Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-5 - Administrative Policies In General › Section 3342-5-19 - University policy regarding on-campus activities involving minors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement. It is the policy of Kent state
			 university that these measures and procedures are implemented for the
			 protection of minors participating in programs that occur on its campuses and
			 programs under the control or direction of the university personnel. The
			 purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements placed on university
			 personnel and other authorized adults working with minors to ensure their
			 protection and to fulfill the university's obligations as mandated by law and
			 to provide for the best possible experience for any minor visiting our campuses
			 for a covered program.
(B)
								Definitions.
(1)
									Minors. For the purposes of this policy, a "minor" is a
			 person under the age of eighteen who is participating in programs that occur on
			 Kent state university campuses and programs under the control or direction of
			 the university personnel but is not enrolled or accepted for enrollment in
			 credit-bearing courses at the university.
(2)
									Authorized adult.
			 For the purposes of this policy, an "authorized adult" means any individual,
			 paid or unpaid, who interacts with, supervises, chaperones, accompanies or
			 otherwise oversees minors at Kent state university sponsored programs,
			 affiliated activities, camps and/or residential facilities. This includes but
			 is not limited to faculty, staff, volunteers, graduate and undergraduate
			 students, interns, employees of temporary employment agencies and independent
			 contractors and consultants.
(3)
									Parent(s) and/or
			 legal guardian(s). Although a parent and/or legal guardian may supervise their
			 own minor children and their guest who are minors while visiting the campus or
			 using campus facilities, a parent and/or legal guardian may not act as an
			 authorized adult in a program (including one in which his or her minor
			 participates) unless they are in compliance with the requirements outlined
			 under this policy.
(4)
									Program administrator. For the purposes of this policy,
			 a "program administrator" is a university individual or contractor approved and
			 designated by the appropriate authority designated to coordinate, plan,
			 implement and or commit the use of university facilities for the
			 program.
(5)
									Covered program. For the purposes of this policy, a
			 "covered program" is any university-sponsored day camp, overnight camp,
			 university recruiting camp or any other university-sponsored program or
			 activity that serves or includes minors taking place on campus or university
			 sponsored activities taking place off campus.
For the purposes of this policy, a covered program does not
				include a program where the university is acting as host to a third-party,
				herein referred to as a "university-hosted" program. Furthermore, a covered
				program does not include programs otherwise open or available to the public at
				large such as campus tours, athletic contests, community events,
				etc.
(6)
									Endangerment. For the purposes of this policy,
			 "endangerment" is the act of creating a substantial risk to the health or
			 safety of the child, by violating a duty of care, protection, or
			 support.
(7)
									Sexual conduct. For the purposes of this policy,
			 "sexual conduct" will refer to any definition or term provided for in section
			 2907.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(8)
									Sexual contact. For the purposes of this policy,
			 "sexual contact" will refer to any definition or term provided for in section
			 2907.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(9)
									Sexual activity. For the purposes of this policy,
			 "sexual activity" will refer to any definition or term provided for in section
			 2907.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(10)
									One on one. For the purposes of this policy, "one on
			 one" shall mean the personal, unsupervised interaction between any authorized
			 adult who is not a licensed medical practitioner providing professional
			 services with a participant without at least one other authorized adult, parent
			 and/or legal guardian being present.