Annual Security Report 2024

Information for Guilford Technical CommunityCollege

Jamestown, High Point, Greensboro, Cameron, Aviation Centers I, II, & Caesar Cone AviationII, Union Square Campus, & Small Business Center

2024 Annual Security Report

Message from the Chief of the GTCC Campus Police Department

Thank you for reviewing the Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) Annual Security Report (ASR). The ASR offers a comprehensive overview of campus safety information, including procedures, tips, and detailed crime statistics.

GTCC's Campus Police Department operates as a full-service law enforcement agency with 30 sworn officers dedicated to maintaining a secure learning environment across all campuses. Our officers are strategically deployed to ensure campus safety and are committed to proactive crime prevention.

We prioritize enhancing campus security through increased officer visibility, daily engagement with the community, and diverse deployment strategies. Building positive relationships through regular interactions is key to fostering a safe environment, and we encourage proactive engagement with our officers before emergencies arise.

At GTCC, we believe in a collaborative approach to campus security, involving faculty, staff, and students alike. We recognize that campus safety is a collective responsibility, and we appreciate everyone's commitment to maintaining a secure campus environment.

Thank you once again for reviewing the GTCC Annual Security Report. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of my team. Together, we can continue to make Amazing Happen here at GTCC. Go, Titans!

Sincerely,

Gene D. Sapino

Gene D. Sapino Chief of Police

A Brief History of Guilford Technical Community College

Established in 1958 as the Guilford Industrial Education Center, GTCC was founded to meet the workforce demands driven by the rapid growth of manufacturing in the early 1950s. The Center was originally located on the grounds of the former Guilford County Tuberculosis Sanatorium (1924-1955). Today, the only remaining structure from the Sanatorium is the gazebo situated on the front lawn of GTCC’s main campus in Jamestown.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, GTCC is a comprehensive, public two-year college dedicated to training and retraining Guilford County’s workforce and preparing students for further education.

Offering over 80 programs of study that lead to associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas, GTCC also provides hundreds of professional development and personal enrichment courses, adult education classes, and corporate training tailored for business and industry needs. GTCC maintains an open-door admissions policy, ensuring that every adult applicant is welcomed and assisted in selecting appropriate courses or programs of study.

Currently the fourth largest of the North Carolina Community College System's 58 institutions, GTCC serves approximately 27,500 students annually. The College’s campuses include the main campus at Jamestown and additional campuses in Greensboro, High Point, and Colfax. In addition, the Aviation Campus in Greensboro includes three specialized aviation centers, while the Union Square Campus, Inc., a partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina A&T University and Cone Health, supports specialized nursing program classes. The College also operates a small business center in Greensboro and High Point.

While the majority of GTCC's credit students hail from Guilford county, the college also attracts students from neighboring counties, various states, and more than 81 countries worldwide.

The Clery Act – Institutional Requirements under Federal Law

Every college or university that disburses federal financial aid to its students must adhere to specific requirements aimed at ensuring campus safety and security:

1. Daily Crime Log: The institution must collect, classify, and maintain crime reports and statistics, which are then recorded in a daily crime log accessible for public inspection.

2. Campus Alerts:

a. Timely Warning: Issued for any Clery Act crime that poses an ongoing threat to the safety of students or employees.

b. Emergency Notification: Promptly issued upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation on campus that presents an immediate threat to health or safety.

3. Educational Programs and Campaigns: Colleges must conduct awareness programs addressing dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. These initiatives include primary prevention programs for new students and employees, as well as ongoing awareness campaigns.

4. Disciplinary Procedures: The institution must establish procedures for handling disciplinary actions related to incidents of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

5. Annual Security Report: A comprehensive report containing policy statements related to safety and security, along with detailed crime statistics, must be published annually. This report is distributed to all current students and employees, and prospective students and employees must also be informed of its availability.

6. Submission of Crime Statistics: The college is required to annually submit crime statistics to the Department of Education.

At Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC), the Campus Police Department collaborates with various departments and local law enforcement agencies, including the Office of the Vice President of Student Support Services, to compile and distribute this report. The GTCC community is encouraged to utilize this report as a resource for practicing safe behaviors both on and off-campus. The report can be accessed online via the GTCC website at: https://www.gtcc.edu/student-life/campus-safety-and-police/index.php , specifically through the Annual Security Report link.

GTCC Campus Police Department Overview

The establishment of a campus law enforcement agency at a community college is permitted by North Carolina General Statute 115D-21.1. On June 17, 1999, the GTCC Board of Trustees passed a resolution designating the Public Safety Department as the campus law enforcement agency for GTCC. To avoid confusion with the college's instructional Public Safety arm, the law enforcement division was later renamed GTCC Campus Police.

The mission of the GTCC Campus Police Department is to ensure a safe educational environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors on GTCC property. The department consists of 34 members, including both sworn and non-sworn personnel. This includes one Police Chief, three Police Lieutenants, four Police Corporals, twentytwo Police Officers, one Security Officer, two Telecommunicators, and one Administrative Assistant. Sworn members are certified police officers within North Carolina, holding arrest powers and certified through the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission under the Department of Justice. They enforce college, state, and federal regulations and have jurisdiction over college property and roads adjacent to the campus.

The GTCC Campus Police Department operates as a full-service law enforcement agency, handling crime enforcement and investigation on campus property. They are responsible for parking and traffic control, ticketing and towing of vehicles, building security, responding to campus burglar and fire alarms, and serving as emergency first responders. Additional duties include issuing institutional keys, completing personal injury reports, assisting motorists, and issuing temporary disability parking permits.

As a dynamic institution, GTCC offers a variety of majors, educational opportunities, and special events. The GTCC Campus Police Department is dedicated to serving and protecting the students, faculty, staff, andvisitors of the community. All members of the GTCC community, including students, employees, and visitors, are expected to comply with applicable laws and college policies. Non-compliance will result in appropriate enforcement and/or disciplinary actions.

Preparing the Annual Crime Statistics

GTCC is a commuter college without residential facilities. The Chief of Police oversees the compilation of crime statistics for GTCC from their office located in the lower level of the Service Careers Building at 202 Rochelle Road, on the main campus at 601 E. Main St., Jamestown, NC, 27282. The Chief can be contacted via the Campus Police number at (336)-819-2046.

GTCC Campus Police maintains a close partnership with local law enforcement agencies to ensure prompt notification of any crime reports made directly to them by members of the campus community. GTCC Campus Police commits to disclosing any crime report filed directly with local law enforcement agencies.

Crime statistics detailed in the report starting on page 35 are collected by GTCC Campus Police through various methods. Campus Police officers submit incident reports to the Chief of Campus Police.

Telecommunicators and administrative staff review these reports to ensure accurate classification under

appropriate crime categories. Statistics are reported for buildings owned or controlled by GTCC used for educational purposes. A GTCC Campus Police Supervisor promptly enters this data into the crime log. The department periodically audits the data to ensure adherence to crime definitions outlined in the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook and the FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System Handbook. Additionally, crime statistics from local law enforcement agencies are integrated into this report, with separate reports required for all campus locations.

Under the Clery Act, GTCC must publish an Annual Security and Safety Report. In addition to law enforcement input, specific staff members serve as Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) responsible for contributing data to this report. CSAs play a crucial role in reporting crimes and incidents as required by the Clery Act within their respective departments to GTCC Campus Police. These figures are then included in the federally mandated Annual Security Report, also known as the Clery Report, distributed annually no later than October 1st.

Campus Security Authority (CSA)

The U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting defines "campus security authority" (CSA) as a Clery Act-specific term encompassing four groups of individuals and organizations associated with an institution:

1. Campus Police or Security Department: All individuals working for a campus police or security department are CSAs.

2. Individuals with Responsibility for Campus Security: This includes individuals responsible for campus security but not part of a campus police or security department, such as those monitoring entrance to institutional property.

3. Designated Reporting Individuals or Organizations: Any individual or organization specified in the institution’s campus security policy as a point for reporting criminal offenses.

4. Officials with Significant Responsibility for Student and Campus Activities: This includes officials responsible for student housing, discipline, campus judicial proceedings, and other significant campus activities. An official is defined as anyone with the authority and duty to act or respond to issues on behalf of the institution.

CSAs are required toreport allegations of Clery Act crimes to thedesignated official or office, such as the campus police or security department. They report crimes that are directly reported to them in their capacity as a CSA. However, they are not responsible for reporting incidents that are indirectly learned about, such as through overheard conversations, class discussions, speeches, workshops, or other group presentations.

Interagency Cooperation

The GTCC Campus Police Department maintains strong collaborative relationships through formal Mutual Assistance Agreements with several local law enforcement agencies whose jurisdictions intersect with GTCC's. These agencies include the Greensboro Police Department, Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, High Point Police Department, and Piedmont Triad International Airport Police Department. Additionally, GTCC Campus Police has established Mutual Assistance Agreements with the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Police Departments.

Furthermore, GTCC Campus Police has access to resources from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC SBI) and other state and federal law enforcement agencies. This access is crucial for investigations that fall under their respective jurisdictions, ensuring comprehensive support and cooperation in maintaining campus safety and security. These partnerships underscore GTCC Campus Police's commitment to

ensuring a safe environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors within its community.

Reporting Procedures

Community members, students, faculty, staff, and guests are encouraged to report all crimes and public safetyrelated incidents to GTCC Campus Police promptly. To report a crime or emergency on any of our campuses:

1. Call GTCC Campus Police directly at (336)819-2046.

2. Using an on-campus landline, press the #2button.

3. From outside the GTCC phone system, dial (336) 334-4822 ext. 50911 or911.

4. For non-emergency security or public safety-related matters, use the samenumbers.

In extreme emergencies, including medical emergencies, call 9-1-1 first, then GTCC Campus Police. GTCC Campus Police urges all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to promptly report all crimes to Campus Police or the appropriate police agency. GTCC Campus Police will document and investigate reported crimes. Crime deterrence and reporting are everyone's responsibility. Reporting crimes to GTCC Campus Police ensures they are included in the annual crime statistics and aids in providing timely warning notices to the community when appropriate.

Campus Locations and Contact Information for GTCC

Jamestown Campus

Service Careers, Lower Level

High Point Campus Building H1, Room 107

Greensboro Campus Continuing Education Center, Room 148

Ceasar Cone Aviation II Campus Rooms 106 & 118

Cameron Campus Rooms 172 & 173

GTCC Campus Police Contact Numbers

• 24-Hour Contact (All Campuses):(336)-819-2046

• 24-Hour Contact (All Campuses): (336)-334-4822 ext.50911

• Pressing #2 from a campus phone

Outdoor Call Boxes and Elevator Phones

GTCC campuses have assistance two-way call boxes, known as blue light phones, available for use during emergencies, except at the AV-1 and AV-2 campuses. By pressing and holding the red button on these call boxes, users can directly communicate with GTCC Campus Police, and the location of the call box automatically provided to them. All elevator emergency phones on campus are monitored by Campus Police, or by the City of High Point’s Emergency Communications Center on the High Point Campus.

Response to Reports

Telecommunicators or Police Officers are available at the police emergency numbers (336)-819-2046 or (336)-

334-4822 ext. 50911, and by pressing #2 from a campus phone, 24 hours a day to answer your calls. GTCC Campus Police will take the necessary action, either by dispatching an officer or by asking the individual to report to the GTCC Campus Police location on their campus to file an incident report. If assistance from a local police or fire department is required, GTCC will contact the appropriate agency. Reports that indicate a needfor disciplinary action will be forwarded to the Chief Disciplinary Officer and/or Title IX Coordinator forreview.

Confidential Reporting

Confidential reports can be made to GTCC Campus Police, where the victim's name will not appear in the report. Victims may also report confidentially to the Title IX Coordinator, Counseling Services, or any Campus Security Authority (CSA). GTCC will take all feasible precautions to maintain the complainant's confidentiality. However, federal law mandates GTCC to inform the community when necessary to protect against imminent harm. Under Title IX, GTCC is required to investigate and take reasonable action in response to the complaint. Statistics from confidential reports are included in the Annual Security Report.

Unfounded Crimes

For Clery Act purposes, a reported crime may be classified as unfounded only after a thorough investigation by sworn or commissioned law enforcement personnel determines the report is false or baseless. Unfounded crimes will still be listed in the Clery Statistics.

Counseling Services

A variety of counseling services are available free of charge to students, with additional referrals to community agencies also offered. The Counseling Center locations are:

Jamestown Campus

Greensboro Campus

Medlin Campus Center, Room 3801, (336) 334-4822 ext. 50038

CEC, Room 125, (336) 334-4822 ext. 53021

High Point Campus H1, Room 133, (336) 3344822 ext. 50536

Aviation Campuses By appointment, call the Jamestown campus to speak with a representative at (336) 334-4822 ext. 50038

Cameron Campus

Student Housing

By appointment, call the Jamestown campus to speak with a representative at (336) 334-4822 ext. 50038

GTCC does not maintain, own, or control any student housing.

Off-Campus Student Organizations

GTCC does not have any off-campus student organizations.

Annual Fire Safety Report and Missing Student Policy

As a nonresidential institution of higher education, GTCC is not required by the Campus Safety and Security Reporting Act to maintain a fire safety report or to have a missing student policy.

Access to Campus Facilities

There will be no access to GTCC’s buildings or facilities between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., with exceptions for Campus Police Officers, Housekeeping, Maintenance Staff performing their duties, approved users of the Cline Observatory, and others as approved by the President or designee. Access during other closed hours is governed as follows:

1. Satellite Campus Locations: Prior arrangements must be made and approved by the administrator responsible for these locations.

2. Jamestown Campus: Prior arrangements must be made with and approved by the appropriate Vice President. A list of responsible administrators will be maintained by the Vice President of Operations and Facilities.TheCampus PoliceDepartmentduty officer must benotifieduponarrival oncampus by calling 336-819-2046 or 336-334-4822 ext. 52529.

A GTCC staff member must accompany students desiring access to any academic facility. Note that two persons must be present at all times when using a facility such as a shop or laboratory where there is potential for injury. Responsible groups desiring access to any GTCC facility must follow the procedure set forth in the Management Manual Section I-1.1.1 Use of Facilities by CollegeAffiliated and Outside Groups policy.

Campus Activity forms for use of facilities may be obtained from the office of the Vice President of Operations and Facilities.

Security of Campus Facilities

Overall, the frequency of crime on GTCC campuses is low, with theft of property being the most commonly reported crime. GTCC Campus Police have Police and/or Security Officers on the following campuses: Aviation I, II, III; Greensboro; High Point; Cameron; and Jamestown. Campus Police are on the Jamestown campus 24 hours per day. There are no GTCC Police or Security Officers assigned to the Union Square Campus or Small Business Center; the UNCG Campus Police Department, and the Greensboro Police Department provides law enforcement services at these locations respectfully.

GTCC Campus Police and Security Officers conduct routine patrols of campus facilities to assist community members and visitors, deter crime, and identify potential safety concerns. Officers on the Jamestown Campus, including those assigned to the Center for Advanced Manufacturing, use motor vehicle patrol, foot patrol, golf cart patrol, and bicycle patrol. Officers at High Point, Greensboro, Aviation I, II, Caesar Cone Aviation II, and Cameron campuses utilize motor vehicle patrol and foot patrol. Additionally, CCTV cameras are strategically located on all campuses.

Security Considerations in the Maintenance of Campus Facilities

GTCC is committed to campus safety and security. Exterior lighting and landscape control are critical components of that commitment. GTCC Campus Police and Maintenance Department staff routinely conduct

security surveys to ensure that campus lighting is adequate and functional and that the landscape is appropriately managed. Campus Police Officers also conduct routine inspections of lighting on campus during their regularly assigned patrol duties.

Timely Warning Notice (Applicable to All Campus Locations)

In the event a crime is reported on campus that, in the judgment of the Chief of Police or designee, constitutes a serious or continuing threat to the community, a campus-wide “timely warning” will be issued. GTCC calls these timely warning notices “Crime Alerts.” Crime Alerts are distributed for the following National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) classifications: arson, criminal homicide, sexual assault, and robbery.

Cases of aggravated assault are considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the facts of the case and the information known by GTCC Campus Police. For example, if an assault occurs between two students who have a disagreement, there may be no ongoing threat to other GTCC campus community members, and a Crime Alert would not be distributed.

TheGTCC Campus PoliceChiefor designeereviewsall crimereports to determineifthereis aserious orongoing threat to the community and if the distribution of a Campus Safety Alert is warranted. See the chart on page 18 for specific information on departments responsible for creating and sending out notifications for each system the college utilizes.

Members of the GTCC campus community who are aware of a crime or other serious incident should report it immediately by phone to the GTCC Campus Police Department at (336) 819-2046 or (336) 334-4822 ext. 50911, or by pressing line 2 so that they can assess the crime and determine if a Crime Alert should be issued. Campus Crime Alerts may be disseminated to the college community via one or more of the following methods, including but not limited to: campus email, e2Campus text messages, Omnilert App, campus telephones, campus desktop workstation alert messages, outdoor sirens, and digital signage. Campus Crime Alerts are issued based on the nature of the crime and whether it poses a serious or continuing threat to the campus community. https://www.gtcc.edu/student-life/campus-safety-and- police/e2campus-sign-up.php.

GTCC Emergency Notification and ResponseProcedures

GTCC is committed to ensuring the safety of its campus community. The institution will immediately notify students and staff upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation that poses an immediate threat to their health or safety. Here are the key points of the emergency notification and response procedures:

1. Immediate Notification:

a. The campus community will be promptly notified, considering safety, unless notification would compromise efforts to assist victims or mitigate the emergency.

b. NotificationswillbeissuedbytheGTCCCampusPolicewiththeassistanceofkey administrators and external resources if necessary.

c. TheChief of GTCC Campus Police or a designated official will determine thecontent, recipients, and method of the notification.

2. Notification Methods:

a. Notifications may be disseminated via campus e-mail, e2Campus text messages, OmnilertApp, campus telephones, desktop alerts, outdoor sirens, and digital signage.

b. Information may also be posted on the GTCCwebsite.

c. Follow-up information will be communicated through the samechannels.

3. External Community Information:

Members of the larger community can receive information about campus emergencies by visiting the GTCC website: GTCC Emergency Information.

4. Threat Assessment Team: GTCC has a Threat Assessment Team to evaluate situations affecting campus health and safety.

5. Emergency Response Information:

Detailed response procedures for fire, medical, and weather emergencies are available at GTCC Campus Safety.

6. Evacuation Procedures:

a. Included in the All-Hazards Emergency Response Plan, which can be found in the AllHazards Emergency Response Plan All Hazards Emergency Response Plan 4-2021.pdf

b. The Emergency Response Checklist is posted at key locations throughout the campus. Missing checklists should be reported to Campus Police at 336-819-2046.

For more information, please refer to the provided resources or contact GTCC Campus Police.

Building Evacuation Procedures

Ifevacuation of the building is required because of a fire alarm activation, structural damage, flooding, suspicious odors, etc., follow these steps:

1. DO NOT use the elevators.

2. Evacuate the immediate area.

3. Notify the nearest faculty or staff member of thesituation.

4. Walk quickly and quietly to the nearest safe, accessible exit.

5. Assist any children, elderly, or disabled individuals inreaching the exits, if possible.

6. Leave the building. Go to a designated assembly area OR asafe area at least 300 feet away.

7. If you do not see Campus Police, call them with a cell phoneat 336-819-2046 or 911.

8. Donot returnto thebuildinguntil an“all clear” has beenissued. Inthecase offirealarm activations, only responding Fire Department personnel can authorize re-entry into affected buildings.

Head Count Procedures

Individuals in leadership positions should attempt to account for students, faculty, staff, and visitors who are under their supervision at the time of the evacuation. These positions may include:

1. Faculty or Instructors in the classroom

2. Building Captains

3. Office Managers

4. Supervisors

Once you have assembled at your designated meeting place, conduct a reasonable accounting of people. Inform GTCC Campus Police officials or Building Captains if someone is unaccounted for or if you suspect someone did not exit the building. Provide them with the missing person’s last known whereabouts.

Mass Notification and Warning Messages

Mass notification is used to inform students, faculty, and staff on all or some campuses during emergencies where it is necessary to alert the campus community to the situation at hand. While it is impossible to predict every significant or dangerous situation that may occur on campus, the following identified situations may warrant an emergency notification after confirmation: active assailant (armed/hostile intruder), bomb/explosives threat, communicable disease outbreak, severe weather, terrorist incident, civil unrest, natural disaster, hazardous materials incident, and structural fire.

GTCC has a notification system in place to notify students, faculty, and staff in the event of an emergency that may pose a threat to the health or safety of the GTCC campus community. Notifications may be sent out using some or all of the following systems:

1. e2Campus: This messaging system sends texts to faculty, staff, and students' cellular phones, desktop computers, or email addresses if they have signed up to receive the messages. e2Campus registration is mandatory for GTCC employees and strongly encouraged for students. Registration can be completed at: https://gtcc.omnilert.net/subscriber.php.

2. Whelen Exterior Mass Notification System: This is an exterior siren/speaker system that, when activated, produces a loud siren tone followed by a message. Exterior speakers are located at Aviation I and Caesar Cone Aviation II, the Cameron Campus, the Greensboro Campus, the High Point Campus, and the Jamestown Campus. The siren tone and message both repeat twice. The preprogrammed messages are:

• All Clear

• Audible Test

• Shooter on Campus

• Criminal Event

• Tornado Warning

• Severe Weather Warning

• Hazardous Material Release – Go Inside

• Hazardous Material Release – Stay Inside

• Hazardous Material Release –Cancel

• Chemical Release – StayInside

• ChemicalRelease Evacuation

• Chemical Release

• Evacuation Warning

• General Emergency

• General Announcement

3. IDU (Information Display Unit): These monitors are located in buildings throughout all campuses, and the college can transmit "crawler" text messages across the bottom of the screens to indicate a specific situation on the campuses.

4. GTCCALL Email Distribution List: This system sends an email to all faculty and staff email accounts.

Notifications may also be communicated via the exterior mass notification speaker system, the GTCC digital phone system, and face-to-face communication as necessary. If any of the messaging systems’ technology should fail, the college would initiate face-to-face communication using Building Captains and other appropriate staff and students on campus.

Below is a chart that shows the department responsible for creating and sending messages for each of the warning systems the college utilizes:

*Campus Police are authorized and responsible for transmitting initial e2Campus messages during emergencies.

Testing Procedures

GTCC annually tests its emergency response and evacuation procedures by conducting at least one tabletop, functional, or full-scale exercise utilizing the emergency response plans. GTCC also conducts tests of the e2Campus system and other emergency messaging systems available to the campuses at least once each year.

The Clery Act defines regularly scheduled drills, exercises, and appropriate follow-through activities designed for assessment and evaluation of emergency plans and capabilities. Such testing may be announced or unannounced. Each test will be documented, and the results of at least one test will be publicized. A real-world response cannot be counted as GTCC’s annual test.

Types of Tests

1. Drill: A drill is a coordinated, supervised exercise activity, normally used to test a single specific operation or function. With a drill, there is no attempt to coordinate organizations or fully activate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

2. Tabletop Exercise: A tabletop exercise is a facilitated analysis of an emergency situation in an informal, stress-free environment. It is designed to elicit constructive discussion as participants examine and resolve problems based on existing operational plans and identify where those plans need to be refined.

3. Functional Exercise: A functional exercise is a fully simulated interactive exercise that tests the capability of an organization to respond to a simulated event. The exercise tests multiple functions of the organization’s operational plan. It is a coordinated response to a situation in a time-pressured, realistic simulation.

4. Full-Scale Exercise: A full-scale exercise simulates a real event as closely as possible. It is designed to evaluate the operational capability of emergency management systems in a highly stressful environment that simulates actual response conditions. This realism requires the mobilization and actual movement of emergency personnel, equipment, and resources. Ideally, the full-scale exercise should test and evaluate most functions of the emergency management plan or operationalplan.

Daily Crime Log

The GTCC Campus Police Department maintains a crime log that records the date the incident occurred, all crimes and other serious incidents that occur on campus, in a noncampus building or property, and on public property within the Campus Police Department’s territorial jurisdiction. The Crime Log is available for public inspection in the Campus Police Offices and online via the Daily Crime Log link

The Daily Crime Log includes the nature, date, time, and general location of each crime reported to the department, as well as the disposition of the complaint if this information is known at the time the log is created. GTCC Campus Police promptly posts specific incidents in the Crime Log after receiving the Campus Police Officer’s incident report and reserves the right to exclude reports from the log in certain circumstances.

Security Awareness, Crime Prevention, Safety Initiatives, and Other Educational Information

Crime prevention and security awareness are top priorities of GTCC Campus Police. Together with other campus offices, Campus Police Department members offer programs to enhance security awareness, educate the campus community about crime prevention methods, teach proactive crime-reduction strategies, and help community members develop self-esteem, contributing to a healthy campus community. The college’s crime prevention strategy rests on a multi-layered foundation of proactive area patrol of campus buildings and parking lots, crime deterrence education, and identification of potential criminal activity. This approach relies on eliminating or minimizing criminal opportunities when possible and encouraging community members to share responsibility for their own safety and that of others on campus. The GTCC Campus Police Chief is available to assist any individual or group in planning, presenting, and coordinating programs of interest.

There are various programs and services available that increase safety awareness for the GTCC campus community.

GTCC Campus Police partners with Crime Stoppers of both Greensboro and High Point to reduce and prevent crime.

Responsibilities of the GTCC CampusCommunity

Members of the GTCC campus community are expected to take reasonable steps to enhance their own personal safety and the security of their personal property. The following recommendations provide guidance:

• Report all suspicious activity to GTCC Campus Policeimmediately.

• Never take personal safety and security forgranted.

• Avoid walking alone at night.

• Carry only small amounts of cash.

• Never leave valuables (wallets, purses, books, phones, etc.)unattended.

• Close windows and lock car doors when leaving yourcar.

• Do not leave valuables in your car, especially if they can be easilynoticed.

• Safeguard personal information.

• Consider placing owner-applied numbers, such as driver’s license numbers, on items of value that do

not have serial numbers.

• Keep a record of serial numbers and owner-applied numbers for valuables that havethem.

Campus Escort Program

If you must walk alone on campus at night, GTCC Campus Police will provide an escort upon request. A request may be made by calling GTCC Campus Police at (336)-819-2046, by pressing the #2 button from a campus phone, or by activating an assistance two-way call box.

Communicating Your Security Concerns

GTCC Campus Police appreciates hearing police, security, and safety concerns and suggestions from the GTCC campus community, including students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The primary goal is to identify areas of the campus that may present safety concerns. Campus Police works with the appropriate college department to address and eliminate any potential hazard. Everyone is encouraged to take an active role in crime prevention to help make GTCC a safer place.

Harassing and Obscene Phone Calls and Other Electronic Communications

It is a violation of criminal law to make obscene or harassing phone calls, electronic mail messages, or text messages. Conviction is punishable by a fine and/or prison. If you receive such calls:

1. Hang up immediately without disclosing any personalinformation.

2. Retain any harassing or obscene voicemailmessage(s).

3. If the incident occurs on campus, report the call to GTCC Campus Police at (336)-819-2046 or (336)334-4822 ext. 50911. Campus Police can also be contacted by pressing the #2 button on a campus phone or by activating an assistance two-way call box.

4. If the calls persist to your personal telephone(s), contact the Customer Service number listed on your telephone bill to speak with a service representative about other products, services, and/or options available to manage these annoyance calls.

5. Retain all obscene or harassing electronic mail or textmessage(s).

Fire Prevention

All campus buildings have smoke detectors, and some are equipped with sprinkler systems. All buildings have a fire alarm control panel that identifies the area of the building that is in alarm. GTCC Campus Police Officers respond to all alarms, assist in the evacuation of the building, and direct responding emergency services personnel to the scene. GTCC Campus Police conduct periodic fire drills (evacuations) on all campuses during the academic year. GTCC requires complete evacuation of buildings during a fire alarm.

Ignoring fire alarms is a violation of fire codes and could result in appropriate action against the responsible person. Since false alarms may lower the evacuation response from the GTCC campus community, GTCC Campus Police, with the help of facilities staff, will investigate the cause or causes of false alarms and work to reduce their occurrence. By reducing the number of false alarms, we seek to maintain everyone’s cooperation

and diligence in responding.

Speed Limit

The 20-miles per hour speed limit is strictly enforced on all campuses to ensure the safety of pedestrians. GTCC Campus Police officers will issue state speeding citations on streets and highways within their jurisdiction. All persons operating vehicles on GTCC property must meet the same standards for licensing and insurance as required by NC Law.

Traffic Accidents

All traffic accidents occurring on the GTCC campuses are to be reported to the GTCC Campus Police for investigation as required by N.C. law. Failing to report a traffic accident is a chargeable offense under NC law.

No Responsibility for Damage

GTCC is not responsible for loss or damage to vehicles, or any articles left therein resulting from theft, accident, or fire.

NC Statute on Weapons

Effective October 1, 2013, North Carolina General Statute 14-269.2 generally prohibits the possession of weapons on campus, either openly or concealed,oncommunity college property. Sworn law enforcement officers are allowed by statute to possess weapons on community college property. However, the General Assembly has enacted a limited exception to that general prohibition [S.L. 2013-369, sec. 2; HB 937; N.C.G.S. § 14-269.2(k)].

A firearm is permissible on a community college campus only under the following limited circumstances:

1. The person has a handgun in a closed compartment or container within the person's locked vehicle or in a locked container securely affixed to the person's vehicle and only unlocks the vehicle to enter or exit the vehicle while the firearm remains in the closed compartment at all times and immediately locks the vehicle following the entrance or exit.

2. The person has a handgun concealed on the person and the person remains in the locked vehicle and only unlocks the vehicle to allow the entrance or exit of another person.

3. The person is within a locked vehicle and removes the handgun from concealment only for the amount of time reasonably necessary to do either of the following:

a. Movethe handgun from concealment on the person to a closed compartment orcontainer within the vehicle.

b. Movethe handgun from within a closed compartment or container within the vehicleto concealment on the person.

It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this statute if the person was authorized to have a concealed handgun in a locked vehicle pursuant to this statute and removed the handgun from the vehicle only in response to a threatening situation in which deadly force was justified pursuant to G.S. 14-51.3.

Emergency Information for Fire andMedical

Fire: GTCC has a fire alarm system in all campus buildings. Upon hearing an alarm, students, faculty, and staff will evacuate classrooms and office areas. Students, faculty, and staff should move outside in an orderly manner,

away from the building and out of the way of responding emergency personnel. Students should become familiar with the exits from their classrooms. Any person discovering a fire should sound the alarm and then call 9-1-1 or Campus Police at (336)-819-2046 (ext. 50911, if calling from a campus landline) immediately, giving the location of the fire and the name of the caller.

Medical: GTCC does not maintain a medical staff on campus to administer to students, faculty, staff, or visitors. Since all employees and students reside off-campus, the expense of medical and dental care is an individual responsibility. GTCC does not provide emergency treatment (see First Aid). The contact numbers for medical emergencies are 9-1-1 or Campus Police: (336)-819-2046 or (336)-334-4822 ext. 50911.

First Aid

First aid kits are in various locations on all campuses.

Personal Accident

In case of an accident, students should report the accident to instructor or other college personnel and request that GTCC Campus Police be contacted. Students may also notify Campus Police at (336)-819-2046 or (336)334-4822 ext. 50911 for assistance. NOTE: All accidents must be reported to GTCC Campus Police as soon as possible.

Lost and Found

All personal items found on any GTCC campus should be turned into GTCC Campus Police. Items will be held for 180 days. After that time, items will be processed in accordance with North Carolina law.

Parking Deck

GTCC has a parking deck on the Jamestown Campus. Deck patrons are reminded to comply with all posted regulatory signs and directional arrows and to be alert for pedestrians and other motorists.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

In accordance with policy I-2.1.7, no person shall manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, possess, or use alcoholic beverages or controlled substances on the premises of GTCC except as otherwise provided in this policy. No person shall manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, illegally possess, or illegally use alcoholic beverages or controlled substances at any location while engaged in activities on behalf of GTCC.

“Alcoholic beverage” means any beverage containing at least one-half of one percent (0.5%) by volume, including beer, malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, spirituous liquor, and mixed beverages, and any other beverages regulated by the North Carolina ABC Commission (NCABC) under Chapter 18B of the North Carolina General Statutes.

“Controlled substances” means any drug included in 21 CFR Part 1308, Article V of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes, or any other drugs or substances regulated under any federal or state laws or regulations, including but not limited to heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and all of its derivatives, marijuana, PCP, and crack, and otherwise legal drugs when possessed or used by persons without a prescription. Possessing, consuming, or serving alcoholic beverages at any college location is also prohibited.

Promoting a drug and alcohol-free environment is everyone’s responsibility. GTCC supports this nationwide movement and is committed to maintaining such an environment for all employees and students. The college sponsors annual programs to prevent alcohol abuse and illegal drug use. The college’s Biennial Drug and Alcohol Review document can be accessed online at: Biennial Drug and Alcohol Review.

Drug Counseling and Rehabilitative Services

If you need to seek assistance for any reason related to the use/abuse of drugs or alcohol, a member of the GTCC Counseling Center staff or the Director of Student Life will act as a referral source to the following services in Guilford County:

Additional resource links and information sources include:

• Insight NC

• SMART Recovery

In Greensboro:

• Alcoholics Anonymous: (336)-854-4278 or email:help@nc23.org

• Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS): 1-855-801-9817 or visit their website:ADS

• Mental Health Clinics in Guilford County:(336)-641-7777

• Narcotics Anonymous: 866-375-1272 or email: info@greensborona.org

In High Point:

• Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS): 336-882-2125

• Alcoholics Anonymous, answering service:336-885-8520.

• Mental Health Associates: 336-822-2827 or email:information@mha-triad.org

I-2.1.6 Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, and Anti-Harassment

Guilford Technical Community College is committed to providing an educational and working environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment for faculty, staff, students, and third parties. This commitment extends to prospective employees (applicants) and students as well. See V-1.1.1 Employment, V-1.1.10 Equal Opportunity, and V-5.1.6 Anti-Harassment policies.

In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C.1681 et seq, GTCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex in employment and in the educational programs and activities that it operates. Sexual harassment as defined by the applicable Title IX regulation is prohibited.

Reports of sexual discrimination or harassment, or of retaliation as described herein, should be brought to the attention of the Title IX Coordinator.

Procedure

Definitions Per Federal Title IX Requirements

1. Complainant – An individual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sexual harassment or other unwanted sex-based behavior.

2. Respondent – An individual who has been reported to be the perpetrator of conduct that could constitute sexual harassment or other unwanted sex-based behavior.

3. Formal Complaint – A document filed by a complainant, which must contain the physical or digital signature of the complainant, or the Title IX Coordinator alleging sexual harassment or other unwanted sexbased behavior against a respondent and requesting that the college investigate the matter. At the time of filing, the complainant must be participating in or attempting to participate in the college’s educational programs or other college activities. When the Title IX Coordinator signs a formal complaint, (see additional information below), the Title IX Coordinator does not assume the role of the complainant or a reporting party and must continue to comply with requirements to be free from conflict and bias in the subsequent investigation/adjudication process.

4. Reporting Person – any person who makes a report to the title IX coordinator or deputy Title IX coordinator about prohibited conduct and is seeking resources or support in response to sexual misconduct. A reporter can be a third party.

5. Supportive Measures – Individualized services that are reasonably available, non-punitive, non-disciplinary, and not unreasonably burdensome to any parties in the case and that are also designed to ensure equal educational access, to protect the safety of all parties or the college’s educational environment, or to deter sexual harassment. The Title IX Coordinator will confer with the parties and apply supportive measures without fee or charge to either party that are reasonable in light of known circumstances. Supportive measures are available to the complainant and respondent and shall be offered at any time at the request of either party or as deemed warranted by the Title IX Coordinator to ensure equal educational access and safety once the college receives notice of a possible Title IX matter. A formal complaint need not be intended or received in order for supportive measures to be requested or offered. Supportive measures may include, but are not limited to, counseling, extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, campus escort services, mutual restrictions on contact between the parties, changes in work or housing locations, leaves of absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus, and other similar measures. The college must maintain as confidential any supportive measures provided to the complainant or respondent, to the extent that maintaining such confidentiality would not impair the ability of the recipient to provide the supportive measures.

6. Sexual Harassment – Sexual Harassment may take many forms. It is defined under Title IX as conduct on the basis of sex that meets one of the following:

a. Quid pro quo harassment – An employee conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;

b. Hostile Environment harassment – Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to an education program or other college activity;

c. Sexual assault- An offense that meets the definition of rape, fondling, incest or statutory rape as used in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting system. A sex offense is any sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent, defined by the Clery Act (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(v));

d. Dating violence - defined by the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(10))

Crimes of violence against a person with whom the person has or had a social relationship, a romantic, or intimate relationship; Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse. Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domesticviolence.

e. Domestic violence - defined by VAWA (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(8)) - Crimes of violence against a current or former spouse or intimate partner, a person with whom the student shares a child in common, a person with whom the student cohabitates or has cohabitated as a spouse, a person similarly situated to the student as a spouse, a person who is related to the student such as a parent, child or person who is related to the student as a grandparent or grandchild;

f. Stalking – defined by VAWA (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(30)) - Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: (a) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; or (b) suffer substantial emotional distress. Stalking behaviors may include persistent patterns of leavingor sending the victim unwanted items or presents; following or lying in wait for the victim; damaging or threatening to damage the victim's property; defaming the victim's character, or harassing the victim via the Internet through social media, email, or unwelcome contacts via telephone or text message, or by other electronic means such as posting personal information or spreading rumors.

7. Consent – The explicit approval to engage in sexual activity demonstrated by clear actions or words. This decision must be made freely and actively by all participants. Consent cannot be inferred from the absence of a “no”; a clear “yes,” verbal or otherwise, is necessary. Silence, passivity or lack of active resistance does not imply consent. In addition, previous participation in sexual activity does not indicate current consent to participate in sexual activity. Consent to one form of sexual activity does not imply consent to other forms of sexual activity. Consent must be ongoing throughout a sexual encounter and can be revoked at any time. Consent has not been obtained in situations where the individual: a) is forced, pressured, manipulated or has reasonable fear that they will be injured if they do not submit to the act; b) is incapable of giving consent or is prevented from resisting due to physical or mental incapacity (including being under the influence of drugs or alcohol); or c) has a mental or physical disability that inhibits their ability to give consent to sexual activity. Anyone engaging in sexual activity without clear consent is in violation of this policy.

8. Retaliation - Intimidation, threatening, coercing or discriminating against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX or this policy of the college, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing.

9. Title IX Coordinator – The college employee charged with primary responsibility for compliance with the college’s Title IX policy and procedures. The college also has Deputy Title IX Coordinators who report to the Title IX Coordinator. See page 6 of this policy for a list of, and contact information for, the Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators.

10. Confidential Resources – Information shared with a confidential official will not be disclosed to anyone else, including the college, except under very limited circumstances. Any individual may choose to seek support from confidential professionals on and off campus, including licensed professional counselors, medical health providers, clergy, and rape crisis counselors. See pages 6 and 7 of this policy for a list of some of the available resources.

11. Location Criteria – Title IX applies to people in the United States within educational programs or activities of institutions that receive Federal financial assistance. Educational programs and activities include

locations, events, or circumstances over which the college exercises substantial control over both the respondent and the context in which the unwanted behavior occurred, and also includes any building owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the college. Students who experience sexual harassment or unwanted sex-based behavior that comes from a member of the college but that is outside of an educational program or activity may request support services from the college and may still choose to file a police report or a non-Title IX conduct complaint.

12. Formal Grievance Process – The process by which formal, signed complaints are investigated and adjudicated in live hearings. See pages 8 through 14 of this policy for additionalinformation.

13. Informal Resolution Process – An alternative process for resolving complaints that involves mediation and facilitated discussion. The Informal Resolution Process does not involve a formal investigation or live hearing. Remedial measures are available in the Informal Resolution process, but disciplinary measures require that the parties undergo the formal grievance process. All parties and the college must agree to engage in the Informal Resolution process in writing in order for it to occur. The process will be mediated by an impartial informal resolution facilitator. Either party (complainant or respondent) may withdraw consent to participate in the Informal Resolution Process at any time. In that event, the matter will revert to the formal investigation and hearing process. The Informal Resolution process is not available in cases where the respondent is an employee.

14. Training materials – All participants in the Title IX process are appropriately training for their roles pursuant to the standard set forth in the Title IX regulation promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education. Training materials are posted on the college’s website.

15. Mandatory Reporter – An employee of the College who is required to share knowledge or reports of harassment and discrimination with the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinators. Reporters must include in their report all known information (i.e. name, date, time and location of incident). The following individuals are the College’s Mandatory Reporters:

a. All Vice Presidents, Associate Vice Presidents, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Coordinators, and supervisors, including work-study supervisors;

b. All Human Resources staff;

c. Head Athletic coaches;

d. All Campus Police officers.

e. All other employees of the College who are not confidential employees are encouraged to promptly report any incident of sexual harassment to the Title IX Coordinator and provide all known information. Any employee with questions about their reporting obligations should contact the Title IXCoordinator.

16. Confidential Employee - (1) Any employee of the College who is a licensed medical, clinical, or mental health, or other healthcare professional [e.g., physicians, nurses, physicians’ assistants, psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors and social workers, and those performing services under their supervision], when performing the duties of that professional role; (2) A pastoral counselor who is a person associated with a religious order or denomination and is recognized by that religious order or denomination as someone who provides confidential counseling and is functioning within the scope of that recognition. Confidential Employees who are employees of the College or contracted with the College and providing services and support in their official capacity are not required to report except when legally obligated to in

17. Inculpatory Evidence – evidence that shows or tends to show a person’s involvement in an act or evidence that can establish guilt.

18. Exculpatory Evidence – evidence favorable to the respondent that exonerates or tends to exonerate the respondent of guilt.

Additional Definitions

Recognizing the ability to designate certain behaviors as eligible for investigation under this policy beyond the basic requirements of Federal Title IX guidance, the college has chosen to respond to any allegations of sexual exploitation using this policy. Sexual exploitation is defined as sexual voyeurism; invasion of sexual privacy; knowingly making unwelcome disclosures of an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; recording in any way a sex act or related activity for which there was a reasonable expectation of privacy without the consent of the participants; prostituting another person or engaging in sex trafficking; engaging in sexual activity while knowingly infected with a sexually transmitted disease/infection (STD/STI) without informing the sexual partners; causing or attempting to cause incapacitation for the purpose of compromising the ability to consent to sexual activity or to make a person more vulnerable to non-consensual sexual activity; or misappropriation of another person’s online identity for dating or sexual purposes; extortion based on sexual material.

Roles Within the Process

The Title IX Coordinator oversees the Title IX process at the college. The Title IX Coordinator receives complaints, ensures participants are notified of their rights, coordinates the provision of supportive services, assigns investigators, advisors and adjudicators, monitors deadlines, assists with hearing logistics, communicates regularly with participants, and monitors sanction compliance.

The Title IX Coordinator must be free from bias or conflict of interest. The Title IX Coordinator may not serve in any other role in the process. They may not, for example, investigate, adjudicate or act as a hearing advisor with respect to any complaint.

The Title IX Committee is a group of twelve full-time college employees, approved annually by the President’s Leadership Team, who have volunteered to be available to serve as adjudicators, advisors and hearing officers. All members of the committee must be trained on Title IX policies and procedures prior to participating in the Title IX process and shall receive on going Title IX-related training throughout their membership on the committee.

The Title IX Coordinator will assign volunteers from the Title IX Committee to serve as hearing officers on three- person hearing committees or as appeal officers as needed. An employee may only serve in one of these roles per case. Committee members assigned to hear a case or an appeal must be unbiased and free from conflicts of interest.

The Title IX Investigators are employees from across the college who have received appropriate training. In many instances, the Title IX Coordinator will determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not there is a need for more than one investigator to be assigned to investigate a case.

Hearing Advisors may be selected by the parties or appointed by the college. In many instances they are trained members of the Title IX committee. Parties must have hearing advisors with them during Title IX hearings.

These advisors may be, but are not required to be, attorneys.

Parties are required to inform the college at least five instructional weekdays before a hearing if they will provide their own advisor and, if so, the advisor’s name and relationship to the party. If a party does not identify an advisor, the college will provide a trained advisor at no cost to the party. Advisors may not speak on behalf of a party except when cross-examining witnesses during a formal hearing or responding to a question directed specifically to the advisor by the chair of the hearing committee.

Scope

1. Employees engaging in sexual violence, harassment or retaliation are subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal (V-2.1.2 Performance Improvement and Disciplinary Action Including Termination policy). Students engaging in sexual violence, harassment or retaliation are in violation of the college’s IV3.1.1 Student Conduct policy. This type of behavior will result in sanctions against the student up to and including suspension or expulsion. Disciplinary action by the college does not preclude the possibility of criminal charges.

2. All students, employees, and others on campus are encouraged to report incidents, or knowledge of incidents, of sexual violence or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. College employees designated as a mandatory reporter must promptly report incidents, or knowledge of incidents, of sexual violence or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. If the Title IX Coordinator is implicated or otherwise has a conflict of interest, the report may be made to a Deputy Title IX Coordinator. Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and the Deputy Title IX Coordinators is on page 6 of this policy.

3. The college will respond to formal complaints of sexual violence, harassment or retaliation by taking timely action to investigate and adjudicate the complaint. Sanctions and remedial actions will be designed to eliminate established sexual violence, harassment or retaliation, prevent its recurrence, and address its effects. Students, employees, and others on campus may also choose to report incidents of sexual violence or harassment, including dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking, to law enforcement.

The college’s internal investigation and the criminal investigation processes can occur simultaneously. The two processes have different procedures, burdens of proof and possible outcomes. The criminal process requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt and sanctions include community service and jail time, among other things.

The college’s process requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence and sanctions may impact enrollment or employment status.

4. The college will follow its Title IX grievance process (described below) before imposing any disciplinary sanction against a respondent. Supportive measures are not disciplinary or punitive in nature and may continue to be provided beyond the final outcome.

5. The college recognizes that not all behavior reported as sexual harassment under Title IX will meet the definitions outlined in this Title IX policy. The college’s Title IX Coordinator will ensure that an initial review of a reported incident of discrimination or harassment is conducted within five (5) instructional weekdays of receiving a Title IX complaint to determine which of the college’s policies apply. Non-Title IX administrators such as Student Conduct and Community Standards employees will likewise evaluate complaints submitted to them to determine if they contain sex-based concerns that may fall under title IX authority prior to opening a general conduct case. If so, the Title IX Coordinator will be alerted.

6. Matters not meeting the definitions of sex discrimination or harassment are not within the scope of Title IX jurisdiction may be covered by the IV-3.1.1 Student Code of Conduct policy.

The first step in addressing an inappropriate sex-based situation is to report it. You may report conduct that you witness even if you are not victimized by it yourself. However, at the time of the complaint, the complainant (victim) must be participating in or attempting to participate in the college’s education programs or activities. The report may be made in person, by telephone, in writing, by e-mail, or via other electronic means. It can be signed or made anonymously.

Individuals are encouraged to contact: Title IX Coordinator

Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students

Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees:

Dr. Ann Proudfit Vice President Student Services

Jamestown Campus Medlin Campus Center, Suite 4600

Phone: (336) 334-4822 ext.50680

ahproudfit@gtcc.edu

Kirby Moore Associate Vice President Student Services

Jamestown Campus Medlin Campus Center, Suite 4600

Phone: (336) 334-4822 ext.50565

kmoore1@gtcc.edu

Individuals can report an inappropriate sex-based situation online at: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?GuilfordTechCC&layout_id=5

Students can file a formal Title IX complaint at: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?GuilfordTechCC&layout_id=6

Cheryl Bryant-Shanks Associate Vice President, Human Resources/ CHRO

Jamestown Campus Medlin Campus Center, Suite 4300

Phone: (336) 334-4822 ext.50279

cmbryantshanks@gtcc.edu

Reports may also be made to Campus Police’s 24-hour direct line: (336) 819-2046

Reports may be filed with off-campus law enforcement agencies in addition to or instead of the Title IX Coordinator, the Deputy Coordinators or on-campus law enforcement.

Any report involving a minor will be shared with external child protective service (http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dss/).

Local off-campus law enforcement agencies are listed below:

Guilford County Sheriff’s Office 400

West Washington Street Greensboro, NC 27401

Phone: 336-641-3694

Email: sheriff@co.guilford.nc.us

Greensboro Police Department

300 West Washington Street Greensboro, NC 27401

Phone: (336) 373-2287

High Point Police Department

1009 Leonard Avenue High Point, NC 27260

Phone: (336) 883-3224

Students and employees are encouraged to report incidents to local campus authorities for prompt action. However, individuals may also contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (the federal agency that oversees Title IX compliance) to make a report:

Office for Civil Rights, District of Columbia Office

U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-1475

Telephone: (202) 453-6020

Facsimile: (202) 453-6021 Email: OCR.DC@ed.gov

Supporting

The trained college professionals designated below can provide counseling, information, and support in a confidential setting. These confidential resources (as defined in the Definitions section of this policy) will not share information about an individual (including whether that individual has received services) without the individual’s express permission, unless there is a legal obligation to reveal such information (e.g., suspected abuse or neglect of a minor). These professionals are also available to help an individual make a report to the college or Campus Police:

Counseling and Disability Access Services Student Support Services Campus Coordinators

Medlin Campus Center, Suite 3800

Jamestown Campus

(336) 334-4822 ext.50038

askthecounselor@gtcc.edu

Greensboro Campus Office: 132 Continuing Ed. Center

(336) 334-4822 ext. 53059

High Point Campus Office: H1-133

(336) 334-4822 ext. 50536

Non-campus resources are also available to support students who have become involved with Title IX behaviors. Live links to these resources are available through the college’s Title IX webpage. Printed information follows:

Family Services of the Piedmont, https://www.fspcares.org/domestic- violence-sexualassault/ Crisis Hotline (336) 273-7273

Greensboro Office

Washington Street Building

315 East Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 387-6161

High Point Office Slane Center

1401 Long Street High Point, NC 27262-2541

(336) 889-6161

Main Office - Jamestown (Ragsdale YMCA)

902 Bonner Drive Jamestown, NC 27282

(336) 889-6161

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, https://rainn.org/ Telephone: 800-656-HOPE (4673) available 24/7

Cone Health, http://www.conehealth.com/services/sexual-assault/ Sexual Assault Nurse

Examiners (SANE) are located at:

Moses Cone Hospital 1200 North Elm Street MedCenter High Point 2630 Willard Dairy Road

Greensboro, NC27401

Phone: (336)832-7000

High Point, NC 27265 Phone:(336) 884-3777

Wesley Long Hospital 501 N. Elam Avenue

Greensboro, NC27403

Phone: (336)832-1000

Atrium Health /Wake Forest High Point Medical Center 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27262

Phone: (336) 878-6000

City of Greensboro Police Department, http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=1991

North Carolina Council for Women – Sexual Assault Programs Directory (Statewide) http://www.councilforwomen.nc.gov/displayprograms-sa.aspx

National Sexual Violence Resource Center https://www.nsvrc.org/

Best Practices for Victims

Victims of a sexual assault should take the following steps:

1. Go to a safe place as soon as possible.

2. On any GTCC Campus call 336-819-2046 (or extension 50911 from a campus phone) for police assistance. If you are off campus, call 9-1-1 for police assistance.

3. Stay on the phone with the dispatcher as long as you areneeded.

4. The preservation of physical evidence may be critical for successful prosecution of theoffender.

a. Do not change your clothes. If you do, put the clothing you were wearing in separate paper bags (not plastic) and take them to the hospital. This clothing may be used as evidence for prosecution. If you wear the clothes to the hospital, bring a change of clothes with you.

b. Do not clean your body or your clothes. Preserve all physical evidence. Do not wash, bathe, douche, comb your hair, or use the toilet if you can help it. Washing might be the first thing you want to do, but don’t. You literally might be washing away valuable evidence. Wait until after you have a medicalexamination.

c. Do not alter or disturb the place where the assaultoccurred.

5. You may ask for a victim advocate to be present during the report taking. GTCC has a trained group of staff members who will support you and can assist you in accessing medical and counseling services, and reporting the incident to the appropriate local law enforcement authorities. Contact the Title IX Coordinator for additional information.

6. You have the right to file a Title IX complaint with the college’s Title IX Coordinator in addition to filing a criminal complaint.

Securing an Advisor

Parties may choose their own Advisors. The College does not endorse any attorney or legal team. If a student does not secure an advisor, the college will appoint one.

Respondents may wish to contact organizations such as:

• Legal Aid of North Carolina (https://www.legalaidnc.org/)

• FACE (http://www.facecampusequality.org)

• SAVE (http://www.saveservices.org)

Complainants may wish to contact organizations such as:

• Legal Aid of North Carolina (https://www.legalaidnc.org/)

• The Victim Rights Law Center(http://www.victimrights.org)

• The National Center for Victims of Crime(http://www.victimsofcrime.org)

• The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund(https://nwlc.org/times-up-legal-defense-fund)

Investigation Process

1. Upon receiving a Title IX report, the Title IX Coordinator will review it and may conduct an initial intake meeting with the complainant to confirm that it meets the definitions contained in this policy. If the complaint is not anonymous, it should be signed by the complainant. If the complaint is anonymous, or if the complainant chooses not to sign it, the complainant’s wishes should be respected unless the Title IX Coordinator determines that signing a formal complaint to initiate an investigation over the wishes of the complainant is not clearly unreasonable in light of the known circumstances. If the Title IX Coordinator makes this determination, they should document the reasoning in the case file. If the report is not signed and the Title IX Coordinator determines that grounds do not exist for the Title IX Coordinator to sign it, then the report will be maintained for informational purposes.

2. Upon receipt of a report with an identifiable complainant, the Title IX Coordinator must promptly contact the complainant confidentially to discuss the availability of supportive measures with or without the filing of a formal complaint, consider the complainant’s wishes with respect to supportive measures, and explain the process for filing a formal complaint versus pursuing an informal resolution. Supportive measures may include but are not limited to: (a) no contact orders; (b) staggered meal times; (c) temporary changes in academic schedules or living arrangements to avoid contacts; (d) remote learning options; (e) counseling; (f) extensions of deadlines or other course related adjustments; (g) campus escort services; (h) leaves of absence; and (i) increased security and monitoring of areas of campus. The Title IX Coordinator is responsible forcoordinating the effective implementation of supportivemeasures.

3. Separately, the Title IX Coordinator may confer with other senior college administrators to determine whether or not health and safety concerns exist that should be addressed. Nothing in this policy and accompanying procedures precludes the college from removing a respondent from the college’s education program or activity on an emergency basis, provided that the college undertakes an individualized safety and risk analysis, determines that an immediate threat to the physical health or safety of any student or other individual arising from the allegations of sexual harassment justifies removal, and provides the respondent with notice and an opportunity to challenge the decision immediately following the removal. In addition, the college may place a non-student employee respondent on administrative leave during the pendency of a grievanceprocess.

4. Note that, except as stated above with respect to removal on an emergency basis or on administrative leave, the college must follow the formal investigation and grievance process before imposing disciplinary sanctions or other actions not considered supportive measure against arespondent.

The Title IX Coordinator will use information from the initial intake meeting to determine how to move forward:

a. With a full Title IX investigation and hearing (with the Title IX Coordinator signing the report in lieu of a complainant if needed);

b. By remanding the case for non-Title IX investigation under the college’s general Student Code of Conduct;

c. By referring the matter for informal resolution (except this option is not available unless both parties’ consent and is never available if the respondent is an employee and the complainant is a student);or

d. By dismissing the complaint. In this event, the Title IX coordinator will provide written notice to both parties explaining the rationale for the dismissal.

5. If the Title IX Coordinator determines that a Title IX investigation is warranted, then the Title IX Coordinator will send written notice of the allegations to both parties and advise that an investigation will take place. Title IX investigators will be instructed to initiate an investigation within ten instructional weekdays. The investigative process will include but is not limited to: (a) conducting interviews with the Complainant, the Respondent, and witnesses; (b) visiting and documenting relevant sites; (c) collecting and preserving relevant evidence; and (d) identifying sources of expert information. Evidence collected, as well as a draft of the investigative report prepared by the Title IX investigators, will be provided to the parties who will then have ten instructional workdays to respond in writing. These responses will be added to the draft report to constitute the final report of the initial investigation. Once the final report is compiled the Title IX Coordinator will schedule the live hearing at least ten instructional workdays in the future and will provide a copy of the final report to theparties.

6. A party’s medical records may not be collected without the express written consent ofthe party.

7. No “gag” orders will be imposed, and the parties will have equal opportunity to present witnesses and other evidence.

8. The Title IX Coordinator or the Deputy Coordinators will work with the investigators to send the parties written notices of investigative interviews or meetings, as well as of any hearing.

9. Should the complainant opt for the formal grievance process, they may opt out of that process and elect the Informal Resolution process at any time, as long as the respondent agrees to this election and the Title IX Coordinator does not conclude that it is unreasonable under thecircumstances.

10. The college may, in its discretion, dismiss a complaint or allegations in a complaint if the complainant informs the Title IX Coordinator in writing that the complainant wishes to withdraw some or all of the allegations in the complaint; or if the respondent is no longer a student or employee; or if specific circumstances preventthe college from gathering sufficient evidence to reach adetermination.

Hearing Process

1. Upon receipt of the full investigative report the Title IX Coordinator will identify three members of the Title IX committee who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the matter to serve as voting members of the hearing committee. The three hearing officers will select a chair.

2. A hearing will be scheduled between ten and fifteen instructional weekdays from the Title IX Coordinator’s assignment of the case to the hearing committee. Student participants and their advisors will be notified in writing of the names of the hearing committee members and the hearing date. Parties will be notified of the requirement to state in writing any bias objections with their basis at least two instructional weekdays prior

to the hearing’s scheduled date. The Title IX Coordinator will provide the parties and members of the hearing committee with copies of both the evidence collected and the investigative report at least ten instructional weekdays prior to the hearing date. Parties will be given the opportunity to attend a pre-hearing conference that will included but is not limited to the following topics:

(a) purpose of the hearing; (b) hearing logistics; (c) summary of allegations; (d) summary of evidence; (e) rights and responsibilities of the parties and advisors; and (f) confirming attendance at the live hearing. Attendance at the pre-hearing conference is optional.

3. If a party does not have an advisor present at the live hearing, the college will provide, without fee or charge to that party, an advisor of the college’s choice. The advisor may be, but is not required to be, an attorney. The advisor’s purpose is to conduct cross-examination on behalf of the party. No party is permitted to conduct cross-examination themselves. Cross-examination may only be done by the advisor or by a member of the hearing committee. Other than with respect to cross examination, however, an advisor is not permitted to speak to the Committee during the hearing unless it is to answer a direct question from the chair of the hearing committee.

4. If a party or witness does not submit to cross-examination at the live hearing, the hearing committee may still rely on any statement of that party or witness in reaching a determination regarding responsibility. The hearing committee may not draw a negative inference about the determination regarding responsibility based solely on a party’s or witness’s absence from the live hearing or refusal to answer cross-examination or otherquestions.

5. Only relevant cross-examination and other questions may be asked of a party or witness. Before the party or witness answers any question, the chair must first determine whether the question is relevant and explain a decision to exclude a question that is not relevant. In so doing, the chair may request, but is not required to, hear the positions of the advisors with respect to the relevance of any cross-examination question and from the parties themselves with respect to the relevance of any other evidence.

6. Live hearings may be conducted with all parties physically present in the same geographic location or, at the request of any party or in the college’s discretion, any or all parties, witnesses, and other participants may appear at the live hearing in separate rooms, virtually.

7. The hearing committee members are adjudicators, not investigators. They may review evidence, ask questions, and draw conclusions to make a finding, but they may not independently introduce or gather evidence. If in the course of a hearing the hearing committee members determine that they cannot make a reliable finding due to missing evidence, the chair may suspend the hearing and ask the Title IX Coordinator to secure the missing evidence via the investigators for a rescheduled meeting with the same hearing committee members.

8. The chair of the hearing committee will convene and provide order to the hearing. They will make determinations as to relevance and admissibility of testimony and evidence. Evidence of the complainant’s prior sexual history is not relevant and should not be admitted unless it is offered to prove: (a) someone else, other than the respondent, committed the misconduct; or (b) it is evidence that may prove consent.

9. The respondent is presumed to be not responsible for the alleged conduct until a determination regarding responsibility is made at the conclusion of thehearing.

10. A verbatim record will be made of thehearing.

11. The result of a completed hearing will be a majority vote by the committee members regarding violations of

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the college’s Title IX policy and any resulting sanctions as they are defined in the Student Code of Conduct. The standard of evidence used will be preponderance of the evidence which means the evidence must show that it was more likely than not that the respondent did engage in sexually harassing behavior. The Title IX Coordinator will provide the decision to all respondents and complainants and notify them of their appeal rights. Students whose complaints are dismissed without a full investigation will also have the right to appeal this decision. Appeals must be submitted in writing within five instructional workdays of receipt of the hearing committee’s decision.

12. The decision of the hearing committee shall be based on a review of all the relevant evidence, inculpatory and exculpatory, and shall avoid credibility determinations based solely on a person’s status as a complainant or a respondent. The decision should be reduced to writing and should include findings of fact, conclusions about what occurred and how it implicates college policy, the rationale for those conclusions as to the result with respect to each allegation, and any remedial measures afforded or sanctions imposed on either party. If the respondent is found responsible, remedies should be offered to maintain the complainant’s equal access to education and may include the continuation or addition of supportive measures.

13. At this stage disciplinary sanctions may also be imposed on the respondent. Sanctions will vary based on the circumstances but could range from a warning, to mandatory training, to suspension or expulsion from the college. Nothing herein is intended to limit the ability of the college to impose a sanction that addresses the particularities of the misconduct.

Appeals

1. Parties may only appeal a finding of responsibility for a Title IX violation. This condition having been met, parties will then have four eligible grounds for appeal:

a. Procedural irregularity that affected the outcome of thematter;

b. New evidence that was not reasonably available at the time the determination regarding responsibility or dismissal was made, that could affect the outcome of the matter;

c. The Title IX Coordinator, investigators, or hearing committee members had a conflict of interest or bias for or against complainants or respondents generally, or the individual complainant or respondent specifically, that affected the outcome of the matter; or

d. The sanctions are not commensurate with theviolation.

2. Should the Title IX Coordinator receive a timely appeal of responsibility on the basis of one of the four eligible grounds, one new member of the Title IX committee pool will be identified to serve as the appeal officer.

3. An appeal hearing will be scheduled within fifteen instructional weekdays from the Title IX Coordinator’s receipt of the appeal. Student participants and their advisors will be notified of the details in writing at least ten instructional weekdays in advance of the appeal hearing. At least five instructional workdays before the hearing, all parties, advisors and the hearing officers will be provided with a “record on appeal,” consisting of all evidence considered in the adjudicatory hearing, as well as a verbatim recording of the hearing. The appeal will not include an opportunity for live cross examination by the advisors, who may still be present as observers at the wishes of their student participants.

4. Appeal officers will only consider evidence of bias, evidence that the college’s procedures were not followed, or appellants’ new evidence presented as part of establishing their grounds for appeal, i.e. they will

5. A decision by the appeal officer will determine the result as to whether to grant the appeal in full, to grant it in part, or to deny it. The standard of evidence used will be preponderance of the evidence. The decision must be reduced to writing and include the rationale. The Title IX Coordinator who initially received the report will notify all respondents and complainants of this final outcome.

6. In rare cases where new evidence is the basis for the appeal, the appeal officer may adjourn the case and remand it to the investigators to make additional fact findings to assist in a determination. Any evidence and a summary of any additional findings will be provided to the parties and to the appeal officer at least five instructional workdays before the appeals hearing reconvenes.

7. There shall only be one hearing and one appeal hearing per case. If more than one student wishes to appeal the outcome of a hearing, the Title IX Coordinator will collect all appeal requests and provide them to the appeal officer for simultaneous consideration at the appeal hearing. Committee officers may thus grant one appeal and deny another with the same decision.

8. The time frames provided in these procedures are a guide intended to assist all participants to reach a prompt conclusion to the matter. They are not intended, however, to cause the participants to act precipitously and may be adjusted with short term extensions upon a showing of good cause and with mutual agreement of the parties and the college.

Education

All college officials who participate on the Title IX Committee or who otherwise have responsibility for administering this college’s policies and procedures with respect to Title IX will be appropriate trained. Training materials are available for public view on the college’s website.

The Student Services Office shall offer annually educational programs dealing with sexual offenses and drug and alcohol education. Members of the GTCC counseling staff will be trained to provide initial support and referral for ongoing services to victims of sexual offenses.

Actual Notice

Any college employee who becomes aware of an incident of sexual violence or harassment should report the alleged activity to the Title IX Coordinator. College employees designated as a mandatory reporter must report incidents, or knowledge of incidents, of sexual violence or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. However, the college will not be considered to have actual knowledge of a complaint unless it is reported to the Title IX Coordinator, a Deputy Title IX Coordinator, mandatory reporter, or a college official with authority to institute corrective measures on the college’s behalf.

A prospective complainant should be aware that merely informing a member of the faculty or staff, of a concern may not be sufficient to trigger actual notice on the part of the college.

There are many options for resolution of a complaint, and a complainant is encouraged to make a report even if that individual is not seeking disciplinary action against the respondent. The college will respect the complainant’s stated preferences in determining whether to initiate an investigation and formal grievance process, as long as doing so would not be clearly unreasonable in light of the known circumstances. Support and resources will always be available to the parties involved regardless of the chosen course of action.

Retaliation

No person may intimidate, threaten, coerce or discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX, or this policy, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in, or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing.

Retaliation against anyone who brings forward a complaint pursuant to this policy is strictly prohibited. Anyone responsible for retaliation, or who threatens retaliation, will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or removal from the college. Complaints alleging retaliation may be filed in accordance with these procedures. The exercise of rights provided by the First Amendment does not constitute retaliation. However, all individuals should be cognizant of, and are charged with knowledge of, the limits of First Amendment protection. Anyone who makes a materially false statement in bad faith with respect to a complaint will be charged with a student conduct violation. Such a charge does not constitute retaliation.

Record-keeping

The college will maintain for a period of seven years records of (1) each investigation, determination, recorded hearing, disciplinary sanctions and remedies; (2) any appeal and the result; (3) any informal resolution and the result; (4) all training materials used to train the Title IX Committee members; (5) the basis for its conclusion that its response was not deliberately indifferent (the measures taken to restore or preserve equal access to the college’s education program or activity); (6) if supportive measures are not offered, documentation regarding the reasons why such a response was not clearly unreasonable in light of the known circumstances.

Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act

To ensure that information about registered sex offenders is readily accessible to the campus community, the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act requires colleges and universities to provide the campus community with clear guidance as to where this information can be found. This act clarifies that Federal laws governing the privacy of educational records do not prevent campus security agencies or other administrators from disclosing such information.

This act requires institutions of higher education to issue a statement advising the campus community where law enforcement information concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. It also requires sex offenders already required to register in a state to provide notice of each institution of higher education in that state at which the person is employed, carries a vocation, or is a student. North Carolina law requires sex offenders that have been convicted ofcertain offenses to register withtheircountysheriff. Information about offenders is thenentered into the Registry database by the sheriff’s office and transmitted to the NC SBI (State Bureau of Investigation). The NC SBI collects information submitted by sheriffs in all 100 counties in the state and makes it available to the public via the Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry website.

The website for North Carolina and websites for other state registries are listed below:

• State websites: FBI Sex OffenderRegistry

• National Sex Offender Registry:NSOPW

• NC Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry: NC Sex OffenderRegistry

The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act & Violence against Women Act (VAWA)

The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) imposes new obligations on colleges and universities under its Campus Sexual Violence Act.

Under VAWA, colleges and universities are required to:

• Report domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, in addition tocrime categories the Clery Act already mandates.

• Adopt certain student discipline procedures, such as for notifying purported victims of theirrights.

• Adopt certain institutional policies toaddress andprevent campus sexual violence, such as training pertinent institutional personnel.

VAWA’s SaVE Act Provision Imposes New Reporting Requirements

1. The Clery Act requires annual reporting of statistics for various criminal offenses, including forcible and nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assault. VAWA’s SaVE Act provision adds domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking to the categories that, if the incident was reported to a campus security authority or local police agency, must be reported under Clery.

These offenses are:

a. Dating Violence: Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the reporting party’s statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.

i. Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse.

ii. Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domesticviolence.

iii. Any incident meeting this definition is considered a crime for the purposes of Clery Act reporting.

b. Domestic Violence: A felony or misdemeanor crime of violencecommitted:

i. By a current or former spouse or intimate partner of thevictim;

ii. By a person with whom the victim shares a child in common;

iii. By a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the victim as a spouse or intimate partner;

iv. By a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred;

v. By any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred.

c. Stalking: Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that could cause a reasonable person to:

i. Fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others;or

ii. Suffer substantial emotionaldistress.

2. The Campus SaVE Act adds “national origin” and “gender identity” to the hate crime categories,

involving intentional selection of a victim based on actual or perceived characteristics that must be reported under the Clery Act.

3. The Campus SaVE Act requires that, with respect to the “timely reports” the Clery Act mandates for crimes considered a threat to other students and employees, victims' names be withheld.

If you are a victim of any of these crimes, you will be informed on how to obtain Domestic Violence Protection Orders and restraining orders. Also, the college provides written notification to students and employees about existing counseling, health, mental health, victim advocacy, legal assistance, visa and immigration assistance, financial aid, and other services within the college and the community.

Students and employees will also be provided with information on how to request changes to their academic, transportation, and working situations as well as other protective measures, even if you choose not to report the crime and/or if the crime did not occur on campus.

Bystander Intervention

We encourage you to help create an ideal learning environment for all GTCC students by being an Active Bystander. An Active Bystander is diligent in their awareness of signs and incidents of sexual violence or sexual harassment that occur in their presence. An Active Bystander recognizes and properly interprets a situation as an emergency when it occurs and understands their responsibility to act.

Educate Yourself on What to Do:

1. Be aware of signs and incidents that may occur in yourpresence.

2. Recognize and interpret when a situation qualifies as anemergency.

3. Feel responsible to act.

4. Intervene safely.

5. Report what you know.

How to Intervene Safely:

1. Tell another person.

2. Ask a person you are worried about if they areokay.

3. Distract or redirect individuals in unsafesituations.

4. Ask the person if they want to leave.

5. Call the Police.

Reporting Violent or Threatening Behavior

Acts of violence will not be tolerated on any GTCC property. Any person who becomes aware of or believes that they have witnessed an incident of violent or threatening behavior, or who is the recipient of threatening and/or violent behavior, should immediately report such incident(s) to GTCC Campus Police, Student Support Services, the employee’s supervisor, supervisor’s manager, or the Human Resources office. If the person believes that someone may be in imminent danger or if the incident in question has resulted in anyone being physically harmed, the person must immediately contact GTCC Campus Police at (336)-819-2046 or (336)- 334-4822 ext. 50911, by pressing the #2 button on a campus phone or by activating an outdoor assistance two-way call box.

Definitions of Crimes Included in the Annual Security Report

1. Arson: Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.

2. Criminal Homicide: These offenses are separated into two categories:

3. Manslaughter by Negligence: The killing of another person through gross negligence.

4. Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter: The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

5. Rape: The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus, with any body part or object; or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.

6. Robbery: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim infear.

7. Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. It is not necessary that injury results from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used that could, and probably would, result in serious personal injury if the crime were successfully completed.

8. Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. This definition includes unlawful entry with intent to commit larceny, housebreaking, safecracking, and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.

9. Motor Vehicle Theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motorvehicle.

10. Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, etc.: The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.

11. Drug Abuse Violations: The violation of laws prohibiting the production, distribution, and/or use of certain controlled substances and the equipment or devices utilized in their preparation and/or use. The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance. Arrests for violations of state and local laws, specifically those relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.

12. Liquor Law Violations: The violation of state or local laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the influence and drunkenness.

13. Sex Offenses: Any sexual act directed against another person, without consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

a. Fondling: The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of their age or because of their temporary or permanent mental incapacity.

b. Incest: Sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.

c. Statutory Rape: Sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age ofconsent.

Hate Crime Definitions and Reporting Criteria

A Hate Crime is a criminal offense that manifests evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim. Although there are many possible categories of bias, under the Clery Act, only the following eight categories are reported:

1. Race: A preformed negative attitude toward a group of persons who possess common physical characteristics, e.g., color of skin, eyes, and/or hair; facial features, etc., genetically transmitted by descent and heredity which distinguish them as a distinct division of humankind, e.g., Asians, blacks or African Americans, whites.

2. Religion: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a group of persons who share the same religious beliefs regarding the origin and purpose of the universe and the existence or nonexistence of a supreme being, e.g., Catholics, Jews, Protestants, atheists.

3. Sexual Orientation: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a group of persons based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. Sexual Orientation is the term for a person’s physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to members of the same and/or opposite sex, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual (straight) individuals.

4. Gender: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a person or group of persons based on their actual or perceived gender, e.g., male or female.

5. Gender Identity: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a person or group of persons based on their actual or perceived gender identity, e.g., bias against transgender or gender-nonconforming individuals. Gender non-conforming describes a person who does not conform to the gender-based expectations of society, e.g., a woman dressed in traditionally male clothing or a man wearing makeup. A gender nonconforming person may or may not be a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person, but may be perceived as such.

6. Ethnicity: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a group of people whose members identify with each other through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, common culture (often including a shared religion), and/or ideology that stresses common ancestry. The concept of ethnicity differs from the closely related term “race” in that “race” refers to a grouping based mostly upon biological criteria, while “ethnicity” also encompasses additional cultural factors.

7. National Origin: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a group of people based on their actual or perceived country of birth. This bias may be against people that have a name or accent associated with a national origin group, participate in groups, or because they are married to or associate with people of a certain national origin.

8. Disability: A preformed negative opinion or attitude toward a group of persons based on their physical or mental impairments, whether such disability is temporary or permanent, congenital or acquired by heredity, accident, injury, advanced age, or illness.

For Clery Act purposes, Hate Crimes include any of the following offenses that are motivated by bias: 1. Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter 2. Sexual Assault 3. Robbery

4. Aggravated Assault

5. Burglary

6. Motor Vehicle Theft

7. Arson

8. Larceny-Theft

9. Simple Assault

10. Intimidation

11. Destruction, Damage, or Vandalism of Property

The first seven offenses are defined and discussed in the Criminal Offenses section earlier in this section. In addition to those offenses, Larceny-Theft, Simple Assault, Intimidation, and Destruction, Damage, or Vandalism of Property are included in your Clery Act statistics only if they are Hate Crimes.

1. Larceny-Theft: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Attempted larcenies are included.

2. Simple Assault: An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.

3. Intimidation: To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or other conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack.

4. Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property: To willfully or maliciously destroy, damage, deface, or otherwise injure real or personal property without the consent of the owner or the person having custody or control of it.

Criminal Homicide

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Department in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Criminal Homicide

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and withinthe primary jurisdiction oftheGreensboro Police Department andthe Guilford CountySheriffDepartment in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the High Point Police Department in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Criminal Homicide

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in Calendar Year 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Other Part I Offenses

**Includes all crimes of the types listed reported to have occurred off campus property and within the primary jurisdiction of the Greensboro Police Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023.