responsible for developing and implementing a plan to temporarily house
students in another location.
Fire Safety Equipment:
Tampering with or misuse of fire-safety equipment is a violation of state and federal law
and is prohibited in the residence halls. Fire-safety equipment includes, but is not limited
to alarms, extinguishers, smoke detectors, heat sensors, door closers, and sprinklers.
Violation of this policy can result in suspension from the residence halls.
Flammable Items/Decorations:
Items that require an open flame to operate or that produce heat (e.g., Bunsen burners,
candles, incense, alcohol burners, and grills) are prohibited.
Decorative items including, but not limited to, fishnets, parachutes and live cut trees are
prohibited unless they have been fireproofed and approved by the Director of Residential
Life. Approved items may not be used in, on or around lighting, sprinkler heads, or
electrical fixtures. Only BC-approved lights may be used as decorations.
False Alarms and Fire Drills
No student shall pull a fire alarm except in case of an actual fire.
No student shall disregard a fire alarm signal or refuse to evacuate a building.
No student shall enter or exit from a fire escape except during a fire drill or in the case of
an actual fire. To maintain fairness and uniformity in the assignment of sanctions for
certain first-time offenses the following guideline has been established: False Alarms-
disciplinary probation and suspension from College Housing; Fire Drills-$100.00 fine,
educational program and disciplinary probation.
Fire Suppression/Detection Equipment
No student shall, without authorization, operate, tamper with, or otherwise misuse any fire
suppression equipment, except for the purpose of extinguishing a fire.
No student shall tamper with or otherwise misuse any fire detection or early warning
devices, emergency lighting or evacuation systems.
To maintain fairness and uniformity in the assignment of sanctions for certain first-time
offenses the following guideline has been established: a fee to refill extinguisher,
disciplinary probation, and educational program.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND INCIDENTS OF FOOD POISONING
Student(s) become ill because of food poisoning or a communicable disease such as measles,
chicken pox or hepatitis.
Procedure
1. Suspected incidents of communicable diseases and food borne, or waterborne
illnesses should be reported immediately to the Coordinator of the Student Health
Service. The Director of the Student Health Services, in turn, contacts the Vice
President for Student Affairs.
2. Examples of communicable diseases (Class I and II) include the following: cholera,
diphtheria, food borne or waterborne illness, measles, meningitis, smallpox, typhoid
fever, typhus, whooping cough, hepatitis, mumps, polio, rubella, and tuberculosis.