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TSTC Harlingen Policy
No: 1.14   SOS: Effective Date: 10/14/2003
Division: General Administration
Subject:Children in Instructional Areas
Authority: College President
Submitted By: J. Gilbert Leal
Title:College PresidentDate: 10/14/2003
Approved By:Dr. J. Gilbert Leal
Title:College PresidentDate: 9/5/2003
STATUS: Revised 9/5/2003
 
HISTORICAL STATUS:   Revised 9/5/2003

COLLEGE DECISION

Children of students, staff, or visitors are not allowed in classroom or laboratory areas of the College and unattended children, whether of students or non-students, are not allowed in hallways or other instructional areas.

PERTINENT INFORMATION

  1. Students’ rights to uninterrupted instruction preclude the distractions that minor children present to a classroom or laboratory environment.
  2. Liability for potential injuries to themselves or others caused by minor children precludes their presence in classrooms, laboratories, or hallways of instructional spaces.
  3. TSTC-Harlingen, nor its faculty and staff, can, nor should, be held responsible for the safety of non-students and/or minor children in instructional spaces.
  4. Present TSTC Policy restricts and prohibits activities and persons which/who present or pose a potential hazard, distraction, or liability to the College, its personnel, and/or its students.