Children on Campus
In order to maintain a safe and effective learning environment, unattended children are not allowed on campus, including a campus building, on campus grounds, or in a vehicle. Children must be under the direct supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult at all times while on campus.
Drug Abuse_Prevention
The unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol on College property is not allowed. Health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol range from temporary disorientation to permanent organ damage or death. Information concerning treatment programs is available from the Office of Student Services.
The College will impose sanctions on students and employees, up to and including expulsion from college or termination of employment, and referral for prosecution for violations of the College standards of conduct.
Go to trcc.edu/about/policies-and-regulations/ for more information, specifically GAP 1206 and GAR 1206.
Emergency Health Services
The Dean of Student Services should be notified if you need emergency healthcare. If you are seriously injured or become ill on campus, call 9-1-1 immediately. Whether or not it is an emergency, go to https://www.pavesuite.com/trcc/publicportal/homepage to file an incident report for all cases of injury and emergency with the School Resource Officer, 573-718-0108.
Emergency Phone Messages
In the event of an emergency, you will be contacted in class if at all possible. The caller will be asked the nature of the emergency in order for the College to determine if the call warrants a student being removed from class.
Emergency Plan
The College has posted emergency plans throughout its facilities and also on the Three Rivers website at trcc.edu/student-services/campus-safety/
Emergency Procedures
In case of fire or upon the sounding of the audible evacuation warning, students and faculty should evacuate the buildings by way of the nearest exit or as instructed on the posted evacuation routes on each floor/room and immediately proceed to the designated assembly area.
In the event of severe weather or the sounding of the audible tornado warning, students and faculty should move to the innermost portion of the building on the lowest level away from windows. If time allows, the FEMA Safe Rooms are located within the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center and the Libla Family Sports Complex.
In the event of violence occurring on campus or upon the sounding of the “lockdown” alarm, students and faculty should secure and shelter in place until notified by police or the sounding of an all-clear notice.
For a complete listing of emergency procedures, please visit trcc.edu/student-services/campus-safety/.
Firearms
The possession of firearms and weapons is prohibited on all College premises and from College activities.
Go to trcc.edu/about/policies-and-regulations/ for more information.
Food and Drink
Students are asked to observe the signs that indicate where food and drinks are allowed on campus.
Immunizations
The Missouri Department of Health has recommended that all incoming freshmen receive the measles vaccine. If you are planning to live in the Rivers Ridge Student Housing Complex, you must have received the meningococcal vaccine. Please contact the Department of Health in your county for more information.
Infectious and Contagious Diseases
If you become infected with any type of contagious disease, such as AIDS, H1N1, SARS, hepatitis, COVID-19, among others, you will not be excluded from enrollment or employment or restricted in your access to College services or facilities unless otherwise medically indicated or required by law. Persons who know or suspect that they are infected are expected to seek expert advice about their health circumstances and are obligated ethically and legally to conduct themselves responsibly in accordance with such knowledge for the protection of others.
Those who know they are infected are urged to share that information with the appropriate administrator so the College can respond appropriately to their needs. Such information will be disclosed to responsible College officials only on a strictly limited need-to-know basis unless the individual consents in writing to other releases of the information. The College will respond on an individual, case-by-case basis to shared information. The College's response will take into consideration the expressed desires and opinions of the person who is infected, the recommendations of the individual's physician, and the College's commitment to the protection, to the extent possible, of both the public health and the individual's rights. The response will include recommendations for reasonable accommodations and/or restrictions.
The College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and with the Americans with Disabilities Act, making every effort to ensure that persons with disabilities admitted to the College as students are afforded all of the rights and privileges provided to them by this act.
Go to trcc.edu/about/policies-and-regulations/ for more information.
Title IX
It is the policy of the College that you attend the College in a hostile free environment, Three Rivers College is obligated under Title IX to educate our students regarding Title IX, and to provide remedies that allow for an immediate response. It is the intention of the College to seek an immediate resolution through a Title IX process. For more information, see SR 2120 Title IX for Students.
Go to trcc.edu/about/consumer-information/ for more information.
Disruption in Normal Operation
In the event the College must close, or classes be cancelled due to inclement weather or an emergency, a notice will be placed on the College website and local radio and TV stations will be notified. Additionally, the College offers a service that delivers notification via text message. You are part of the alert messaging system. If you do not want to be part of the alert messaging system, reply STOP to the text. Always use your own best judgment, as adults, concerning the safety of traveling to classes.
Go to trcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/GAP1107.pdf for more information.
Posting Distributing Materials on Campus
Students and organizations may post/distribute materials on campus after obtaining content and design approval from the Communications Department. External postings must get approval of content and design through the Dean of Student Services.
Go to https://trcc.edu/about/policies-and-regulations/ for more information.
Smoking
Smoking is only allowed in designated/marked areas that are listed on the campus map.