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Blue Ridge CTC Hosts Hands-On Animal Science Career Camp for High School StudentsBRCTC Director of Small Business Education Appointed to MERLOT Business Editorial BoardBlue Ridge Community and Technical College Celebrates Spring 2025 GraduationCompleters of the BRCTC Professional Pet Groomers SeriesRegister for our Youth Technology Summer Programs!Blue Ridge CTC Celebrates Second Cohort of Veterinary Technology ProgramNew Intro to Construction Carpentry Class Builds Foundational Skills in Agribusiness ProgramBlue Ridge CTC Board of Governors Meeting May 7, 2025Blue Ridge CTC’s Culinary Arts Program Earns National Certification for Equipping Students with Essential Workplace SkillsVeronica Parker, Criminal Justice Student, Earns CLCA CertificateBrentwood Industries Donates Equipment to Blue Ridge Agribusiness ProgramBlue Ridge CTC Board of Governors Meeting April 2, 2025Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Awarded $571,442 through West Virginia’s Nursing Workforce Expansion ProgramCommunity Free Seminars on Internet and AI Coming to Morgan CountyBlue Ridge CTC Board of Governors Meeting December 4, 2024BRCTC Attends Mike Rowe ProgramBlue Ridge Community and Technical College Now Offers DISC Assessments for Community BusinessesBlue Ridge CTC and Washington High School Key Club Partner for Hurricane Helene ReliefBRCTC Recieves Grant to Support Creation of a New Commercial Driver’s License Certification ProgramBlue Ridge CTC Board of Governor’s Meeting October 2, 2024

Sexual Violence Prevention

Blue Ridge CTC fosters a safe, healthy, and inclusive learning environment. The campus takes comprehensive measures to keep students safe from sexual offenses. If you or someone you know believes is in a state of being assaulted or has been assaulted, acknowledge it and seek help through the following measures.

Bystanders – Witness To Sexual Assault

If you see someone in danger of being assaulted:

  • Step in and offer assistance. Ask if the person needs help. NOTE: Before stepping in, make sure to evaluate the risk. If it means putting yourself in danger, call 911 instead.
  • Don’t leave. If you remain at the scene and are a witness, the perpetrator is less likely to do anything.
  • If you know the perpetrator, tell the person you do not approve of their actions. Ask the person to leave the potential victim alone.

Be an ally:

  • When you go to a party, go with a group of friends. Arrive together, check-in with each other frequently, and leave together.
  • Have a buddy system. Don’t be afraid to let a friend know if you are worried about her/his safety.
  • If you see someone who is intoxicated, offer to call a cab.

If someone you know has been assaulted:

  • Listen. Be there. Don’t be judgmental.
  • Be patient. Remember, it will take your friend some time to deal with the crime.
  • Help to empower your friend or family member. Sexual assault is a crime that takes away an individual’s power, it is important not to compound this experience by putting pressure on your friend or family member to do things that they are not ready to do yet.
  • Encourage your friend to report the rape to law enforcement (call 911 in most areas). If your friend has questions about the criminal justice process, talking with someone on the National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE can help.
  • Let your friend know that professional help is available through the National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline.
  • If your friend is willing to seek medical attention or report the assault, offer to accompany them wherever they need to go (hospital, police station, campus security, etc.)
  • Encourage him or her to contact one of the hotlines, but realize that only your friend can make the decision to get help.

Resource – www.Rainn.org

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