office may try to
contact known friends, family, or faculty members for last sighting or
additional contact information.
(e)
Student life or academic departments may be contacted to seek
information on last sighting or other contact information.
(f)
University housing may access
residence hall card access logs to determine last use of the key
card.
(g) Police services may
access vehicle registration information for vehicle location and distribution
to authorities.
(h) Information
Services may be asked to look up email and other network logs for last login
and use of Kent state university network resources,
(i) If there is any indication of foul play,
other local police agencies may be contacted for assistance.
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