(A) Purpose
To provide for appropriate supervision of minors who are
involved in university-sponsored programs, programs held at the university
and/or programs housed in university facilities at all geographic
locations.
(B) General
(1) Cleveland state university ("CSU" or the
"university") is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of minors
entrusted to our care or visiting
on our campus. The purpose of this policy is to
describe requirements placed upon administrators, faculty, staff, students,
volunteers and others who work with minors to ensure
their protection, to fulfill CSU's obligations as mandated by law, and
to provide a safe experience for any minor visiting CSU's campuses or involved
in university-related programs.
(2)
CSU hosts a wide variety of university sponsored or sanctioned activities for
non-enrolled minors such as: camps; clinics; workshops; conferences; and other
educational activities. These activities are located both on-campus and
off-campus under university supervision. It is imperative that non-enrolled
minors on campus be supervised in a fashion that is appropriate and intended to
keep them healthy and safe while visiting the university.
This intent of this policy is to provide guidance
for university personnel/departments involved in university
sponsored/sanctioned activities involving minors and for university employees
who are the parents or guardians of minor children visiting CSU's
campus.
(3) All programs
and activities that involve minors in their activities shall fall within the
scope of this policy including: programs operated by the university or third
party entities, programs taking place on campus and programs under the
direction and authority of the university at locations off campus. This policy
applies to such programs and activities whether they are limited to daily
activities or involve the housing of minors in residence halls.
(C) Exceptions
(1) Exceptions to this policy include:
(a) Undergraduate and graduate academic
programs in which minors are enrolled for academic credit, including enrollment in college credit plus (formerly
PSEOP) or its equivalent;
(b)
Schools operating on campus under the direction of the
Cleveland municipal school district;
(c)
Children brought
to campus by their parents or guardians;
(d)
Research approved
by the institutional review board (IRB);
(e) Events on campus which are open to the
general public and which minors attend at the sole discretion of their parents
or guardians;
(f) Campus tours or
visits by minors considered to be prospective students;
(g) Other programs as may be designated from
time to time by the appropriate university official
vice
president in advance and in writing as exempted from this
policy.
(2) Direct
questions regarding clarification of this policy to the office of general
counsel or the office of institutional
university compliance.
(D) Guiding philosophy
CSU has an obligation to its students, faculty, staff, and
visitors to conduct its operations and maintain its facilities in a manner
consistent with its mission as a public, urban institution with a tradition of
service and access. Activities involving minors are integral to CSU's mission
of creating and disseminating knowledge for the betterment of society. Ensuring
the safe and appropriate treatment of minors on campus is imperative.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3344-94-01
Effective:
10/5/2015
Promulgated Under:
111.15
Statutory
Authority: 111.15
Rule
Amplifies: 3344
Prior Effective Dates:
1/22/2014
