5.45 - Drug and Alcohol Use (Students And Employees) Policy

Policy on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention

Kansas City Kansas Community College has established the policy that all officers, employees, and/or students at the College will be provided access to a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program. Anyone interested in obtaining further information may contact any of the Deans, or the Director of Regional Prevention Center of Wyandotte County (RPCWC).

Standards of Conduct: Students and Employees

It is KCKCC‘s intention to provide a drug-free, healthy, and safe workplace and environment. To promote this goal, students and employees are expected and required to report to work and class on time and in appropriate mental and physical condition.

While part of any campus-based activity, (on or off KCKCC premises), no student or employee may use, possess, distribute, sell, or be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Any student or employee found to be engaging in such actives is in violation of the law and shall be subject to disciplinary action.

The legal use of prescribed drugs by students and employees is permitted on college premises only if it does not impair their abilities to perform effectively and in a safe manner that does not endanger other individuals in the College.

Controlled substances, illegal or prohibited drugs include, but are not limited to marijuana; alcohol; cocaine; opiates; phencyclidine (PCP); and amphetamines. This term does not include substances taken under the direction of a physician in amounts prescribed by the physician. However, the legal use of prescribed drugs by students and employees is permitted on college premises only if it does not impair their abilities to perform effectively and in a safe manner that does not endanger other individuals in the College.

Employees who take over-the counter or prescribed medication are responsible for being aware of any effect the medication may have on the performance of their duties and must promptly report to their supervisors the use of medication likely to impair their ability to do their job. Any such employee who fails to so notify his/her supervisor shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. Moreover, employees who take over-the-counter or prescribed medication contrary to physician or manufacturer‘s instructions may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.