Applying Definitions for BOR & 食色视频 Policies

The following definitions apply to specifically to the BOR and 食色视频 policies and related procedures that govern programs that serve and include minors on 食色视频 campuses.

Definitions & Additional Information

Authorized Individual
Individuals, paid or unpaid, who are authorized by 食色视频 officials to have direct contact with minors, including the supervision of minors. This includes, but is not limited to faculty, staff, volunteers, students, interns, and independent contractors/consultants.

Background Investigation
A report including an individual鈥檚 criminal history and sex offender registry.

Campus 
Includes all buildings, properties, facilities and areas that are owned, leased, managed, operated, or controlled by 食色视频.

Child Abuse 
Includes physical injury or death inflicted upon a child by an Authorized Individual by other than accidental means provided, however, physical forms of discipline may be used as long as there is no physical injury to the child.

Child Neglect 
Child neglect includes neglect or exploitation of a child by an Authorized Individual if said neglect or exploitation consists of a lack of supervision, abandonment, or intentional or unintentional disregard by an Authorized Individual of a child鈥檚 basic needs for food, shelter, medical care, or education as evidenced by repeated incidents or a single incident which places the child at substantial risk of harm.

Contact/Interaction with Minor(s) 
Contact that is direct and reasonably anticipated. The term does not include interaction that is merely incidental.

Incident Reporting
食色视频 has multiple avenues to report all types of incidents or concerns. To report suspected child abuse or neglect and/or accident/safety incidents in programs utilizing 食色视频 facilities and that involve unenrolled minors, the following procedures should be followed:

To report other types of incidents on 食色视频 campuses the following additional avenues are available:

  • 食色视频 Police
  • 食色视频 Concern
    • To report incidents related to: violence and assault; violations of the university policy and procedures; housing, auxiliary services (parking, transportation, bookstore, card services, culinary and hospitality, copy/print services, student health services, retail shopping, postal services), ADA/disability, student activities, university events, facilities, or any other related services; financial aid or registration, records and transcripts; and discrimination.
  • 食色视频 Behavioral Response Team Red Flag Reporting
    • To share information about a person and observed behaviors and statements that generated the concern. Such behaviors are often referred to as 鈥渞ed flags鈥� because they may indicate a larger or growing issue with which that person may be struggling.

    • To report unethical behavior and policy violations. You may choose to provide your contact information or to remain anonymous.

Mandated Reporting
Reporting required by State of Georgia law for anyone who works or volunteers at a child serving agency, which includes 食色视频, to report suspected child abuse or neglect within 24 hours (O.C.G.A. 搂 19-7-5). At 食色视频, Authorized Individuals as defined above and in the the are considered mandated reporters.

Procedures and contact information to report suspected child abuse or neglect within 24 hours is available on this Mandated Reporting web page of this website.

Mandated Reporters 
Anyone who works or volunteers at a child serving agency who is required State of Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 搂 19-7-5) to report suspected abuse or neglect of minors to the appropriate authorities. At 食色视频, Authorized Individuals as defined above and in the the 食色视频 are considered mandated reporters.

Minor 
A person under the age of eighteen (18). Does not apply to enrolled 食色视频 students under the age of 18.

Program
Any program and/or activity operated by any University unit, or by third party organizations. This includes but is not limited to, any sports camp, academic camp, workshops, mentoring activity, internships, conferences, and research projects. Excluded from this definition are:

  1. Programs and/or activities on campus which are open to the general public and which minors attend at the sole discretion of their parents or guardians (e.g. athletic events, concerts, plays, etc.);
  2. Programs and/or activities, including experiential programs, designed for enrolled University students;
  3. Non-residential field trips to 食色视频 supervised by a minor鈥檚 school or organization;
  4. Student recruitment activities, including open houses and admissions visits and tours, that are scheduled to last no longer than one day and do not include an overnight stay; and
  5. National tests offered by the 食色视频 Testing Center.

Program Sponsor 
The primary 食色视频 employee acting on behalf of the Sponsoring Unit who is responsible for the organization and execution of the program, including adherence to BOR and 食色视频 policies. The Program Sponsor is also considered an Authorized Individual for the purposes of this policy.

Sponsoring Unit 
The academic, administrative or athletic unit of the University that offers a program or facilitates the use of University facilities.

Third Party Activity 
Non-affiliated third-party organizations or agencies that utilize 食色视频 resources to host any programs serving minors.

University-Affiliated Activity 
Any program or activity (including any single camp, workshop, mentoring activity, research project, or internship) operated by a 食色视频 sponsoring unit in which minors participating in the program or activity are supervised by 食色视频 State Authorized Individuals.