legal issues abroad february 2013
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Legal Issues Abroad February 2013. Common Law. Negligence d efined: Doing something a reasonably prudent person would not do or The failure to do something a reasonable person would do. . Negligence. What did you know? What should you have known? How much control did you have? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Legal Issues AbroadFebruary 2013
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Common Law
Negligence defined: • Doing something a reasonably
prudent person would not do or• The failure to do something a
reasonable person would do.
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Negligence
• What did you know?• What should you have known?• How much control did you have?• Were best practices followed?• In loco parentis as possible standard
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Most Common Risks
• Road Accidents• Sexual Harassment or Assault• Inadequate Supervision• Inadequate Medical Care• Significant Leader Error• Alcohol (including drugs in drinks)• Psychological Problems
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Prevention of Risk
• Follow Policies and Procedures • Know Best Practices• Can always contact CUAbroad with questions• Know your students and any unique issues• Separate or sanction disruptive students• Implement emergency plan• Onsite Orientation
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Expectations
Program Director not expected to be omniscient, but, there is an expectation that• Participating in trip relatively free from harm• Students informed on reasonable precautions• Faculty there to provide support and guidance
as needed
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Emergencies
• If emergency contact Dept. of Public Safety at 202-319-5111 ( or local police/fire as needed)
• or Frontier MedEx for medical emergency• # on Travel ID card
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Laws to Know
Title IX (non-discrimination on basis of gender)• Prohibits Sexual Harassment• Program Directors report complaints of
harassment to CUA EO Officer at 202-319-6594 or [email protected]
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Laws to Know
Americans with Disabilities Act• Ideally students identify the need for
accommodations through Disability Support Services (DSS) prior to departure
• If disability brought up while abroad refer to DSS
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Laws to Know
Clery Act (Campus Security Act)Crime reporting obligations applies to • Catholic University owned or controlled
property (includes leasing) • Hotels used by program on a regular basis but
only report crimes for time period in use by program
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Laws to Know
Program Directors are Campus Security Authorities for Clery Purposes• Security Authorities must report crimes that
occur abroad to Dept. of Public Safety • Report to [email protected]
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Laws to Know
What Crimes Must Be Reported?• Homicide • Sex Offenses, Forcible or Non-forcible• Robbery• Aggravated Assault• Burglary• Arson• Motor Vehicle Theft• Hate Crime • Alcohol, drugs, weapons
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Laws to Know
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act• Student must consent for CUA to release education records to
a third party. with certain exceptions contained in the law.• Directory information may be released without permission of
the student unless the student has specifically said no.• College officials with a legitimate educational interest in the
record may have access to the record. • In a health or safety emergency, FERPA does not prevent release of necessary data.
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CUA policies to review
• Reasonable Accommodations• Contract Approval and Signatory Authority• Global Education• Student Records• Sexual Assault and Harassment• Travel
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