Northeast Technology Center has taken steps toward improving the safety and well-being of students, employees and visitors. Northeast Technology Center engages in comprehensive violence prevention efforts, including education programs which seek to increase awareness and reduce incidents of misconduct such as bullying, harassment, hazing, intimidation, retaliation, and criminal acts including sex offenses. Northeast Technology Center will not tolerate these acts on its campuses or off campus if such conduct impacts the education environment.

Bullying, Harassment, Hazing, Intimidation and Retaliation

These forms of misconduct will be investigated and responded to under Northeast Technology Center’s policies and procedures related to such misconduct. NT’s Title IX Policy, Student Bullying Policy and Hazing Policy are incorporated herein as if fully set out.

Criminal Activity and Sex Offenses

Criminal activity is defined as any conduct which violates a local, state or federal law. Examples include, but are not limited to, all forms of homicide, assault, battery, robbery, theft, arson, property crimes, hate crimes, weapons violations, and drug/alcohol violations.

Sex offenses are a type of criminal activity and are defined as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. Sex offenses commonly include stalking, rape, and acquaintance rape. Sex offenses may include other misconduct, whether violent or nonviolent, if the conduct is unwelcome and is of a sexual nature.

Reporting Criminal Activity and Sex Offenses

Any individual who has witnessed or been the victim of criminal activity, including sex offenses, should immediately report the incident to the NT Police Department or call 911. This will increase safety and allow for critical evidence to be preserved. Any member of Northeast Technology Center’s administrative team will help students report sex offenses to law enforcement upon the student’s request.

Sex offenses should also be promptly reported to Northeast Technology Center’s Title IX Coordinator so Northeast Technology Center can conduct an appropriate investigation and takes the necessary remedial actions. Reports can be made to:

Title IX Coordinator
Northeast Technology Center
(918)825-7040
511 South Elliott
Pryor, OK 74362

Investigations

All criminal activity, harassment, bullying, hazing, retaliation, and sex offenses alleged to have occurred on campus, whether involving a visitor, employee or student, will be promptly investigated in accordance with NT policy. All sex offenses alleged to have occurred off campus but involving a technology center student will be investigated to determine if the incident has impacted the education environment. Although this investigation may be conducted in conjunction with local law enforcement, Northeast Technology Center will independently determine whether student or employee disciplinary consequences are appropriate and what, if any, victim supportive services should be offered.

Disciplinary Procedures and Consequences

Students and employees will be disciplined for committing a sexual offense, crime, bullying activity, hazing activity, intimidation and related retaliation. Any student or employee who is determined to have committed a sex offense or other crime on campus will face severe disciplinary consequences, up to and including termination for employees and expulsion for students. A full statement of Northeast Technology Center’s disciplinary procedures can be found in policies regarding student behavior (for students) and professional conduct (for employees). These technology center sanctions are independent of other civil or criminal penalties through law enforcement.

Supportive Services for Victims of Sex Offenses

Any individual who is the victim of a an on-campus sex offense, and any student who is the victim of an off-campus sex offense impacting the education environment may receive information on community resources such as mental health care, victim advocacy and housing referrals. Technology center administrators will work with these individuals to assess the need and craft appropriate interventions to ensure continued student and employee success.

Crime Report

Prior to October 1 st of each year, Northeast Technology Center will disseminate a campus crime report to all current students and employees via email or posting on Northeast Technology Center’s website after individually notifying employees and students of the availability of the report. The report will comply with all aspects of the Clery Act. Applicants and members of the public may request a copy of this report by contacting the respective assistant superintendent/campus director or supervisor.

The district will maintain all statistical data on Clery Act crimes for seven (7) years.

Campus Hazing Transparency Act

On or before July 1st of each year, NT will post publicly on its website a Campus Hazing Transparency Report that summarizes hazing violations of student organizations during the five years preceding the report, including the name of the student organization, a general description of the violation that resulted in a finding of responsibility, including whether the violation involved abuse or illegal use of alcohol or drugs, the findings of the institution, and the sanctions imposed, as applicable, and dates of incident, investigation initiation, hazing determination, and organizational notification. The report will be updated twice a calendar year unless there are no new hazing findings since last posting.

Hazing constitutes unethical and unacceptable conduct that will not be tolerated at the NT. To that end, NT prohibits hazing in compliance with the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

1. “Hazing” means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person

   (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons

   regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that is

   committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of

   membership in, a student organization and includes conduct such as, but not limited to,

   physical acts, for example, whipping, beating, branding, electronic shocking, and

   applying harmful substances, extreme calisthenics, exposure to the elements, causing or

   coercing another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances,

   causing or coercing sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small

   space, causing or coercing another person to perform sexual act(s), any activity that

   places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening

   words or conduct, criminal activities, conduct that induces another to commit a crime,

   and activities which would induce extreme mental and/or physical stress such as conduct

   that could cause extreme embarrassment or humiliation.

2. “Student organization” means an organization of NT in which two or more of the

   members are students enrolled at NT, whether or not the organization is established or

   recognized by the technology center.

3. No student organization and no student member of a student organization shall

   engage or participate in or directly or indirectly condition membership on participation in

   or in submission to a hazing activity.

4. Students violating these prohibitions shall not be permitted to participate in any

   extra-curricular activity sponsored by NT, shall be subject to disciplinary measures which may include suspension or removal, and shall, when appropriate, be referred to local law

   enforcement authorities for prosecution.

5. Student organizations which violate these prohibitions shall forfeit all rights,

   privileges, and recognition from NT for a minimum of one (1) year, and shall be referred

   to local law enforcement authorities for prosecution.

6. Hazing should be promptly reported. Allegations of hazing will be investigated

   pursuant to the procedures and processes outlined in the Student Bullying policy, as

   applicable. Students found to have engaged in hazing will be disciplined in accordance

   with the NT board of education policy. NT employees who are linked to hazing shall be

   subject to discipline, up to and including dismissal or non-renewal.

Approved by the Board of Education, March 9, 2015
Amended 10-13-25