Employee Relations Zero Tolerance Policy On Workplace Violence

For interpretation of this policy, please contact the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, (909) 537-5138

 

Section 618 --- Personnel Policies, Rules and Regulations

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is committed to creating and maintaining a working, learning, and social environment which is free from violence.

Civility, understanding, and mutual respect toward all members of the CSUSB community are intrinsic to excellence in teaching and learning, to the existence of a safe and healthful workplace, and to the maintenance of a campus culture and environment which serves the needs of the various constituents which support it. Threats and acts of violence impact not only the individuals involved, but also the University’s mission of fostering higher education through open dialogue and the free exchange of ideas.

CSUSB has zero tolerance for harassment, intimidation, acts and threats of violence, and any other such behavior in the workplace or anywhere else on campus that raises concerns for the safety of another person's life, health, well-being, family or property, whether directly or indirectly. Zero tolerance means that every act of violence in the workplace, regardless of nature, must be reported to a manager or supervisor and to the University Police Department. Such conduct by a member of the campus community may be subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, dismissal from employment, expulsion from CSUSB, and civil or criminal prosecution, as appropriate.

CSUSB is committed to protecting all individuals from all types of workplace violence.

The University will take all acts and threats of violence seriously, and shall be addressed by, as appropriate, CSUSB faculty, staff, students and Department of Public Safety procedures. Anyone observing or experiencing violence or threats of violence is strongly encouraged to report that information to CSUSB’s Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel, Student Affairs Judicial Affairs Officer, or the University Police Department.

It is a violation of this policy for a manager, supervisor or co-worker, to retaliate, in any way, against an employee who reports, threatens to report, or files a report of a complaint of violence in the workplace or participates in an investigation alleging violence in the workplace.