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Young Harris College respects the privacy of its students and believes that students should be protected from unreasonable search and seizure. However, the College reserves the right to enter a suite, apartment, or room, or any vehicle located on College property in order to conduct a search. Typically, authorized representatives of the College in compliance with their job-related responsibilities will only conduct a room entry for one of the following reasons:
- Administrative Search for Policy Violations: YHC staff may enter to conduct an administrative search based on reasonable cause or credible information that a violation of College policy has occurred or may be occurring, or evidence of that violation may be located in the place to be searched. Administrative searches are generally conducted to enforce College policy requirements, not with the intention to pursue criminal prosecution. If YHC staff believe that potential criminal violations have occurred, either before or during an administrative search, YHC may contact campus or local police to
- Health and Safety Inspections: YHC staff may enter to conduct Health and Safety Inspections and/ or in response to health and safety concerns related to the facilities or potential policy violations that may impact the health and safety of students in the housing facility to ensure a healthy, safe environment.
- Health and Safety Emergencies: YHC staff may enter to respond to an emergency threatening the health or safety of students, or the property.
- Facility Maintenance and Concerns: YHC staff may enter to perform any necessary maintenance, custodial, or repair work.
- Suite, apartment, and room searches may be conducted whether or not the occupants are present. Any personal items on campus are subject to the administrative search process.
- Legal search warrants by local, state, or federal police or law enforcement agencies do not require the approval of the College and shall be honored. To the extent allowed by the external law enforcement agency, every effort shall be made to have a representative of the Division of Student Development and/or YHC Police Department observe a search conducted as a result of a warrant.
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