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STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND CAMPUS SECURITY
ACT PUBLIC LAW 101-542 AS AMENDED BY THE
HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OF
2000, PUBLIC LAW 105-18
Los Angeles ORT College
6435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90048
14519 West Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, California 91411
December 2017
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Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act Disclosure
Notice of Required Disclosures
Each year Los Angeles ORT distributes the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Report to prospective students, current students, and employees upon request. Paper copies of the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act may be obtained from the Admissions Office.
Following is a list of the required disclosures, summary descriptions, designated individual available to give assistance, and information on how to obtain a detailed copy of each disclosure.
Information Description Where it Can be Found
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA, passed by Congress in 1974, gives students the right to access their educational records; consent to release a record to a third party; challenge information in their records, be notified of their privacy rights.
The Registrar's Office
Institutional Information
This disclosure provides general information related to the ORT College, including, but not limited to: cost of attendance, procedures to officially withdraw from school, refund policies, academic programs, instructional personnel, accrediting agencies, special services for
disabled students, and availability of employees responsible for the dissemination of this information.
The Admissions Office
Graduate Employment Rates
/ Performance Fact Sheet
This disclosure provides information on the employment and completion rate of all schedule graduates based
upon the most recent calendar year.
Admissions and Job Placement
Department
Completion/Graduat
ion Rates
This disclosure provides information on the completion or
graduation rate of a cohort of certificate students who graduated or completed their program within 150% of
the normal time for graduation or completion.
Admissions Office
and Job Placement department
Crime Awareness & Campus Security Act
This disclosure provides comprehensive statistics on campus safety and crime during the three most recent calendar years, policies and procedures for reporting crimes, policies concerning the security of and access to campus facilities, concerning campus law enforcement, and campus safety and crime prevention programs.
Admissions office
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy and Prevention Plan
This policy describes the process necessary for legal compliance of federal, state and local statutes as well as outlines the school’s expectations and philosophy towards alcohol, drugs and controlled substances.
Personnel office
Financial Assistance This disclosure provides information on all available federal, state, local, private and institutional financial need-based and non-need-based assistance programs,
application procedures, award criteria and disbursement,
satisfactory progress standards and return of Title IV funds.
Financial Aid Office
Student
Responsibilities Statement
This document provides a code of ethics that students
are expected to follow, while on campus or in attendance at a school function.
Admissions
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CRIME AWARENESS AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT
Current School Policy, Procedure and Reporting of Criminal Actions or
Emergencies
1. All students and employees are required to report any crime or emergency to their teachers
or supervisors promptly.
2. If the student or employee wishes to report a crime on a voluntary or confidential basis,
the teacher or supervisor (i.e., Security Guard, Admissions, Master Teachers, Campus
Coordinator, Receptionist and Director) will be prepared to record and report the crime,
but not the name of the informant. The student or employee may, in order to maintain
confidentiality, submit the information in writing to his/her teacher or supervisor without
signature.
3. If the student wishes not to maintain confidentiality, the student will contact his/her
teacher who in turn will contact the nearest supervisor to report criminal actions or
emergencies to the appropriate agency by calling 911. Employees shall contact their
immediate or nearest ranking supervisor to report any criminal action or emergency to the
appropriate agency by calling 911. If possible, in the interim, the security guard(s) and
supervisor(s) shall attempt to non-violently deal with the crime or emergency with the
appropriate office on campus. Individual discretion must be used, as undue risk should
not be taken.
4. Security guards have no powers of arrest other than the Citizen’s Arrest Law, and are
required in the event of a crime or emergency to call the correct agency or dial 911 for the
police and emergency services. The Citizen’s Arrest Law will be invoked only as a last
resort, and after all other possibilities have been explored.
5. Each report shall be fully documented in writing by the ranking supervisor present or the
appropriate agency present. This information shall be transferred onto a Los Angeles
Accident, Injury and Illness Report. (See Exhibit A)
6. If any criminal action is taken by a student or employee, appropriate steps shall be taken
immediately in response to such actions (see above point #3).
7. Sexual assaults (criminal offenses) on campus will be reported immediately to the teacher
or supervisor, who will report it to 911 emergency police units. The person who was
victimized will be encouraged to seek counseling at a rape crisis center and to maintain all
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physical evidence until such time as that person can be properly transported to a hospital
or rape crisis center for proper treatment.
8. If a student or employee wishes to report a crime to authorities, the supervisors and
teachers at the school will aid that person in contacting the necessary authorities.
9. Any hate crime will be reported by category of prejudice to school security and the local
police. Hate crimes deal with the intentional selection of that person because of his/her
perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
Current Policies Concerning Security and Access to School Facilities
1. All persons entering the building shall carry school identification cards if students or
employees of the school, or a State issued ID card if a visitor to the school. All visitors
will be asked to sign in at the entrance door or by receptionist area and state the purpose of
their visit.
2. Security guards carry no weapons.
3. Security guards are posted at the main entrance during school hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
4. The security guards regularly patrol the school parking lot as well as the school hallways.
5. When the school closes for the night, the security guard will inspect each area of the
school to see that it is empty and then set the alarm and lock down the school.
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Description of Policies, Rules and Programs Designed to Inform Students and
Employees about the Prevention of Crimes on Campus
1. Do not leave personal property in classrooms.
2. Report to your teacher, supervisor or the security guard any suspicious persons.
3. Always try to walk in groups outside the school premises.
4. If you are waiting for a ride, wait within sight of the security guard.
5. Employees will close and lock all doors, windows and blinds and turn off lights when
leaving a room at the end of the day or evening.
6. The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act is available upon request to students,
employees, and prospective students.
7. The school has no formal program, other than orientation, that disseminates this
information. All information is available on request.
8. Information regarding any crimes committed on the campus or leased/attached properties
(parking lot) will be available and posted at the security office within two business days
after the reporting of the crime and be available for sixty business days during normal
business hours, unless the disclosure is prohibited by law, would jeopardize the
confidentiality of a victim, or an ongoing criminal investigation, the safety of an
individual, cause a suspect to flee or evade detection; or the result in the destruction of
evidence. Once the reason for the lack of disclosure is no longer in force, the institution
must disclose the information. If there is a request for information that is older than sixty
days, that information must be made available within two business days of the request.
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Los Angeles ORT College
Main Campus, CRIME STATISTICS REPORT
2016-2015-2014 On Campus
On Campus 2016 2015 2014 Arrests /on
campus
2016 2015 2014
Murder/Non-negligent
manslaughter 0
0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Rape 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Statutory rape 0 0 0 Weapons
Possessions 0
0 0
Aggravated Assaults 0 0 0
Burglary 0
0 0 Disciplinary
Actions/on
campus
2016 2015 2014
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Arson 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 VAWA Offenses 2016 2015 2014
Incent 0 0 0 Domestic violence 0 0 0
Fondling 0 0 0 Dating violence 0 0 0
Hate Crimes 0 0 0 Staking 0 0 0
Public Property Adjacent to School (one mile radius)
Public Property
Surrounding ORT
2016 2015 2014 Arrests/Public
property
2016 2015 2014
Murder/Non-Negligent
Manslaughter 0
0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Rape 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Statutory rape 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Robbery 0
0 0 Disciplinary
Actions/Public
Property
2016 2015 2014
Burglary 0 0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Manslaughter 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Arson 0 0 0 Domestic violence 0 0 0
Aggravated Assaults 0 0 0 Dating violence 0 0 0
Hate Crimes 0 0 0 Staking 0 0 0
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Los Angeles ORT College
Van Nuys Campus
CRIME STATISTICS REPORT
2016-2015-2014 On Campus
On Campus 2016 2015 2014 Arrests /on
campus
2016 2015 2014
Murder/Non-negligent
manslaughter 0
0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Rape 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Statutory rape 0 0 0 Weapons
Possessions 0
0 0
Aggravated Assaults 0
0 0 Disciplinary
Actions/on
campus
2016 2015 2014
Burglary 0 0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Arson 0 0 0 VAWA Offenses 2016 2015 2014
Fondling 0 0 0 Domestic violence 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 Dating violence 0 0 0
Hate Crimes 0 0 0 Staking 0 0 0
Public Property Adjacent to School (one mile radius)
Public Property
Surrounding ORT
2016 2015 2014 Arrests/Public
property
2016 2015 2014
Murder/Non-Negligent
Manslaughter 0
0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Rape 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Statutory rape 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Robbery 0
0 0 Disciplinary
Actions/Public
Property
2016 2015 2014
Burglary 0 0 0 Liquor Law
Violations 0
0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 Drug Related
Violations 0
0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 Weapons
Violations 0
0 0
Arson 0 0 0 Domestic violence 0 0 0
Aggravated Assaults 0 0 0 Dating violence 0 0 0
Hate Crimes 0 0 0 Staking 0 0 0
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ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS A Policy and Resource Guide for Students and Employees at
Los Angeles ORT College
The College is concerned about your health and safety. Abuse of alcohol and controlled
substances can seriously impair your health and your ability to work and study. It may cause you
to endanger the safety and well-being of others. The College promotes an environment that
rejects substance abuse as an acceptable lifestyle, informs you about resources for preventing or
treating substance abuse, and helps you make healthy decisions about alcohol and other drugs.
Prevention of substance abuse is sought in several ways—by promoting accurate information on
drug-use issues, by promoting healthy use of leisure time through recreational and other
activities, by enhancing skills for dealing with stress, and by establishing a healthy environment.
This flyer was prepared in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-
Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989. It describes the health risks and legal
sanctions associated with alcohol and other drugs. It outlines the College’s standard of conduct
and disciplinary actions taken against students or employees who violate that standard. It also
suggests resources for educational information, counseling, or treatment.
HOW DOES DRUG USE AFFECT HEALTH?
Adverse health effects can range from nausea and anxiety to coma and death. There are risks
associated with the chronic use of all psychoactive drugs, including alcohol. A pregnant woman
who uses alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs exposes herself and her fetus to serious risks, such as
the risk of miscarriage, low birth weight, or brain damage. Substance abuse may involve not only
controlled substances and illegal drugs but also alcohol and other substances that pose a health
risk. Described below are some of the health effects of alcohol and other drugs (AOD). Please
note that, when drugs are used in combination, their negative effects on the mind and body are
often multiplied beyond the effects of the same drugs taken singly and can be deadly.
ALCOHOL: Alcohol is the drug most frequently abused on college campuses and in our society.
Even small amounts of alcohol can impair the judgment and coordination required to drive a car,
increasing your chances of having an accident. Alcohol may be an interacting factor in the
incidence of aggressive acts, including vandalism and assault. Consuming moderate to large
amounts of alcohol impairs your ability to learn and remember information. Because alcohol is a
depressant, very large amounts can cause respiratory and cardiac failure, resulting in death.
CANNABIS: Marijuana and hashish impair the user’s short-term memory and comprehension.
They can cause confusion, anxiety, lung damage, and abnormalities of the hormonal and
reproductive system. Hours after the feeling of getting high fades, the effects of cannabis on
coordination and judgment may remain, heightening the risks involved in driving or performing
other complex tasks. Cannabis, a fat soluble substance, may remain in the body system for weeks.
An overdose or long-term use may bring about paranoia, panic attacks, or psychiatric problems.
CLUB/DESIGNER DRUGS: The terms “club drugs” and “designer Drugs ”refer to a wide
variety of drugs including MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, rohypnol (roofies), ketamine (special K),
methamphetamine (meth), and LSD (acid). No club/designer drug is safe due to variations in
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purity, potency, and concentration. Research indicates that these drugs can cause serious health
problems or even death. They can have even more serious consequences when mixed with
alcohol. Club/designer drugs are also occasionally used or administered in connection with sexual
assault.
DEPRESSANTS: Barbiturates, benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium), Quaaludes, and other
depressants cause disorientation, slurred speech, and other behaviors associated with
drunkenness. The effects of an overdose of depressants range from shallow breathing, clammy
skin, dilated pupils, and weak and rapid pulse to coma and death.
HALLUCINOGENS: Hallucinogens such as LSD, MDA, PCP (angel dust), mescaline, peyote,
and psilocybin (shrooms) can cause powerful distortions in perception and thinking. Intense and
often unpredictable emotional reactions can trigger panic attacks or psychotic reaction. An
overdose of hallucinogens can cause heart failure, lung failure, coma, and death.
NARCOTICS/OPIATES: Heroin, codeine, morphine, methadone, and opium are
narcotics/opiates. There is a high likelihood of developing a physical and psychological
dependence on these drugs. Health effects include anxiety, mood swings, nausea, confusion,
constipation, and respiratory depression. Overdose may lead to convulsions, coma, and death.
The risk of being infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, or other diseases significantly
increases if you inject drugs and share needles.
STIMULANTS: Cocaine/crack, amphetamines, and other stimulants can cause agitation, loss of
appetite, irregular heartbeat, chronic sleeplessness, and hallucinations. All non-prescribed
stimulants are extremely dangerous and psychologically and physically addictive. An overdose
can result in seizures and death.
TOBACCO: Nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco, increases your heart rate and raises your
blood pressure. The tar in cigarette smoke is a major cause of cancer and other respiratory
problems. The carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke can promote arteriosclerosis. Long-term
effects of smoking cigarettes may include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, heart disease, and lung
cancer.
WHAT ARE THE COLLEGE’S POLICIES REGARDING DRUG USE BY STUDENTS
AND EMPLOYEES?
The Los Angeles ORT is committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol–free environment for its
students and employees in compliance with applicable federal and state laws. Students or
employees who violate federal or state laws concerning drugs or alcohol are subject to criminal
prosecution; those who violate university policies may also be subject to institutional sanctions.
The unlawful or unauthorized possession, use, distribution, dispensation, sale, or manufacture of
controlled substances or alcohol is prohibited on school property or as part of any school activity.
Employees or students who violate this policy may be disciplined in accordance with school
policies, rules, and regulations, up to and including dismissal and referral for prosecution.
I’M A STUDENT. WHAT HAPPENS IF I VIOLATE THE COLLEGE’S DRUG POLICY?
Students who illegally possess, use, distribute, sell, or manufacture drugs are subject to
disciplinary action and may be dismissed from the College. Students who are substance abusers
or who are affected by the substance abuse of others should refer to the list of resources in this
flyer for assistance.
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AND FEDERAL LAWS?
Under the revised federal sentencing guidelines, federal courts can sentence simple-possession
first offenders to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Penalties for subsequent convictions are
significantly greater [21 U.S.C. 844(a)]. A sentence of life imprisonment can result from a
conviction for possession of a controlled substance that results in death or bodily injury.
Possession of more than five grams of cocaine can trigger an intent-to-distribute penalty of 10 to
16 years in prison [U.S.S.G.S.2D2.1(b)(1)].
Drug Cases
California cases involving drugs give rise to many issues, and many possible defenses and results.
Charges involving drugs range from being under the influence of a substance or possession for
personal use of a substance, to possession for purposes of sale or narcotics trafficking. In a
California drug possession case, the most damning evidence (and thus the most important for the
prosecution) is typically the drugs themselves, and any associated paraphernalia—scales, baggies,
pay/owe slips, journals, and books and magazines relating to cultivation and distribution of
products.
California Drug possession charges also invite asset forfeiture proceedings. Forfeiture is the
taking by the government, without compensating the owner, of property that was illegally used or
obtained. Where assets are acquired through a pattern of criminal profiteering activity or
proceeds, the government will seize them for their own use or sale. Sometimes assets are seized
and forfeited without any proceedings; in other California cases, real property or personal
property worth more than $25,000 which are subject to forfeiture require judicial forfeiture
proceedings. Where personal property is seized that is worth $25,000 or less, it only requires that
notice be given that the property may be forfeited. If no claim is filed for the return of the
property, the property may be forfeited without judicial proceedings.
California Drunk in Public and Public Inebriation Laws
You’ve probably always thought that as long as you don’t get behind the wheel of a car when
you’ve been drinking, you’re okay. After all, you’re not going to get a DUI / DWI while walking,
right? Surprising to many, it’s possible for pedestrians to face a criminal charge in California,
known as "drunk in public".
Just being under the influence of alcohol isn’t enough to prompt police to arrest you on this
charge – a California drunk in public charge means that police believed you were intoxicated
enough to pose a danger to yourself or others.
According to California Penal Code Section 647(f), it is illegal to be in any public place under the
influence of alcohol or drugs in such a condition that you are unable to exercise care for your own
safety or the safety of others, or to interfere with, obstruct or prevent the free use of any street,
sidewalk, or other public way.
In some cases, police may opt to place an individual arrested for drunk in public in civil
protective custody for up to 72 hours. This allows the individual to be evaluated and will be a bar
to further prosecution. Although a California drunk in public charge isn’t as serious as a DUI /
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DWI allegation, it’s still a criminal offense that carries repercussions as well as the threat of a
criminal record.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES Los Angeles agencies that provide services to help students and employees cope with problems related to substance abuse.
Public Safety and Medical Emergencies
UPC, (213) 740-4321
HSC, (323) 442-1000
Security Information
UPC, (213) 740-6000
HSC, (323) 442-1200
Police, Fire, Ambulance
911
Highway Patrol
911
USC Emergency Information Line
(213) 740-9233
emergency.usc.edu
LAC+USC Medical Center
Emergency Room
1983 Marengo
Walk-in Clinic
2051 Marengo
Operator
(323) 226-2622
Alcoholics Anonymous, Los Angeles Central
Office
(323) 936-4343 or (800) 923-8722 (24-hours)
www.lacoaa.org
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
(213) 640-3881
(800) 399-4529
www.lafla.org
Mental Health Clinic
LAC+USC Medical Center Psychiatric Clinic
(323) 226-5752
Peace Over Violence
(24-hour rape and battery hotlines)
(213) 626-3393
(310) 392-8381
(626) 793-3385
(877) 633-0044 (24-hour stalking hotline)
www.peaceoverviolence.org
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
(800) 656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
Rape Treatment Center – Santa Monica, UCLA
Medical Center
(310) 319-4000
www.911rape.com
Suicide Prevention Center
(877) 7-CRISIS (24-hour)
www.suicidepreventioncenter.org
USC Center for Women and Men
(213) 740-4900
emergencies, (213) 321-3982 (24-hour)
www.usc.edu/cwm
Violence Intervention Program
(323) 226-3961
www.violenceinterventionprogram.org/
Los Angeles Emergency Management
Department (213) 978-2222
www.emergency.lacity.org
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Los Angeles County Disaster Hotline
(800) 980-4990
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Incident Report (Exhibit A)
Person making the report:
Time and date of incident:
Name of affected student:
Brief description of the incident:
Area where incident occurred:
Describe conditions that contributed to the incident:
Witnesses:
Were the police/paramedics called?
Name(s)/ badge number of police officer(s) present:
Was a police report made?
Any further comments:
Signature:
Date: