Transcript SCHOOL SAFETY - Lucas Local School District

LUCAS SCHOOL SAFETY
October 10, 2006
LUCAS SCHOOL SAFETY
• This presentation is to provide information
and support concerning school safety for the
Lucas Local School District
– The Lucas Board Policy Manual contains safety
related policies in Sections E and J
– The Lucas Local School District Emergency
and Crisis Response Manual is provided to all
employees
Teaching and Learning
• Student academic achievement is our
highest priority
• Students must have a safe learning
environment for effective learning
• Teachers must have a safe environment in
order to provide effective teaching/learning
experiences for students
Policies and Procedures
• We have school district policies and
procedures that provide guidance and
prescribe steps to be taken to ensure that
there is a safe teaching and learning
environment.
– Board Policies and associated regulations
derived Federal and State Laws
Student Responsibilities
• Board Policy JF defines Student Rights and
Responsibilities. Policy JFC is the Student Code
of Conduct and Zero Tolerance provision.
• Student Handbooks provide information.
• Each teacher posts and reviews their specific
classroom rules.
• Students are responsible for their own behaviors
and related consequences.
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• Students have the responsibility to respect the
rights of others and to exercise self-discipline
• Students who do not meet this expectation are
subject to disciplinary measures
– Administration determines disciplinary measures as per
Board Policies and guidelines
– Board Policy JG – Student Discipline
• Any action short of removing or expelling a
student is considered discipline
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• SUSPENSION and EXPULSION
– Board Policies JGD and JGF
– A suspension of 10 or fewer consecutive days is
a short term suspension and can only be
imposed by a school administrator
– Removal from school for 11 or more
consecutive days is an expulsion and can only
be imposed by the Superintendent of Schools
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• Students who have an IEP are subject to
procedural safeguards in respect to
suspensions and expulsions
– These safeguards are provided by via the Ohio
Operating Standards for Schools Serving
Students with Disabilities and IDEIA
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• EMERGENCY REMOVAL
– Board Policy JGDA
– A student may be immediately removed from
school if the student poses an immediate threat
to himself/herself, to other students or staff
members, or is continually disrupting the
educational process
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• Harassment, intimidation, or bullying
means any intentional written, verbal, or
physical act that:
– Physically or emotionally harms another person
– Cause interference with another person’s right to an
education
– Intimidates or threatens the educational environment
– Disrupts the orderly operation of the school
This behavior will not be tolerated
Student Responsibilities (con’t)
• Lucas Schools have a “NO TOLERANCE”
policy contained in Board Policy JFC
• Lucas Schools do not tolerate the
possession, use or sale of any controlled
substance or illicit drug on school property
or at any school sponsored activity
– Suspension and expulsion are the usual
consequences
Student Rights
• Employees must notify administration of any
media contacts at the school to assure student
rights.
• Parents may complete a form (Board Policy JO-E)
to make a written request that no information
about their child may be released. Such written
request is kept in the Principal’s office.
• Students have the right to Due Process (Board
Policy JFA).
Student and Family Rights
• Student and Family Rights concerning
Confidentiality
– Annual Notices as required by the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 which are published
each fall in our School District Newsletter
• FERPA and PPRA
– Directory Information
Student Records
• What is a student record?
– Any recorded information created or
maintained by the school directly related to an
individual student
– Examples include grade books, attendance
records, pictures, notes shared with other staff
members, IEP’s, assessment data, etc.
– Board Policy JO – Student Records
Student Safety
• Board Policies JH and JHF address student
welfare and safety issues.
• Any school employee who suspects the
abuse or neglect of a child must report such
suspected abuse or neglect to Children
Services (Board Policy JHG).
• Notification About Sex Offenders is in
Board Policy JHH.
Student Safety (con’t)
• All school employees are expected
to support and enforce the Student
Code of Conduct and hold each
student accountable for his/her
behavior to ensure student safety.
Student Safety (con’t)
• Students may only be released to adults who
are authorized to obtain the student’s release
from school.
• All visitors to the school must obtain
permission and identification from the
school office upon entering a school
building.
– Board Policy KK
Teacher Authority
• A teacher may remove a student
immediately from the classroom if:
– The student is sent to an Administrator
– The student’s presence poses an immediate
threat to himself or others
– The student is continually disrupting the
educational process
Teacher Authority (con’t)
• Reasonable instructions and directions
given by a teacher are to be adhered to by
students. Insubordination is unacceptable
behavior.
• Teacher authority extends over all school
property and at all school sponsored
activities and events.
Safety Matters
• Each school building will have fire drills, tornado
drills, and safety drills as prescribed by State law
• All employees are to be familiar with the contents
of the Lucas Schools Emergency and Crisis
Response Manual
• Weapons, guns, etc. are not permitted on school
property
– Gun Free Zones
Safety Matters (con’t)
• Associated Board Policies
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EBAA – Reporting of Hazards
EBBA – First Aide
EBBC – Bloodborne Pathogens
EBC – Emergency Plans
EBD – Crisis Management and AEDs
ECA – Building and Grounds Security
EEAC – School Bus Safety
EEACD – Drug Testing (Commercial Driver’s Licenses)
– EFG – Student Wellness Program
Homeland Security Response
Guide
• Recommended Action Steps for Schools
– Contained in Emergency and Crisis Response
Manuals and posted on the school district web
site
• www.lucascubs.org
Evacuation
• Evacuation of the Lucas area in case of
emergency will be coordinated by the
Monroe Township Fire Department and the
Richland County Sheriff’s Office
– Lucas Area Coordinator is the local Fire Chief
(Jim Sweat)
– Schools will go to Code Red and the
Superintendent or designee will await
instructions from the Coordinator
Employee Safety
• Employees are to exercise safe practices in
the workplace
• Any employee injury should be reported
and documented in writing on the
appropriate form
• Employees are not to take any abuse from
others in the workplace
– Report any incidents to administration
Emergency School Closing
• Emergency School Closings (Board Policy
EBCD) will be announced by specified
media as published in the School District
Newsletter and listed on the school web site
– www.lucascubs.org
• Employees should create phone trees to
communicate with each other in the event of
an emergency school closing
For More Information
• Contact the Superintendent at 419-892-2338
Ext. 212 or [email protected]