Section: E Business Management

Policy Code: EBBA School Safety Plan

Policy

SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN

Please note: For information related to student conduct, disciplinary action, and the School Safety Act of 2001, please refer to MS CODE 37-11-55 and sample policy JCB

The superintendent shall be responsible for ensuring that each school in the district maintains a School Safety Plan, which shall be subject to approval by the superintendent and the school board. The Safety Plan is to be reviewed on a regular basis and revised as needed.

SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN

A comprehensive, systematic, broad-based continuous process designed to create and maintain a secure and orderly school climate that is free of drugs, violence, and fear. A safe and orderly school climate promotes the success and development of all children and the staff who serves them. At a minimum, the School Safety Plan should address the following components:

• Crisis Intervention Team

• School Safety Self-Assessment

• School Safety Drill Assessment

CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM

An interdisciplinary team of professionals whose goals are to respond to emergencies or cirisis situations and to provide an array of services, which may include counseling, medical, legal, security, or police, etc. The Crisis Intervention Team may also be utilized in a planning capacity in order to establish coordination and linkages prior to the actual occurrence of an event.

SCHOOL SAFETY SELF-ASSESSMENT

A strategic planning and assessment instrument used to evaluate the extent of the school safety plan. In the broadest terms, the assessment should include a comprehensive overview of the entire educational program of a school and/or school district. It may, however, focus on specific areas such as assessment of gang problem, weapons in school, drugs or alcohol abuse, schoolyard bullying, facilities evaluation, policies and procedures, compliance with statutes, attitudes and a host of emerging trends in the field of school safety.

SCHOOL SAFETY DRILL ASSESSMENT

A process designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a crisis management plan and the readiness of an individual school and/or school district. This assessment may include a review of policies and procedures, safety drills, linkages with appropriate agencies, the role of Crisis Intervention Team Members in the event of crisis, professional development activities, and training students how to respond during a crisis.

Note: EACH SCHOOL is to have its own school safety plan that includes at minimum each of the components listed above.

The Mississippi Public School Accountability Standard for this policy is 37.

LEGAL REF.: MS CODE as cited

                  *Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards*

CROSS REF.: Policies EBB-Safety Program; EDC-Bus Safety Program, GAEA-Staff Protection; JGF-Student Safety