Report Concerns
As a member of our campus community, you can help keep our campus safe and welcoming for all our students, faculty and staff by learning how to identify and share a concern or to seek support for a situation that concerns you.
If this is an emergency, please call 911.
For an immediate response to other situations, call Public Safety (425-466-9365). Fill out a referral form after any immediate action is taken.
Service Hours
Most forms on this page are reviewed during business hours, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Submissions are not reviewed after-hours, on weekends or during holidays. Most offices try to respond to concerns within one business day.
Health & Wellbeing Concerns – CARE Team
- Concerns may include: housing/food insecurity; grief; talking about, or threatening suicide; extended or long-term illness, etc.
- We ask faculty, students and staff to report concerns using the Care Team Online Referral Form the CARE Team using the CARE Team Online Referral Form.
- If you have questions about the CARE Team, please contact Steven Martel (Counseling) or Megan Kaptik (Student Conduct).
- Concerns may include: Positive COVID test; exposure to confirmed COVID case
- We ask students and employees to complete the COVID Reporting Form if they have tested positive to COVID-19 or may been on campus after being exposed to COVID-19.
- Information you provide is used to offer support services and/or for COVID-19 contact tracing if an individual was recently on-campus. Information shared and identities remain private, consistent with Proclamation 20-64.
- For questions regarding this form, please contact fluteam@bellevuecollege.edu. Employees should contact BC Human Resources for contact tracing and support.
Academic Concerns
- Concerns may include: Never attended class; missed assignments; low test performance
- The form routes concerns to Melissa Martinez, Early Alert Coordinator. Melissa coordinates outreach efforts to contact and support the student.
- Concerns may include: cheating; plagiarism; fabricating data for an academic assignment.
- Faculty, staff and students may use the Academic Dishonesty Report Form to report possible academic dishonesty or misconduct.
- Instructors who find their test questions posted on Chegg.com may request an investigation by completing a Chegg Investigation Request with Student Conduct.
- If you have questions about whether a behavior is a possible violation, please contact the Manager of Student Conduct.
Behavior Concerns
- Concerns may include: disruption in class; difficulty managing emotions; aggressive behaviors
- Faculty, student and staff are encouraged to share disruptive, worrisome or threatening behaviors with the CARE Team and Student Conduct using the CARE Team Online Referral Form.
- If you have questions about the CARE Team, please contact Steven Martel (Counseling) or Megan Kaptik (Student Conduct).
- Use this form to report a possible hate crime or incident of bias that you experienced, or witnessed, due to race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender expression, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
- For more information, including definitions, see Bellevue Policy 1460. Bellevue Policy 1440 or the Student Conduct Code.
- To report a bias incident or a hate crime, complete the Bias Incident Report Form.
- You may contact BC Human Resources at 425-564-2274 to file a report on discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Bellevue College is an Equal Opportunity employer in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
- Additional reporting options include Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Washington State Human Rights Commission and the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
- For questions, contact the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or BC Human Resources.
- Concerns may include: dating violence; cyberstalking; sexual assault; gender based harassment
- To report possible relationship violence, sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or stalking, use this Online Referral Form.
- Title IX protection from discrimination extends to faculty, staff, students and visitors.
- For additional reporting options, visit www.bellevuecollege.edu/gbvprevention/file-a-complaint/
- If you have questions, please contact the Office of Title IX.
- Concerns may include: assault; illegal alcohol or drug use; failure to comply
- In addition, the BC Student Conduct Code includes behaviors such as classroom disruption, use of alcohol/drugs, vandalism, or physical assault, etc.
- To report possible student misconduct, please use the CARE Team Online Referral Form.
- For questions about whether a behavior is a possible violation, please see the BC Student Conduct Code or contact the Manager of Student Conduct.
Other Concerns
If you witness or someone tells you about the abuse of someone under the age of 18, or the abuse of a vulnerable adult, please report it. Abuse can include physical abuse such as aggressive grabbing or slapping. A victim of abuse may also report the abuse to you by submitting an assignment or poem that suggests sexual or other types of abuse.
- To report abuse or neglect contact Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services.
- Call 9-1-1 if a child or adult is in an emergency situation.
- You may also call 1-866-ENDHARM (1-866-363-4276). This number is TTY-accessible.
- Call BC Counseling Center at 425-564-5747.
- Call BC Human Resources at 425-564-2274 to assist you in the reporting process.
The BC Safety Committee works toward maintaining a healthy and safe campus for our students, staff, faculty, and the community around us. They can address:
- Parking lot lighting
- Broken or loose tiles in the court yard
- Loose railings
- Cracked sidewalks
- And, other hazards
Report concerns via email to the BC Safety Committee. For an immediate, emergency safety hazard, please contact Public Safety at 425-466-9365.
For concerns about a member of the BC Community, but not sure where to start, contact Steven Martel (Counseling) or Megan Kaptik (Student Conduct).
To submit a concern, use the CARE Team Online Referral Form.