Chabot College 2024-2026 69 STUDENT SERVICES SAFETY PROGRAMS AND MEASURES Emergency Notification System The Chabot College Campus safety department, is committed to ensuring that our campus community receives timely, accurate, and useful information in the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation on campus or in the local area that poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of campus community members. Chabot College uses the emergency notification system “Everbridge” which is an emergency notification service that proactively contacts students, staff and faculty at their district assigned e-mail. Everbridge can be used to send emergency messages within minutes of the occurrence of an incident. Messages are sent by multiple methods to contact information listed in the campus directory as well as confidential contact information registered by users. The system can send simultaneous messages to the college community by e-mail and SMS text. Campus community members can contact the Campus Safety department to update or change their contact information and are encouraged to list “SMS Text” as their primary contact method. Timely Warnings In an effort to provide timely notice to the campus community in the event of a Clery Act crime that may pose a serious or ongoing threat to members of the community, Chabot Campus Safety Department will issue out a “Timely Warning.” The Campus Safety department will generally issue these warnings for the following crimes: criminal homicide; sexual assaults; robbery; aggravated assault; arson; burglary; and hate crimes. Campus Safety will post these warnings through a variety of ways, including but not limited to e-mails, posters or bulletins, and class discussions. The purpose of these warnings is to notify the campus community of the incident and to provide information that may enable community members to protect themselves from similar incidents. Campus Safety will issue these warnings whenever the following criteria are met: 1. A crime is committed; 2. The perpetrator has not been apprehended; and 3. There is a substantial and on-going risk to the physical safety of other members of the campus community because of this crime. Such crimes include, but are not limited to: Clery Act crimes that are reported to any campus security authority or the local police; or when the college determines that the incident represents an on-going threat to the campus community. Additionally, the Campus Safety department may, in some circumstances, issue warnings when there is a pattern of crimes against persons or property. The Campus Safety Director or designee will generally make the determination, in consultation with the President, if a warning is required. However, in emergency situations, any Campus Safety officer may authorize a Timely Warning. For incidents involving off campus crimes, the college may issue a Crime Advisory if the crime occurred in a location used and frequented by the college population. Timely Warnings are sent out to the campus community via email or through the Everbridge system. If you have an official Chabot email address, you are automatically enrolled in the crime alert notification system. These messages are a very effective way to important information to the campus community about safety and congestion in the campus areas. Safe Ride Program The Department of Campus Safety and Security offers escorts to the campus community to and from the parking lots. To arrange to have an escort accompany you from your classroom or office to your vehicle, dial 6923 from any college phone, or activate a nearby Emergency Talk A Phone. An escort will be dispatched by radio to meet you at your location. Educational Programs The Department of Campus Safety and Security sponsors educational programs on a wide variety of issues related to crime prevention and personal safety. Check with the Campus Safety and Security office or Office of Student Life for details on upcoming events. In addition, the Department of Campus Safety and Security is committed to keeping the campus community informed about patterns, trends, or incidents that pose a threat or substantial risk to our community. Such information is typically published in special crime bulletins posted at the office of the Department of Campus Safety and Security or other campus media such as the campus newspaper, The Spectator. Environmental Design Safety through environmental design is yet another component of effective crime prevention. Our Maintenance and Operations Department works hard at keeping the campus grounds well- groomed and adequately lit during darkness. Emergency Talk A Phones and telephones are strategically located throughout the campus for your safety. ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICY Chabot Community College strives to maintain a drug-free and alcohol-free environment. A student may be arrested, suspended, expelled, placed on probation or given a lesser sanction for good cause and in accordance with procedures consistent with due process for violations of the drug and alcohol policy. The drug and alcohol policy reads: “On college property, the sale or knowing possession of dangerous drugs, restricted dangerous drugs, alcoholic beverages or narcotics as those terms are used in California statutes except when lawfully prescribed or permitted. District/college property includes real or personal property in the possession of, or under the control of the Board of Trustees of the Chabot-Las Positas District and all district facilities whether operated by the District or by a District auxiliary organization.” The policy can be found under the Chabot-Las Positas Administrative Rules and Procedures Manual section 5512(A)(8) and the Drug-Free Workplace provisions listed under section 2315.
