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Send us your commentsUniversity Compliance Services The University of Texas at Austin
A Safe Workplace: Policies on Campus Violence, Drugs, Alcohol,
and Weapons
Revised 21 September 2010
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Policies on Campus Violence, Drugs, Alcohol, and Weapons
• The policies• Examples of what’s okay and not okay• Where to get more information
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The fine print
• To give you a basic understanding of the policy.
• The examples don’t cover every possible scenario.
• Refer to the policy itself to better understand a policy.
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Prohibition of campus violenceThe policy
• Threatening acts or words and violent actions will not be tolerated at the University, and such behavior is prohibited.
• For campus violence policy, see UT Austin’s Revised Handbook of Operating Procedures, Section 2.A.3 www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/02.A.03.html.
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Prohibition of campus violenceDefinitions
• Violent behavior includes any behavior, whether intentional or reckless, which results in bodily injury to one’s self, another person and/or damage to property.
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Prohibition of campus violenceDefinitions
• Threatening behavior includes any behavior, whether intentional or reckless, that by its nature would be interpreted by a reasonable person as an intent to harm one’s self, another person or damage property belonging to another. Threats may be oral, written, or communicated through conventional mail, electronic, fax, or telephonic means and may be direct or implied.
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Prohibition of campus violenceExamples
• Physically assaulting a person, including slapping, hitting, punching, pushing, poking or kicking;
• Intimidating, threatening, hostile or abusive language that communicates the intention to engage in violence against another person and leads a reasonable person to expect that violent behavior may occur.
• More examples are in the policy in the Revised Handbook of Operating Procedures.
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Prohibition of campus violenceCommon Warning Signs of Violent Individuals
• Before committing or threatening an act of violence, many individual display warning signs.
• The more warning signs present, the greater the risk of violence.
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Prohibition of campus violenceCommon Warning Signs of Violent Individuals
• Previous physical aggression• Verbal or written threats• Unreasonably argumentative and/or overly
suspicious– talk about ‘revenge’
• Alarming decline in personal grooming• Grandiosity– always has to be right– overestimates their value
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Prohibition of campus violenceCommon Warning Signs of Violent Individuals
• Delusion– believes wild conspiracy theories,– makes highly unbelievable statements– repeatedly sees accidents and mistakes of others
as intentional and aimed at him/her• Extremist opinions– rigidly intolerant of other points of view
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Prohibition of campus violenceWhen to contact UT Police Department (UTPD)
Contact UTPD• To report any immediate threat or violence
OR • To report any less immediate threat or violence
by a visitor or someone not affiliated with UT Austin
For immediate emergency or crime, call 911For a non-emergency, call 471-4441
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Prohibition of campus violenceWho to contact for less immediate threats
• BCAL (Behavior Concern Advice Line) • 232-5050, available 24/7 and • www.utexas.edu/safety/bcal
• Supervisor– if a UT Austin employee
• Dean of Students’ office– if UT Austin student
• Executive Vice President & Provost• if a UT Austin faculty member
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Prohibition of campus violence Where Do I Get More Information?
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• UTPD Safety Protocolswww.utexas.edu/police/safety/safety_protocols_en.pdf
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at 471-3366 or www.utexas.edu/hr/current/services/informational/workplace_safety_crisis_mgt.html
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The unauthorized purchase, manufacture, distribution, possession, sale, storage or use of an illegal drug or controlled substance at
UT Austin is prohibited.
Use of alcohol or illegal drugs which affects job performance or may adversely affect others is prohibited.
Use of alcohol and illegal drugs The policy
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Use of alcohol and illegal drugsThe policy
• For campus drug policy, see UT Austin’s Handbook of Operating Procedures, Section 9.89 at www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/h0989.html
• For discipline and dismissal policy, see UT Austin’s Handbook of Operating Procedures, Section 9.49 at http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/h0949.html
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Use of alcohol and illegal drugsSome instances of what’s okay
Alcohol is permitted at official functions approved by the President or his or her delegate.
Prescription and over-the-counter medications should be used as prescribed by a physician.
Supervisors should counsel with an employee under the influence on the job.
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Use of alcohol and illegal drugsWhat’s not okay
• Possessing, using, or selling illegal drugs on U.T. premises, property, or vehicles.
• The unauthorized use or possession of alcohol while on duty or in U.T. vehicles.
• Use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or controlled substance while not on duty which adversely affects job performance or others.
• These and other actions can result in disciplinary action, including dismissal.
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Weapons and the workplaceThe policy
• U.T. Austin prohibits the display of weapons and other objects in a threatening manner, and the use of weapons or ordinary objects used as weapons to harm someone.
• ROTC, commissioned law enforcement officers including UTPD, and lawfully armed security guards, are the only people authorized to have firearms on UT Austin premises.
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Weapons and the workplaceThe policy
• Refer to the Texas Penal Code, Title 10, Chapter 46, Section 46.03 at www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm
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Weapons and the workplaceWhere to Learn More
• Ask your supervisor• Staff may contact HRS• Faculty may consult the Office of the
Executive Vice President & Provost
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