Student Handbook 2024-25

are determined missing in accordance with the official notification procedures will be notified. Beacon College will also inform appropriate law enforcement agencies.

It is the policy of the Division of Student Affairs to actively investigate any report of a missing student who is enrolled at the College.

Most missing person reports in the college environment result from students changing their routines without informing roommates and/or friends of the change. A student will be considered missing, if a roommate, classmate, faculty member, staff member, friend, family member, or other campus person has not seen or heard from that person in a reasonable amount of time. In general, a reasonable amount of time is 24 hours or more but may vary with the time of day and information available regarding the missing person's daily schedule, habits, and reliability. Individuals will also be considered missing immediately if their absence has occurred under circumstances that are suspicious or cause concerns for their safety, such as if a student has expressed suicidal thoughts or may be in a life-threatening situation. Any report of a missing Beacon College student will be actively investigated immediately. The Director of Campus Safety, or their designee, will attempt to contact the student through phone, text, e mail, visits to campus apartments, etc. If the student has not been located through these efforts, the Director of Campus Safety will liaison with the Leesburg Police Department until the student has been located. Any individual at Beacon College (student, faculty, or staff) who has information that a student may be a missing person must notify the Office of Campus Safety immediately. The Director of Campus Safety, or their designee, will begin an immediate investigation and gather all essential information about the suspected missing student from the reporting person, from the student's acquaintances, and from others as needed. Such information may include the following:

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