A. You will have residence hall duties even if you do not
live in the dorm, 10:30pm to 1am. If we have a second hall, additional staff
members will be required to stay there each night. You will also have lunch or dinner
duties where you monitor areas between Lyman and Reid.
B. I CANNOT overstate the importance of making sure that this is a
drug-free, alcohol-free, “cavorting-free” environment. Parents,
teachers, PEOPLE WHO PAY TO COME TO OUR CAMP AND PAY FOR YOUR SALARY ARE DEEPLY
CONCERNED. They want to know “will the dorms be supervised” and “will
the dorms be safe” and “is there drug use at your camp?”
C. I do not want you to be police officers and we will
discuss monitoring issues that avoid intrusion of student privacy. At the same
time, it is important that students be placed into a safe, legal atmosphere. To
that end:
1. You are responsible for these students; you may be
called on to drive a sick student to the hospital late at night. At least THREE
staff members should be able to do this at any time. I EXPECT THERE TO BE AT
LEAST THREE STAFF MEMBERS, ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE, IN THE RESIDENCE HALL EACH
NIGHT. Our Residence Hall Director is in charge of scheduling this. A male
staff member will also monitor areas during lunch and dinner.
2. MAJOR NOTICE: You are required to put a large note in
the entry to Lyman each night stating who is on duty, what room they are in,
and what their phone number is.
3. You may not drink in front of students. You may not be drunk
nor smell of alcohol near students. YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSUMED ALCOHOL 8 OR LESS
HOURS BEFORE BEING IN CONTACT WITH STUDENTS. I will not even comment on other
intoxicants.
If your drinking
interferes with your work, you may be fined, suspended, and fired at Jim’s
discretion. Interference includes performing at lower than your expected
performance level, looking disheveled or hung over, being the focus of a
security incident, or being grumpy/uninviting to students/other staff.
4. If you find a student drinking alcohol or using drugs,
you are to confiscate these items and to report it to me immediately. Do NOT
hide this from me--the repercussions would be terrible.
5. If you find students inappropriately cavorting, ask them
to stop and watch them separate and leave the area.
6. Students are expected to be in bed by 12:30am. If one of
the two roommates wants lights out, the lights are to be out. You are expected
to enforce this curfew in a way that respects student privacy.
7.
Students who smoke may do so but may not share cigarettes with students who do
not smoke. You are expected to enforce this effort to stop addiction to this
health and institute killer. Smoking may occur only outside of buildings, far,
far away from entrance areas.
8.
IF YOU SMOKE, PLEASE DO SO AWAY FROM STUDENTS--do not smoke with students; do
not smoke in view of students; and do not share or sell any tobacco products
to/with students.
9. You may NOT
drive or take students off-campus under any circumstances except an emergency
and, with my permission and van safety certification, to pick up and take
students to the airport/bus station.
D. RESPECTING
STUDENT PRIVACY
You are expected
to respect the privacy of students in their rooms however you may enter student
rooms AFTER KNOCKING where 1) inappropriate behavior is in plain sight; 2) you
believe there is an emergency; or 3) you have reasonable suspicion that a
student is engaged in an activity against camp rules; reasonable suspicion is
concrete, direct evidence such as a smell, a student with direct knowledge,
noises, etc. Permission from Jim should be sought in questionable situations.
E. MAJOR NOTICE: NO DISCUSSION OF OR ENGAGING IN
SEXUAL/ROMANTIC RELATIONS WITH STUDENTS.
1. You will not forge nor suggest romantic or sexual relations
with students during the camp.
2. You will not discuss or joke about such relations nor
will you discuss or joke about student-to-student relations.
3. Discussions about any romantic/sexual relations will be
avoided. This includes asking students about their romantic relationships.
4. At best, you could discuss relations in a general way in
a large group setting for the purpose of discussing public policy issues. Beyond that, AVOID IT.
5. You will not touch, massage, or be in very close
physical proximity to a student. PERIOD.
6. You will not place yourself in situations where you and
one other student are alone in a closed room.
7. You will not place undue attention on any student; you
will not stare at or repeatedly look at any student; you will not flirt with a
student.
8. If students ask/raise an issue concerning
sexual/romantic relations, please skirt the discussion unless they need
personal help for an emotional/social problem and you discuss it with them
privately but in an area where others could see you.
F. YOUR STATUS
1. You are never to be in the presence of students after
having consumed alcohol (or any intoxicating substances) within the past 8
hours.
2. You need to get rest. Showing up for a lecture, debate,
or lab with little rest is not fair to the students nor
to me as you are not providing the quality of instruction we expect.
3. I think it goes without saying that use of illegal
substances on campus is absolutely inappropriate. Ditto for
loud parties and unruly behavior.
G. NOTIFICATION TO JIM
You are required to notify Jim in the event that a student
violates the camp rules, suggests romantic contact with you, or anything occurs
which would endanger or harm other students or staff members. PLEASE—DO NOT
“PROTECT” A STUDENT or something like that. TELL ME. Your and my worst
nightmare is not being aware of a problem.
H. NO DRIVING OF STUDENTS
You may not drive students unless 1) You are a Whitman van
safety certified AND are driving a Whitman vehicle or 2) It is a medical emergency
and no Whitman vehicle is available. You also may not ride in a vehicle driven
by a student.
I. YOU MAY NOT STAY UP PAST CURFEW PREPARING STUDENTS
When the curfew has been set, your prep time is up. If you
are in charge of the residence hall, you MAY NOT change the curfew to address
your desire to help a team prep.
IF YOU HELP PREP A TEAM THAT IS NOT IN YOUR LAB, you need
to tell Jeff so that he can avoid having you judge that team.
J. CURFEW SYSTEM
Students need to begin to go to bed at 12:15am.
Students need to be outside their room at 12:25am for
curfew check.
Students who want to go to bed earlier must check-in with
staff who are in charge that night.
Saturday night curfew will be 1am IF staff members agree
that the students have been good.
J. ADDITIONAL NOTES
In a few cases, students of different genders will stay in
the same room.
NO ONE can be in a room that is not their own. Visits must
occur in the lounge.