Missing Residential Student Procedures
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Any College employee or student who receives a report that a student is missing, or has independent information that a student is missing, must immediately report the information or evidence to the appropriate program; Campus Safety (407.646.2999), Dean of Students (407.646.2354), or to the Office of Residential Life & Explorations (407.646.2649). Any official missing student report not directly reported to Campus Safety must be referred immediately to the Campus Safety office. If Campus Safety is initially contacted, they will notify the program dean and/or the Office of Residential Life & Explorations, whose staff will determine whether the student is a residential student. If the program dean and/ or the Office of Residential Life & Explorations are initially contacted, they are required to notify Campus Safety immediately. If the student is a residential student, the program dean and/or residential life staff, with assistance from Campus Safety, will conduct a preliminary investigation in order to verify the situation and to determine the circumstances that exist relating to the reported missing student. If the student is not a residential student, Campus Safety will conduct a preliminary investigation in order to verify the situation and to determine the circumstances, which exist relating to the reported missing student. After investigating the missing person report, should Campus Safety or the program dean and/or Residential Life determine that the student is missing and has been missing for more than 24 hours, Rollins will notify the student’s missing person contact no later than 24 hours after the student is determined to be missing. If the missing student is under the age of 18 and is not an emancipated individual, Rollins will notify the student’s parent or legal guardian and their confidential contact immediately after Rollins has determined that the student has been missing for more than 24 hours. Regardless of whether the student has identified a contact person, is above the age of 18, or is an emancipated minor, Rollins College will inform the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction in the area that the student is missing within 24 hours. In addition to registering an emergency contact, students residing in on-campus housing have the option to identify, confidentially, an individual to be contacted by Rollins in the event the student is determined to be missing for more than 24 hours. If a student has identified such an individual, Rollins will notify that individual no later than 24 hours after the student is determined to be missing. In the event a student under 18 years of age and not emancipated, a representative
of the College must notify a custodial parent or guardian within 24 hours of the determination that the student is missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student. When Rollins determines that a student is missing, the institution will notify Winter Park Police Department within 24 hours, unless Winter Park Police or another law enforcement agency was the entity that made the determination that the student is missing. This information will only be accessible to authorized campus officials and law enforcement. It will not be disclosed outside of missing persons investigations. The program dean and/ or Office of Residential Life & Explorations will collect and maintain the confidential contact information. Students will be provided an opportunity on an annual basis during MoveIn weekend to give their confidential contact information when they sign off on their residential room keys. The student is responsible for ensuring that the contact information is up-to-date and accurate. A student’s confidential contact information will be accessible only by authorized campus officials and law enforcement and will not be disclosed outside a missing person investigation.
