Student Right-to-Know & Campus Security Act

Student Right-to-Know & Campus Security Act

In compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (the Act), 20 USC §§1092(a), (e) and (f), as amended, the college collects specified information on campus crime statistics, campus security policies, and institutional completion or graduation rates. Pursuant to the federal law, alleged victims of violent crime are entitled to know results of campus student disciplinary proceedings concerning the alleged perpetrators.

SWTX will issue timely warnings to the campus community of crimes considered to pose an ongoing threat to students and employees. SWTX will publish and distribute an annual report of campus security policies and crime statistics to all current students and employees; provide copies of the report to applicants for enrollment or employment upon request; and submit a copy of the report to the Secretary of Education. This report will reference crimes which occur on campus, unobstructed public areas immediately adjacent to or running through campus, and certain non-campus facilities when such statistics are available from local police departments.  SWTX will also maintain a public crime log of all crimes that occur on campus or within the patrol jurisdiction of the campus police that are reported to the campus police.

SWTX will annually calculate and disclose institutional completion or graduation rates for all prospective and current students.

SWTX will also publish an annual security report, which includes its policy regarding sex-related offenses, sexual assault prevention programs, education programs to promote awareness of sex offenses, administrative disciplinary procedures and sanctions for offenders, and counseling and student affairs for victims.

Before offering athletically-related student aid to a potential student-athlete, SWTX will provide certain information on graduation rates specified by the Act to the prospective student and to the student’s parents, guidance counselor, and coach.

Statistics:

Links:

Sex Offense Policy

Emergency Response Procedures

Emergency Notification

Pregnant and Parenting Students

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Biennial Report

2020 - 2022 Biennial Review of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs

Pregnancy & Parenting Rights Under Title IX

Title IX prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from any of these conditions.

We Provide:

• Reasonable academic adjustments and flexibility
• Excused absences for pregnancy-related conditions
• Access to lactation spaces on campus

In compliance with HB 1361, the pregnant and parenting student liaison for Southwest Texas College is Audrey Sturdevant. She may be reached at amsturdevant@swtxc.edu or (830) 591-2908.

Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services & Resources

Under Title IX, students have the right to continue their education free from discrimination related to pregnancy or parenting. The liaison provides information to students regarding support services and resources such as:

• Academic flexibility and reasonable adjustments
• Excused absences for pregnancy-related conditions
• Access to private lactation spaces
• Coordination with instructors for make-up work or schedule changes
• Referrals to health, counseling, and childcare resources
• Protection from discrimination or retaliation

Under Texas SB 412, pregnant and parenting students cannot be forced out of school, to limit their studies, to attend alternative programs, to change their major, or be forced into or out of a particular course based solely on their pregnancy or parenting status.

Texas SB 459 extends early registration for parenting students if the institution of higher education provides early registration for any group of students in the same manner.

Student Handbook