Update to Policy 4815: Minors at Virginia Tech

From: The Office of the Vice President for Policy and Governance

Virginia Tech is committed to the safety and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and visitors through the establishment of reasonable practices that support a safe and secure environment in all university facilities, as well as to promote safety through policies and programs.

The university has recently updated Policy 4815: Minors at Virginia Tech. The purpose of this policy is to bring awareness to the presence of minors in programs conducted or hosted by the university and to prescribe minimum requirements for the screening and training of individuals working with minors. This policy was revised to reflect the creation of the Virginia Tech Office of Youth Protection, compliance expectations, criminal background screening requirements depending on role, and expanded training requirements.

If you are planning to work with minors or invite them to participate in a program hosted at Virginia Tech, please review the revised policy.

The Office of Youth Protection is available to answers any questions that you may have about planning events, activities, programs, or camps serving minors.  The Youth Protection website will walk you through decisions concerning training, screening, and supervision plans. Required training can be easily accessed through the site. The program registration system collects important program information such as program schedules and locations.

If you have any questions about Policy 4815 or programs with minors at Virginia Tech, please contact the Youth Protection Associate Specialist at youthprotection@vt.edu.