If restraint is necessary to protect a minor or other minors from harm, all incidents must be promptly documented and disclosed to the program director, the protection of minors coordinator and the minor’s parent/guardian.

• UNCSA’s Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Misconduct Regulation 121 prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of basis of an individual’s race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression
• Program staff are required to report any incidents of discrimination or harassment involving minors to UNCSA’s Title IX Department.
• Program staff should not engage in any sexual activity, make sexual comments, tell sexual jokes, or share sexually explicit material (or assist in any way to provide access to such material via any medium) with or around minors.
• Do not engage or allow minors to engage you in romantic or sexual conversations, or related matters, unless required in the role of resident advisors, counselors, or health care providers.
• Do not touch minors in a manner that a reasonable person could interpret as inappropriate.
• Touching should generally only be in the open and in response to the minor’s needs, for a purpose that is consistent with the mission of the covered program, and/or for a clear educational, developmental, or health related (e.g., treatment of an injury) purpose.
• Any resistance or objection from the minor should be respected.

• Do not meet with minors outside of established times for activities.
• Any exceptions to this provision should require prior written authorization from a parent/guardian of the involved minor and must include more than one program staff member.
• Do not invite individual minors to your home.
• Any exceptions should require prior written authorization by both the program director and a parent/guardian of the involved minor.
• Do not possess or use any type of weapon or explosive device while in the presence of minors participating in a program. UNCSA’s Weapons Regulation 705 prohibits firearms on campus.

Do not engage or communicate with minors through:

• Email
• Text messages
• Social networking websites
• Internet chat rooms
• Other forms of social media

Unless there is an educational or programmatic purpose and the content of the communication is consistent with the purpose of the program.