Campus Security
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College (LHTC) is under the auspices of the School Board of Miami-Dade County Florida and must adhere to Federal, State, and School Board Policies and Procedures governing the security and safety of students, employees and visitors on school grounds. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure Security Policy and Campus Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring post-secondary institutions, colleges, and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information.
LHTC must make this report available to the campus community including current and prospective students, faculty, and staff. In addition, the school must annually submit to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) its campus crime statistics, which is compiled using the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook (UCR) and Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines. These statistics are made available to the public at http://ope.ed.gov/security/.
The crime statistics for LHTC are maintained and provided by the Miami-Dade Schools Police (MDSP) Department which has jurisdiction for all of the district’s public schools. MDSP police work closely with the Miami-Dade Police Department and other municipal police departments to respond to school incidents and emergencies as part of City Compacts and MOUs established with the numerous municipalities in Dade County Florida.
The MDSP provides LHTC the crime statistics required to complete the Annual Security Report (ASR) mandated by the Clery Act for the last three calendar years. The report is made available to the public, employees, faculty, and staff at http://lindsey.dadeschools.net. A hardcopy of the report can be obtained from the Office of Student Services. The school will notify all students, faculty, and staff of the availability of the annual report once it is finalized and submitted to the USDOE.
In addition to the police department, LHTC has uniformed security officers that have the authority to ask persons for identification and to determine whether individuals have lawful business at the school. Safety and Security Officers do not possess the arrest power over and above the average citizen. Criminal incidents are reported to MDSP which documents these incidents via the Police Offense Incident Reports. School administrators also document incidents using the District’s Automated Incident Response System (AIRS) which archives and maintains a log of all major incidents for district schools.
During normal business hours, the school is open to students, parents, employees, contractors, guests, and invitees. All students and staff must wear a school-issued Identification card at all times. All visitors and guests must register at the security desk located at the main entrances of the school.
Previous Annual Crime Statistic Reports
Click the link below to see the crimes reported at the Lindsey Hopkins campus for the corresponding calendar year in compliance with the Clery Act.