PRESERVING A DRUG-FREE ENVIROMENT FOR STUDENTS
Board Policy 3550 requires the Peralta Community College District to maintain campuses where
students are prohibited from the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of
controlled substances and from the use of alcohol.
SERVICE ANIMALS
The District will allow an individual with a disability to use a service animal in District facilities and on
District campuses in compliance with state and federal law.
The District will allow an individual with a disability to be accompanied by his/her service animal in all
areas of the District’s facilities where members of the public, or participants in services, programs or
activities, are allowed to go.
SMOKING POLICY
I.
Applicability
Smoking is prohibited in all indoor and outdoor Peralta Community College District’s (“PCCD”) campus
locations and District Administrative Centers, except for the following areas:
A.
Berkeley City College: No exceptions designated.
B.
College of Alameda:
1.
The area immediately outside the southwest corner of parking lot B.
2.
The grass area immediately to the east of the southernmost parking lot which is near
buildings A and L.
C.
Laney College: No exceptions designated.
D.
Merritt College: All parking lots, except parking lots adjacent to the child care center, between
buildings A & D, and the faculty and staff parking lot behind the A Building.
E.
District Administrative Center Offices: 50 feet away from all buildings in the parking lot behind the
main Administrative Office building.
WEAPONS ON CAMPUS
Firearms, knives, explosives or other dangerous objects, including but not limited to any facsimile
firearm, knife or explosive, are prohibited on any District campus or in any facility of the District except
as detailed below.
Any person who believes that he/she may properly possess a firearm or other weapon on campus or
other facility of the District must promptly notify the Peralta Police Services. Kitchen knives are
restricted to food services use under the direct supervision of employees and shall remain in food
services facilities or with a food service event.
Bringing or possessing any firearms, ammunition, explosives, air guns, slingshots, firecrackers,
fireworks, cherry bombs, metal knuckles, billy clubs, dirks, daggers, ice picks, or knife having blade
longer than 5 inches upon the grounds is prohibited, unless the person is authorized to possess such a
weapon in the course of his/her employment, has been authorized by a District employee, or is a duly
appointed peace officer, who is engaged in the performance of his/her duties.
Weapons are prohibited on any District campus or in any facility of the District, unless the person is
authorized to possess such a weapon in the course of his/her employment, has been authorized by
District Personnel, or is a duly appointed peace officer, who is engaged in the performance of his/her
duties.
** For more information please refer to the Merritt College Catalog 2017-2019
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