{"id":50,"date":"2022-09-13T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employee-handbook\/additional-college-policy-statements\/12-1-community-standards\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T19:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:29:35","slug":"12-1-community-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employee-handbook\/additional-college-policy-statements\/12-1-community-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"12.1 Community Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

12.1.1 NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nondiscrimination Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.1.4 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sexual Misconduct Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.1.6 ANIMALS ON CAMPUS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pets on Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees are not allowed to bring pets to the workplace. During business hours, the College receives many guests, and in some cases, guests may have a fear of animals, whether justified or not. In addition, guests or employees may have a susceptibility to an allergic reaction to an animal. The College endeavors to provide a welcoming setting for guests and employees, and the presence of animals is inconsistent with the atmosphere that the College is trying to provide. Also, many times outside of business hours, the College’s maintenance personnel may be working in the buildings and the surprise of the presence of an animal may cause injury to an employee engaged in work activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(NOTE: College grounds are considered common, non-working space; however, Macalester employees work to maintain the grounds. Employees are asked to use discretion, and to maintain control, when bringing pets on College grounds during non-working times.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service\/Assistance Animals on Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

日韩精品 recognizes that service\/assistance animals can play an important role in facilitating the independence of some individuals with certain types of disabilities. Therefore, an appropriately trained animal, under the control of its partner\/handler, may be allowed in campus facilities where animals would typically not be permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The health and safety of 日韩精品 students, faculty, staff, and the service animal is an important concern; therefore, only service animals<\/strong> that meet the criteria described below will be exempt from the rules that otherwise restrict or prohibit animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adopted from Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 36.104 of the 1991 title III regulation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service animal<\/strong> – any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companion\/Therapy animal<\/strong> \u2013The Department of Justice states that “animals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, or to promote emotional well-being are not service animals.” And, therefore, do not qualify for the same legal protection. A pet can be considered a companion or therapy animal. A therapy animal does not assist an individual with a disability in the activities of daily living. The therapy animal does not accompany a person with a disability all the time, unlike a trained service animal that is always with its owner. Thus, a therapy animal is not covered by laws protecting service animals and giving rights to service animals. Employees are not normally allowed to bring companion\/therapy animals to the workplace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements of service animals and their owners include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n