Any KSU facility, office, or area where employees perform their job duties, excluding public or event spaces designated for family-oriented activities.
To ensure a productive and safe work environment, employees should arrange for childcare outside the workplace. Minor children are generally not permitted in work areas during an employee's regular working hours.
Under no circumstances are minor children permitted in potentially hazardous areas, including but not limited to laboratories, facilities/maintenance workshops, mechanical rooms, or any area containing hazardous equipment or materials.
In a brief, exceptional emergency, a supervisor may grant temporary permission for a minor child to be in a non-hazardous workplace. In such cases, the employee is fully responsible for the child's direct supervision, safety, and conduct, and must ensure the child's presence does not disrupt coworkers or university operations.
If employees need to care for their children during work hours due to unavailable childcare, they must request to use leave in accordance with KSU policy. Options include:
This regulation does not apply to KSU-sponsored programs or events designed for children or families, such as campus open houses or educational workshops.
Supervisors are responsible for enforcing this regulation. Repeated non-compliance may result in disciplinary action.