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REGULATIONS
all other parties concerned. Upon receipt of the grievance, the President shall review all the information and make whatever investigation he/she deems appropriate. The President shall provide his/her written decision to the grievant within thirty (30) working days. The President’s decision shall be final.
WEAPONS ON CAMPUS Policy 4.03.09
Students, staff, faculty and visitors are legally prohibited from carrying a weapon onto campus unless a legal exception applies. For purposes of this policy, a “weapon” includes firearms, explosives, BB guns, stun guns, air rifles or pistols and certain types of knives or other sharp instruments (see N.C.G.S. § 14-269.2).
The prohibition does not apply if the weapon is on campus pursuant to one of the reasons listed in N.C.G.S. § 14-269.2(g) (exceptions mainly applying for law enforcement officers and for educational reasons). It is the individual’s responsibility to know and understand the law prior to bringing any weapon onto campus. Failure to follow the law, regardless of the person’s intent,
will result in appropriate disciplinary action and a referral to local law enforcement.
It is permissible for an individual to bring a handgun onto campus under the following limited
circumstances:
1. The firearm is a handgun; AND
2. The individual has a valid concealed handgun permit (or is exempt from the law requiring a permit); AND
3. The handgun remains in either: a closed compartment or container within the locked vehicle of the permit holder; or a locked container securely affixed to the locked vehicle of the permit holder; AND
4. The vehicle is only unlocked when the permit holder is entering or exiting the vehicle; AND 5. The handgun remains in the closed compartment at all times.
6. Firearms (and other weapons prohibited on campus) may not be stored or transported in College-owned or rented vehicles.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS Policy 4.04.06
I. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Southwestern Community College shall not exclude individuals with communicable diseases un-
less a determination is made that the individual presents a health risk to himself/herself or others. The College shall consider the educational or employment status of those with a communicable disease on an individual basis.
Communicable diseases as defined in this Policy include, but are not limited to: acquired immuno- deficiency syndrome (AIDS), chicken pox, hepatitis, measles, tuberculosis, meningitis, mononucleosis and whooping cough, and for purposes of this Policy only, those communicable diseases which constitute a disability pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A. Procedure
1. All information and records that identify a person as having a communicable disease
shall be strictly confidential.
2. Disclosure of medical information shall be made by the President only to those on a
need-to-know basis to protect the welfare of persons infected with a communicable
disease or the welfare of other members of the College community.
3. Unauthorized disclosure of medical information by an employee of the College is prohibited. Violation of this prohibition may result in the suspension from or termination of employment.
4. A person who knows or has a reasonable basis for believing that he/she is infected with a communicable disease is expected to seek expert advice about his/her health circum- stances and is obligated ethically and legally to conduct himself/herself responsibly
toward other members of the College community.
5. Faculty and staff of the College and employees of contractors or contracted services
who are infected with a communicable disease are urged to notify the appropriate Dean/
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