Transcript KEEPING NEW JERSEY’S SCHOOLS SAFE

KEEPING
NEW JERSEY’S
SCHOOLS SAFE
Presented by:
Anthony Bland, NJDOE
Office of School Preparedness and Emergency
Planning
OFFICE OF SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS
&
EMERGENCY PLANNING
“GETTING TEACHERS BACK TO
TEACHING
&
STUDENTS BACK TO LEARNING”
GOAL
Increase district-level
preparedness to
improve continuity of
learning for K-12
schools and minimize
impact of schoolrelated disruptions
and emergencies
across New Jersey’s
590+ School Districts
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ALASKA
NEVADA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
MICHIGAN
TEXAS
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY
VIRGINIA
FLORIDA
NATIONAL SCHOOL SECURITY
COMPARISON CHART
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State
Student
Population
Require
Drills
Define
Minimums
Enacted
Policy
Continuity
Planning
New
Jersey
1,382,348
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Alaska
133,933
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California
6,298,928
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Colorado
756,912
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Florida
2,587,554
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Michigan
1,745,308
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385,492
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New York
2,882,218
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Texas
4,329,841
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Virginia
1,235,795
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1.1 mil
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Nevada
New York
City
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Roadmap to Safer Schools
AG Directive 2007-1
School Administrator Procedures:
Responding to Critical Incidents
New School Preparedness Regulations
School Security Drill Law
LEA Minimum Requirements
Safer Schools for a Better Tomorrow
M.O.S.S.
Districts
Drill Spot
Checks
On the Horizon
Future Ideas
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SCHOOL SECURITY DRILL LAW
NJ STATUTE 18A:41-1
REQUIRED DRILLS
Each of the following drills must be conducted a minimum
of TWO times per year:
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Active shooter
Evacuation
Bomb threat
Lockdown
Schools are required to conduct a school security drill
within the first 15 days of the beginning of the school
year.
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SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY
PLAN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
New Jersey Department of Education
BACKGROUND
 This
document provides the required elements
and assessments that must be included in
every district’s school safety and security plan.
 This is not a step-by-step guide for completing a
comprehensive emergency response plan, but
rather the minimum of what to include.
 The requirements will enhance school safety and
security plans and clearly define policies and
procedures.
 The planning process will require districts to plan
for effective use of available community
resources, including law enforcement personnel.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
AT-A-VIEW
New vs. "Not New"
58%
42%
38 New
53 Not New Items
Items
New
Not New
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HOLISTIC LOOK AT A SCHOOL DISTRICT’S
PLAN
District
School (s)
Classrooms
Day to Day
Operations
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Plan, Implement, Check, and Adjust (Source: Ed. Tech. Journal)
Rebooting Your School
Take-Aways Post Newtown, CT
“Prepare for the unknown by
studying how others in the past
have coped with the
unforeseeable and the
unpredictable.”
― Gen. George S. Patton
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-Actualization - LEARNING
Esteem
Belongingness and Love
Safety
Physiological
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Factors Affecting Safety
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School security
◦ Hardware, technology, protocols, and policies
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School design
◦ Access control, natural surveillance, and
territorial reinforcement
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School climate
◦ Values, norms, and attitudes, and practices
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Why Have a Plan?
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4.2 million youth have asthma attacks (some in schools)
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4 million children and adolescents injured at school
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582,800 incidents of violent crime in school (2004)
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200,000 playground injuries
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107,400 incidents of serious violent crime (2004)
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1,285 suicides (age 15-18) in community (2003-04)
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51,000 students hurt on school buses (2001-03)
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36,000 chemical exposures in schools (2003)
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WHAT IS A SCHOOL CRISIS?
A situation or event which introduces elements of:
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Sudden personal threat or danger to others
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Complex issues and the burden of responsibility
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Overwhelming anxiety about loss of control
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Uncertainty in response by exceeding problemsolving skills thereby creating feelings of discord
and shocked
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Immobility for the professionals, students, and
parents of a school community.
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Do you see a musician or a girl's face?
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DRILLING
IN
NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY
DRILLING
IN
FROM
LESSONS LEARNED
TO
PROMISING PRACTICES
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DRILLING IN NEW JERSEY
TOP 10 FOLLIES IN DRILL PRACTICES IN
NEW JERSEY
10. High school students are loud in the classroom.
9. Main office staff are locked in a small closet and do
not hear the drill end. The debrief begins with the
principal and after some time, office staff come out
from their hiding area.
8. Teacher continues to teach on smart board, with
lights off, of course.
7. Principal informs observer “the State’s
presentations says doors do not have to be locked
during a lockdown.”
NEW JERSEY
IN
DRILLING
TOP 10 FOLLIES…
CONTINUED
6. Principal announces 10 minutes of instructions
over the PA and then tries to convince the
observer that staff & students “know what to do.”
5. Principal stays in the office during the active
shooter drill and says , “Everyone did a good
job.” Despite the observer pointing out students
were not behind lock doors.
4. Teacher checks the bathroom before the drill
starts. The observer checks the bathroom post
the announcement and finds students. The
teacher says, “That’s their problem.”
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IN
DRILLING
TOP 10 FOLLIES…
CONTINUED
3. During an active shooter drill a teacher
opens the door after the observer knocks and
says, “Hey, we did a good job? Right!!!”
2. Principal swears no one knows about the
drill, teacher walks in and ask why the drill
has not started yet.
1. Teachers lock doors minutes before the drill
announcement is made.
PROMISING PRACTICE
New Jersey's Shining Moments
Tier 1 Districts
Making Our Schools Safe (M.O.S.S.)
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PROMISING PRACTICE
A PowerPoint on the safety
procedures and monthly
security drill guidelines is
presented to students and
parents.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
Letter to
Parents
(bi-lingual)
Parents can
be your
biggest
advocates.
Inform them
of what you
are doing to
protect their
most
precious
commodity.
Keep them in
the know,
ease their
minds.
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PROMISING PRACTICE

Many districts
do not use the
word “drill” in
their
announcement
to commence
an emergency
response.
YOU PLAY THE WAY
YOU PRACTICE!
They want
students to
practice as if it
were an actual
scenario.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
DRILLING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS
Green Giant, Green Giant. LOCKDOWN.
One school, with a large
autistic population uses
a phrase to get their
attention over the PA
system, to alert them
that they should pay
attention to the
important
announcement that
follows.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
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PROMISING PRACTICE
PROMISING PRACTICE
PROMISING PRACTICE
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During Active
Shooter Drills,
slips of paper are
handed to anyone
who is visible
stating:
Food for Thought
DEAD: You are a
casualty! Do not
speak or
participate
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This is a way of
determining how
many casualties
would have
occurred had it
been a real event.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
To Open or Not to open…
Know and Follow Your District’s Procedures
Students/staff in restroom are instructed to go to the
nearest classroom and knock three (3) times to be let
in. Once the staff hears the knock on the door, staff
are instructed to come to the door, look through the
window and let the person in.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
Buddy system is used with substitute
teachers that do not have keys. At the
start of the day, subs are informed which
classroom to evacuate students into in case
of an emergency. Receiving teacher is
informed of substitute buddy for the day.
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PROMISING PRACTICE
How do you give your
“ALL CLEAR” message?
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PROMISING PRACTICE
BEFORE AN
INCIDENT:
Consider including
cell phone use
during emergencies
in any pre-existing
cell phone or
student code of
conduct policy.
DURING AN
INCIDENT:
Important to
instruct/remind
student to switch
cell phones to off
during a lockdown
procedure.
Explain why.
AFTER AN INCIDENT:
Allow students to briefly
call/text parents after a drill or
incident is over. The school
finds that this takes away the
urge for students to text during
an emergency if they know they
will have the opportunity to use
their phone when things are all 38
clear.
NEW JERSEY
DRILLING
IN
Amateurs practice until they get it
right; professionals practice until
they never get it wrong.
There is a big difference and a lot of
hard work between an amateur and a
professional.
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SAFER SCHOOLS
FOR A
BETTER TOMORROW
Governor’s School Security Task Force Initiative
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A JOINT INITIATIVE
School Security Task Force
NJ Department
of Education
NJ Office of
Homeland Security
and Preparedness
Safer Schools for a Better Tomorrow web site
www.state.nj.us/education/schools/security/task
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GOAL
Increase districtlevel
preparedness to
improve continuity
of learning for K12 and minimize
impact of schoolrelated disruptions
and emergencies
across New
Jersey’s 590+
School Districts
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SSBT COLLABORATIVE
EFFORTS
• School
Security
Audits
• MiniConference
• Making Our
Schools
Safe
Prevention
Preparedness
Recovery
Response
• Securing
Our
Schools
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SSBT COLLABORATIVE
EFFORTS
• Non-Public
Symposium
• Surf’s
Up
• Model
Template
Prevention
Preparedness
Recovery
Response
•
NJ Safety
Cloud
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ACTION PLAN TIMELINE

4/20/12 – SSBT Initiative Announcement
◦ Summary of collaborative projects
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5/7/12 – Making Our School Safe
(M.O.S.S.) Districts Announced
◦ Tier 1: June 2012 – January 2013
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6/5/12 - Securing Our Schools
Symposiums Announced
◦ July – October 2012
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES


Refresher
Trainings
 2/27: Union
City
 2/28:
Pennsauken
Nonpublic School
Symposiums
 3/13: Hamilton
 4/9: Mahwah
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County
Roundtable
School
Preparedness
Briefings
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Executive School
Security Meeting
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Plan Assessments
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Unannounced
Drills
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Model Template
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M.O.S.S. Project
est. June 2012
Governor’s SSTF will target over 25%
NJ districts to provide direct TA in the
area of school preparedness
Designated
Making Our Schools Safe Districts
M.O.S.S.
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M.O.S.S. Goals
1.
Enhance M.O.S.S. Districts’ ability to
minimize school & district disruptions
2.
Align policies, procedures, and protocols
district & community wide
3.
Establish and reinforce relationships with
stakeholders
4.
Provide a state snapshot of school
preparedness
5.
Achieve a baseline standard of M.O.S.S.
benchmarks statewide
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Unannounced
Drills
“Real-Time” Assessment
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Intensity and Attitude
You must attack your training with the same effort and
competitiveness as you do games.
Michael Jordan sums it up perfectly:
•I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the
results will come. I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because
I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
•I approach practices the same way I approached games.
You can’t turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn’t dog it
during practice and then, when I needed that extra push
late in the game, expect it to be there. But that’s how a
lot of people approach things. And that’s why a lot of
people fail.
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Unannounced Drill VISITS
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Only one scenario: Active Shooter;
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Spot checks will take place approximately
between 8am and 3pm;
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Required to comply in a timely manner;
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Safety Ambassadors will alert CSAs/CSLPs
and law enforcement in advance of drill;
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Unannounced Drill VISITS
 Multi-point
checklist;
 Immediate
feedback or referral; and
 Security
drill waiver.
NOTE:
 To minimize disruptions, districts need to
forward their drill schedules to their local
county office of education consistently and in a
timely fashion.
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SCHOOL SECURITY: HOT TOPICS
Hot Button Items
Target Hardening
Preparedness and
Planning=Fundamentals
Armed Guards
Deny
Compliant Plans
Security Cameras
Deter
Drilling: Roles and
Responsibility
Metal Detectors
Delay
Cutting-Edge Public
Policies
Panic Buttons
Detect
Training and
Technical Assistance
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Preparedness, when properly
pursued, is a way of life, not
a
sudden, spectacular program.
-- Spencer W. Kimball, 1976
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QUESTIONS
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Office of School
Preparedness and
Emergency
Planning
Anthony Bland
Deborah Bleisnick
Jacquelyn León
Barbara Pugh
E-mail
[email protected]
[email protected]
Websites
http://www.state.nj.us/education
/schools/security/
http://www.state.nj.us/education
/schools/security/task/
(609) 631-4531
Any Questions?
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