{"id":341,"date":"2012-08-17T10:05:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T17:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.nau.edu\/news-p\/wordpress\/?p=341"},"modified":"2012-09-27T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:22:18","slug":"weapons-policy-review-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/weapons-policy-review-under-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons policy review under way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As events around the nation point out the importance of maintaining safety in a public setting, Northern Arizona University reminds the campus community that policies and laws are in place that prohibit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/azregents.asu.edu\/rrc\/Policy%20Manual\/5-308-Student%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf\">students<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/azregents.asu.edu\/rrc\/Policy%20Manual\/5-303-Prohibited%20Conduct.pdf\">employees<\/a>\u00a0from possessing weapons on campus.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, a recent occurrence on campus involving possession of a firearm by a student raises the need to provide information for university faculty, staff and students regarding what is and what is not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>The student, who brought a concealed handgun to a classroom for personal safety during her bicycle commute, mistakenly believed such possession was legal, according to NAU police.<\/p>\n<p>The student did not display the weapon in class, and police determined the individual posed no threat to herself or others.<\/p>\n<p>While no one but a police officer is allowed to carry a weapon on campus, state law provides that firearms are permitted on campus if they are locked in a vehicle\u00a0and not visible from outside the vehicle. Beyond those exceptions, NAU and the Arizona Board of Regents have policies that altogether prohibit individuals from possessing weapons on campus.<\/p>\n<p>While Northern Arizona University takes steps to make the campus a safe environment, administrators are reviewing and evaluating policies regarding weapons on campus.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:inside@nau.edu\">Input from the campus is being sought<\/a>. Updated policies and practices are expected to be in place in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>NAU encourages faculty, staff, students and visitors to call 9-1-1 if they suspect that someone on campus is in possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of an emergency, weapons-related or otherwise, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/home.nau.edu\/naualert\/\">NAU Alert<\/a>\u00a0system would immediately be activated, informing individuals by text message of what steps to take. All faculty, staff and students are urged to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/naualert\/home\/\">sign up for the alert system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NAU Police Department also offers a list of personal safety tips.<a href=\"http:\/\/www4.nau.edu\/police\/Safety_Tips.htm#personalsafety\">\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0to find information on safety escorts, blue emergency phones and other information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/weapons-policy-review-under-way\/\">As events around the nation point out the importance of maintaining safety in a public setting, Northern Arizona University reminds the campus community that policies and laws are in place that prohibit\u00a0students\u00a0and\u00a0employees\u00a0from possessing weapons on campus. In particular, a recent occurrence on campus involving possession of a firearm by a student raises the need to&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}