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7 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2020 • Bullhorns. • Public Address system. e communication systems employed will depend upon the specific circumstances of the incident. In the event of a serious incident that poses an immediate threat to members of the college, updates will be posted during a critical incident on the college homepage, TCNJ.edu. If the college issues an Emergency Notification and that notification is broadly distributed to the campus, it need not issue an additional Timely Warning for that specific emergency or dangerous situation, provided that material follow-up information will be communicated as appropriate. Notification systems and procedures will be reviewed annually by either simulated testing or diagnostic review of actual Timely Warning or Emergency Notification messaging. e college Emergency Response Team conducts and documents semi-annual emergency response drills to evaluate associated protocols and procedures. e college Emergency Response Team will schedule and track table top drills or full-scale exercises designed to assess and evaluate the emergency plans. Missing Student Statement e college requires every student who lives on campus, regardless of their age, to identify an emergency contact strictly for missing person's purposes. at person shall be the first contact person in the event that the student would be officially reported missing during their tenure at the college. is information will be maintained confidentially, and will only be provided to authorized campus officials. It will be disclosed to law enforcement personnel in furtherance of a missing person investigation. If a residential or professional staff member has reason to believe that a resident student's absence is contrary to their normal behavior, the Office of CPS shall be notified immediately at 609.771.2345 and will initiate an investigation. e investigation conducted by the Office of CPS will begin immediately upon receipt of the report and may include, but is not limited to, notifying local law enforcement agencies and distributing information to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). e college has 24-hours after receiving the report to initiate specific emergency notification procedures. However, the college can initiate emergency procedures before 24-hours has passed. When the student is under the age of 18 years of age and not emancipated, the institution must notify a custodial parent or guardian within 24-hours of the determination that the student is missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student. e Office of CPS will accept, without delay, any report of a missing person. Any report of a missing student to a college Security Authority will immediately be forwarded to e College of New Jersey Office of CPS. Reports of missing persons will be expeditiously investigated. e Office of CPS will be the lead investigative agency when in receipt of a missing persons report, unless another law enforcement agency assumes primary responsibility. When possible, a liaison will be established to support the missing student's family and to assist in the investigation. Relationship with Student Conduct Systems e Office of CPS maintains close working relationships with the Office of Student Conduct, the Title IX Office, and the Department of Residential Education and Housing. Officers within CPS may refer cases to the student conduct process in addition to the formal criminal justice system. It is standard practice of the Office of CPS to fully inform victims of additional options through college and non-college entities. College student conduct proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and college policy without regard to the pendency of civil or criminal litigation in court or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proceedings under the Student Conduct Code and Title IX Policy may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or criminal proceedings off campus at the discretion of the Director of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services and/or Title IX Coordinator. Prior determinations made or sanctions imposed under these procedural standards will not be subject to change because criminal charges arising out of the same facts giving rise to violation of college rules are later dismissed, reduced, or resolved in favor of or against the criminal law defendant. Access to Campus Facilities e Office of CPS works closely with college departments to ensure a safe environment exists for students. Residential students may notice police staff working alongside residence education staff members on their rounds to enhance the quality of life in residence facilities. Residence halls are open only to campus residents and their invited guests and authorized college personnel and are so posted, consistent with New Jersey trespass statutes. Entrances to campus residence halls are equipped with card reader identification systems, which provide 24-hour access to campus residents. During evening and early morning hours, those seeking admittance to some facilities are additionally required to present proof of residency or, if they are guests, to present identification and be signed in by a resident. Due to public health conditions, guests may be limited or restricted altogether in accordance with state and college guidelines. At times, events hosted by student organizations or college offices will take place in the lounges. Participants in such programs are not permitted to go into residence room areas without an appropriate host or escort. All other on-campus buildings, including academic, administrative, student services, and recreational facilities are open to members of the Campus Community and general public in accordance with administrative direction and the Use of Campus Property Policy during regular business hours. Individual academic departments establish access policies in academic buildings during hours when classes are not in session, tcnj.edu/property.

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