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Non-Staff Access to Buildings After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays

Approved by: Allana Hamilton

Original Date Effective: 2019-01-29


To assist the Jackson State Community College (JSCC) Police Department in providing optimum service to the JSCC campus community, the following is provided to facilitate the practice of prudent security procedures. After-hours access is defined as access to a JSCC facility after 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, weekends and holidays, excluding scheduled academic classes.

One of the following three options must be followed by any JSCC faculty or staff member who require person(s) not employed by JSCC to access any JSCC building, classroom, or facility after hours or on weekends/holidays.

  • Option 1. (PREFERREDJ)S CCf aculty or staff member will submit the following information to the JSCC Chief of Police, Shane Young, by campus email (syoung18@jscc.edu) which will include:
    1. Name of person(s) requiring access
    2. Date(s) and time(s) of access
    3. Facility to be accessed
  • Option 2. JSCC faculty or staff member will telephone on-duty security by calling 731-225-5952. Security will conduct a return call to faculty or staff member to confirm the access request. Security will only return call known numbers.
  • Option 3. A JSCC faculty or staff member may accompany the individual(s) requiring access. If this option is used, faculty or staff member must stay with the individual(s) until they leave the facility. Faculty or staff member should telephone on-duty security by calling 731-225-5952, in order for security to log access.

In addition to the above procedure, security personnel will perform periodic checks to ensure only scheduled and/or authorized individuals are present in JSCC facilities.