2. Minors on System Property
D.2.01 Minors on System Property Lone Star College System is a community college system that embraces our communities and welcomes their residents of all ages. However, in order to provide for the safety of all children the following guidelines have been instituted to govern the presence of children on campus:
D.2.02 Children of System Employees, Students and Visitors:
All children 15 or younger must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult on any System campus, center or facility.
Any child not accompanied by a parent or responsible adult, must be enrolled or participating in a class, college program or event, or System/College-sanctioned event or program as a student, participant, volunteer or employee. All System/College-sanctioned events and programs must be supervised by a System employee or a responsible adult.
Children 15 or younger not participating as a student, participant, volunteer or employee in a System/College-sponsored program are prohibited from entering or using computer labs, science labs, physical fitness facilities, storage rooms, equipment rooms, outdoor water features, or outdoor athletic facilities unless they are given express written permission from a System official.
System employees may not supervise the children of students or co-workers except when their job assignments relate to a formal program designed for children.
D.2.03 Additional Guidelines for Children of System Employees:
Employees may not bring children under the age of 15 to their worksite, except for a brief visit, unless the System/College has specifically designated a time or place for employee children to be present.
Should children under the age of 15 accompany an adult to a work area or College site for a brief visit, they must remain under the continuous supervision of the adult responsible.
Children under the age of 15 should not be left unattended or with other employees. Their presence should in no way obstruct or diffuse work or duties in the area.
A supervisor has the right to ask the adult responsible and their child to leave the work area.
Children shall not be brought to the worksite if they are ill. Other arrangements must be made to accommodate an ill child.
D.2.04 Additional Guidelines for Children of System Students:
Children of students may not enter the classroom, even for brief visits, without the express permission of the instructor, acquired in advance of the class session or specific time. Instructors are not obligated to grant permission.
Under no circumstances are children to be admitted to activity or lab areas where dangerous substances or equipment are stored or in use unless the children are enrolled or participating in a supervised class or program in that area.
Children may not accompany parents or other guardians/adults on field trips unless they are enrolled in the class.
Children shall not be brought to the classroom if they are ill. Other arrangements must be made to accommodate an ill child.
D.2.05 Harris County Public Libraries
Those Colleges with a Harris County Public Library operating on campus will comply with HCPL regulations regarding children in the library.
In addition, children in library facilities must follow the System's regulations regarding access to computers by minors. Children under the age of 18 will not be allowed access to unfiltered computers without the direct supervision of a parent or guardian.
D.2.06 Conduct of Minors
Children who visit System facilities and events are subject to all relevant System policies and education codes.
Unaccompanied children will be reported to campus security and an officer will attempt to locate the parent/guardian to ask them to leave.
If minor children misconduct themselves on the campus, parents or a person with permission from the parent must leave the campus with the children.
The System does not staff its campuses with nurses, infirmaries, or other medical care facilities. A parent or a designated representative must bring and dispense medications, provide minor medical, or respond to a call indicating the child is ill.
A minor who behaves in a manner on campus that violates the criminal laws of the state of Texas will be dealt with in accordance with the appropriate criminal procedures for minor children.