Welcome to the campus security  section of our webpage.  This front page will reflect our most current information on campus security issues affecting educational institutions.

 

The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview: CRS Report dated Sept. 10, 2009

See also CRS Report dated Sept. 8 ,2009 on Mandatory Vaccinations. See also the Sept. 1, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Outbreak: Legal Issues, another CRS report.

 

DiGiacinto v. George Mason University, August 14, 2009 Final Order in the court of Fairfax County upholding the regulation at the University prohibiting the carrying of weapons in designated campus buildings or while attending sporting, entertainment or educational events.

 

Summary of the New Campus Safety Disclosure Responsibilities

Prepared by the Dept. of Education Campus Crime Help Desk. Updated August 5, 2009. Covers hate crimes, missing student notification, fire safety, and emergency response.

 

 

Q and A about the CDC Guidance for Responses to Influence for IHEs for the 2009-2010 Academic Year

Check around this page and browse the other links. This is a treasure trove of data about swine flu prevention and containment.

 

Campus Safety and Security Project Survey

This is a report on results from a multi-organization survey led by NACUBO which was designed to assist schools in finding ways to deal with campus safety and security. The survey addresses emergency preparedness, ability to respond to threats, preventative measures, physical infrastructure, communications and systems infrastructure, strategies for behavioral/mental health issues, business continuity issues, budget and funding issues and emergency management. 

 

Summary of the New Campus Safety Disclosure Responsibilities: Institutions of postsecondary education that participate in the Federal student financial assistance programs have been required by Section 485(a) and (f) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) to provide the Secretary with campus crime statistics since 1990.  The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.  The HEOA made a number of additions to campus security reporting requirements.  This spring, representatives from many postsecondary communities participated in meetings held by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to discuss regulatory language (negotiated rulemaking) and ED expects that language to be issued as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) later this summer.  Final rules will be published by November 1, 2009 and will be effective on July 1, 2010.  The link above provides a summary of these rules for planning purposes.  DOE  anticipates that further guidance will be provided once the final rules have been published. However, institutions must make a good-faith effort to comply with the statute in the absence of regulations and should therefore be gathering this information in preparation for the 2010 report.

 

The State of Enterprise Risk Management at Colleges and Universities Today
2009 Report by The Association of Governing Boards and United Educators that sets forth best practices for dealing with institutional risk. This document includes a worksheet for oversight of sytematic risk assessment.

 

University of North Carolina Safety Task Force Report: November 2007 There is an excellent discussion of FERPA, HIPAA and local law in Appendix A to the Working Group Appendices titled Sharing Information Concerning University Students when there is a Perceived Risk of Danger to Self or Others, Summary of Applicable Law.

 

Report of Wisconsin Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety
Dated August 15, 2007: An interim Report

 

Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel
Issued to Governor Kaine (August 2007)

 

Virginia Tech: Findings and Recommendations of University Internal Review Committee:This web page has the following three sets of findings and reports: Security Infrastructure Group; Information and Communications Infrastructure Group; Interface Group.

 

Report to the President On Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy

Twenty six page report submitted to President Bush that focuses on issues raised at Virginia Tech.

Investigation of April 16, 2007 Critical Incident at Virginia Tech
Report by Virginia Office of Inspector General for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.










links updated 8/5/08 rab