Demonstrations and Protests Policy (Effective April 24, 2017) A, Purpose Salem College recognizes that the exchange of ideas is vital to the academic, cultural, and social life of the College, The College is also committed to operating in a manner that supports the health, safety, and welfare of all members of the College community and protects College property. The College respects the right of each community member to participate in the daily activities of the College (such as attending class, programs, and meetings) and to be free from coercion and harassment and, therefore, prohibits disruptive conduct on its premises that interrupts its proper operations, Thus, the College has adopted this Demonstrations and Protests Policy (this “Policy”. B. Scope This Policy applies to protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, pickets, and other activities of this kind conducted on College property by current students of the College (“Demonstration” or “Demonstrations”). “Demonstration” or “Demonstrations” shall refer to the activities of one or more persons, Demonstration members assume responsibility for the consequences of their actions. This Policy applies to current students of the College. Any person or group other than current students and employees of the College is referred to in this Policy as “Third Parties.” Parties may not protest, demonstrate, sit-in, picket, or engage in activities of this kind on College property for any reason. This Policy may be used in concert with the applicable policies stated in the Salem College Student Handbook. The posting or distribution of flyers, signs, posters, banners, bulletins, easels, or other materials C. Policy Current students may gather on College property for the purpose of Demonstrations, provided they abide by the following requirements: 1. No Demonstration may interfere with the orderly operation of the College. For example, no Demonstration may obstruct, disrupt, or interrupt any class, approved student activity, function of College offices, or College-sponsored event. 2. No Demonstration may interfere with the free flow of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic or otherwise block stairways, hallways. doorways, or entrances to buildings. The right of way of all streets, sidewalks, thoroughfares, and byways shall be maintained at all times. 3. No Demonstration may violate fire code regulations or safety requirements for any space or location the Demonstration occupies. 4. All Demonstrations shall take place within the location specifically designated by the Office of Public Safety. To assist the College in designating an appropriate location, the Demonstration organizer(s) must provide the Chief of Public Safety with advance written notice of the planned Demonstration as set forth below. The Chief of Public Safety will notify the Demonstration organizer(s) of the approved location.5. No Demonstration may harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate any person or coerce any person to participate in the Demonstration. 6. NoDemonstration may discriminate against any Demonstration participant based on race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. 7. No Demonstration may use a public address system or any other form of sound amplification device. Demonstration noise level will be monitored and enforced by the Office of Public Safety. 8, Demonstrations may take place only between 9 am and 9 pm. 9, Demonstrations may not take place on Reading Day or during the final exam period. 10, No Demonstration may involve overnight tenting or camping. 11, No Demonstration may involve the promotion or sale of commercial merchandise. 12. No Demonstration may involve the solicitation of any person for monetary gain or other commercial purposes. 13, No Demonstration may charge admission to participate. 14. No Demonstration may otherwise violate any College rules, policies, or procedures or any applicable laws or regulations. D. Notice to College Current student(s) planning to conduct a Demonstration shall register their intent to conduct a Demonstration by submitting advance written notice to the Chief of Public Safety no less than forty-eight (48) hours before such Demonstration. In order to facilitate efficient and effective communications, such notification shall include: (i) the name, cellphone number, and e-mail address of the current student(s) organizing the Demonstration; (ii) the date and time of the Demonstration; (iii) a general description of the Demonstration; and (iv) the expected number of participants. Notifications of intended Demonstrations submitted without individual contact information and the additional information requested in this. section will be returned to the registrant(s) for completion and may be resubmitted. E. Identification and Enforcement Since Third Parties may not apply for or participate in Demonstrations on College property, any person participating in a Demonstration may be required to provide identification, either in the form of a College photo ID or governmentally issued photo ID, to the Office of Public Safety before entering College property and while participating in a Demonstration. ‘Students participating in Demonstrations shall conduct themselves in accordance with this Policy, other applicable College policies, and all laws and regulations. This Policy shall be interpreted and enforced by the Office of Public Safety and, where applicable, local law enforcement authorities. Refusal to cooperate with requests of Public Safety Officers while performing their job considered a failure to cooperate with a college official and may result in disciplinary action. Violations of this policy will be handled by the Student Affairs Deans (or the Fleer Center Deansfor Fleer students) through the administrative hearing process set forth in the Student Handbook. As stated in the Student Handbook, sanctions may include the loss of social privileges, warnings, probation, suspension, or expulsion. F, Responsibilities Any student(s) who organize(s) a Demonstration shall be responsible for: (i) cleaning College property following the Demonstration; and (ii) paying for any and all damage to College property caused by Demonstration participants during the Demonstration. The responsibilities set forth herein shall not limit the individual responsibilities of each Demonstration participant.