Workplace Violence Incident Report and Prevention Plan
Workplace Violence
The San Luis Obispo Community College District is committed to providing a safe work environment that is free of violence and the threat of violence.
Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
Responding to Threats of Violence
The top priority in this process is effectively handling critical workplace incidents,
especially those dealing with actual or potential violence.
Violence or the threat of violence against or by any employee of the District or any other person is unacceptable.
Should a non-employee on District property demonstrate or threaten violent behavior, they may be subject to criminal prosecution.
Should an employee, during working hours, demonstrate or threaten violent behavior they may be subject to disciplinary action.
The following actions are considered violent acts:
- Striking, punching, slapping, or assaulting another person.
- Fighting or challenging another person to fight.
- Grabbing, pinching, or touching another person in an unwanted way whether sexually or otherwise.
- Engaging in dangerous, threatening, or unwanted horseplay.
- Possession, use, or threat of use, of a firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object, including but not limited to any facsimile firearm, knife, or explosive, on District property, including parking lots, other exterior premises, District vehicles, or while engaged in activities for the District in other locations, unless such possession or use is a requirement of the job.
- Threatening harm or harming another person, or any other action or conduct that implies the threat of bodily harm.
- Bringing or possessing any dirk, dagger, ice pick, or knife having a fixed blade longer than 2 ½ inches upon the grounds, unless the person is authorized to possess such a weapon in the course of their employment, has been authorized by a District employee to have the knife, or is a duly appointed peace officer who is engaged in the performance of their duties.
Workplace Violence Incident Report
Any employee who is the victim of any violent threatening or harassing conduct, any witness to such conduct, or anyone receiving a report of such conduct, whether the perpetrator is a District employee or a non-employee, shall immediately report the incident to their supervisor or other appropriate person.
Workplace Violence Incident Report
Chain of Command:
Public Safety Department - San Luis Obispo Campus
Phone: 805-546-3205
Email: ccpd@cuesta.edu
Emergency (from desk phone): 3911
Public Safety Department - North County Campus
Phone: 805-591-6205
Email: ccpd@cuesta.edu
Emergency (from desk phone): 3911
For after-hours emergencies, call 911.
No one, acting in good faith, who initiates a complaint or reports an incident under this procedure or related policy will be subject to retaliation or harassment. An employee reported to a perpetrator will be provided both due process and representation before disciplinary action is taken.
In the event the District fears for the safety of the perpetrator or the safety of others at the scene of the violent act, Public Safety Officers, and/or San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department will be called.
(AP 3510 8/24/2021)
