<div dir="ltr"><div><p>Dear Campus Community,</p>
<p>This is a reminder of <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/policies-procedures/campus-handbook/section-viii-health-safety/child-protection-policy.html">SUNY Plattsburgh’s <strong>Child and Youth Protection Policy</strong></a>, approved by the Executive Council in Summer 2015. The policy supplements SUNY Policy #6504- Mandatory Reporting and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and SUNY Policy #6505- Child Protection Policy, and provides procedures that implement all three policies. </p>
<p></p><ul><li><b><i>The policy requires that any employees, agents, students, volunteers, and employees of the university, university-affiliated organizations, and third-party organizations, planning to hold activities on campus involving the custody, control, or supervision of children or youth, must have the event reviewed and must ensure that all personnel directly responsible for children receive proper training and follow established standards of conduct. </i></b></li><li><b><i>The policy requires that all covered persons and responsible university officials are required to immediately report any suspected physical abuse or sexual abuse of a child / youth to University Police and provide to University Police a written report of suspected physical or sexual abuse. </i></b></li></ul><p></p><p>For this policy, a <em>child/youth</em> is defined as anyone under the age of 17 who is participating in a <u>covered activity</u>*. </p><p>*A <u>covered activity</u> is an activity or program that is sponsored or approved by the University, a university-affiliated organization, or a third-party group, and takes place on or off campus, is covered by this policy when the University, the affiliated organization, or the third party is responsible for the custody, care, or supervision of children or youth. This policy does not apply to child care centers on university property or to regular instructional activities connected to enrollment in credit-bearing university courses.</p>
<p>For more information or to submit a <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/about/child-protection-request-to-hold-sponsored-activity-involving-children.pdf">request to hold a sponsored activity</a>, please contact University Police at <a href="mailto:childprotection-alias@plattsburgh.edu">childprotection@plattsburgh.edu</a>. </p></div><div>Chief Patrick Rascoe</div><div>Designee for Child and Youth Protection</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>