Assaults/Fights
Ensure the safety of student and staff first.
- Call 4-911.
- Seal off area where assault took place.
- Defuse situation if possible by identifying key individual and concerns, isolating key individual in neutral area, and conferring with key individual.
- Inform University Police if weapon was used, if victim has physical injury causing substantial pain or impairment of physical condition, or if assault involved sexual content (intentional touching of anus, breast, buttocks or genitalia of another person in a sexual manner without consent. This contact includes those areas covered by clothing).
- Assess counseling needs of victim(s) or witness (es). Implementation post-crisis procedures.
- CERT completes CERT Documentation Form.