Programs or Activities with Minor Participants

The University understands that there are many circumstances in which non-enrolled minors visit our campus and we recognize our responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of minors in NKU facilities, participating in university-led events or involved in programs with university affiliated individuals.

As part of ensuring the safety and well-being of minor participants:

• All NKU areas, colleges, departments or units who are sponsoring programs or activities that will have minor participants (anyone under the age of 18) should register their program/activity with HR at least thirty (30) days prior to the event date.
• All program leaders, program staff and volunteers who will be working with minors in a program or activity must complete required training. For NKU employees (faculty and staff), compliance training is already a requirement of employment, so required training should already be completed. NKU employee students and volunteers must annually complete online course titled Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse. The course generally takes a half hour or less to complete. No NKU employee (faculty, staff, administrator, or student-employee) or volunteer may work with a minor in a program or activity until they have completed the online education.
• All NKU student employees and volunteers may be required to provide a recent satisfactory background check prior to interaction with minors.

Registration Exceptions

This registration does not apply to the following types of programs or activities:

• Single performances or events open to the general public which minors may attend such as concerts, plays or athletic events.
• Placement of NKU students with external entities (for academic credit or clinical or teaching requirements).
• Research activities that have been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) with safety protocols in place.
• Student organizations who are operating, facilitating or sponsoring programs and activities with minors.
• Visits by individual minors interacting with any university faculty, staff or administrator that is not part of a coordinated program.
• Programs or activities with minors operated, conducted or organized by non-university entities which occur on campus or in university facilities. This includes but is not limited to: school field trips, birthday parties or facility rentals to third party organizations.
• Minors working for the university as employees.

Reporting Child Abuse

If you believe a child is being abused, neglected or is dependent, report the abuse to the Kentucky Child Protection Hotline toll-free at 1-877-597-2331 immediately.

If you suspect or are aware of abuse or molestation by an NKU faculty or staff member or volunteer, you must immediately notify:

University Police at 911 or 859-572-5500

AND

Director of Employee Relations & EEO at 859-572-7600

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For information regarding reporting standards and investigation protocol, please review the Kentucky Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Booklet.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Training and Development, Dr. Marquita Barron at barronm1@nku.edu.