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PURPOSE
To set forth the procedures and requirements for the development of a comprehensive safety plan.
The Board recognizes the importance of safe and secure school campuses. The Board is committed to school safety and to creating a positive learning environment.
The school site council at each District school shall develop a comprehensive school safety plan relevant to the needs and resources of that particular school. New school campuses shall develop a safety plan within one year of initiating operations. (Education Code 32281, 32286)
The school safety plan shall address the school's staffing, available resources, and building design, as well as other factors unique to the site.
The comprehensive safety plan(s) shall be reviewed and updated by March 1 of each year and forwarded to the Board for approval. (Education Code 32286, 32288)
The Board shall review the comprehensive safety plan(s) to ensure compliance with state law, board policy, and administrative regulation and shall approve the plan(s) as set forth in Education Code section 32286. The comprehensive safety plan shall include a disaster preparedness plan as set forth in BP 3516 – Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Plan.
By October 15 of each year, the Superintendent or designee shall notify the California Department of Education of any schools that have not complied with the requirements of Education Code section 32281. (Education Code 32288)
Access to Safety Plan(s)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that an updated file of all safety-related plans and materials is readily available for inspection by the public. (Education Code 32282)
The Superintendent or designee shall share the comprehensive safety plans and any updates to the plans with local law enforcement, the local fire department, and other first responder entities. (Education Code 32281)
Adopted: 09/23/2020
Related Legal Codes and Regulations
EDUCATION CODE
- 200-262.4 Prohibition of discrimination
- 32260-32262 Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of 1985
- 32270 School safety cadre
- 32280-32289 School safety plans
- 32290 Safety devices
- 35147 School site councils and advisory committees
- 35183 School dress code; uniforms
- 35291 Rules
- 35291.5 School-adopted discipline rules
- 41020 Annual audits
- 48900-48927 Suspension and expulsion
- 48950 Speech and other communication
- 49079 Notification to teacher; student act constituting grounds for suspension or expulsion
- 67381 Violent crime
GOVERNMENT CODE
- 54957 Closed session meetings for threats to security
PENAL CODE
- 422.55 Definition of hate crime
- 626.8 Disruptions
- 11164-11174.3 Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
- Article 1, Section 28(c) Right to Safe Schools
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
- 11987-11987.7 School Community Violence Prevention Program requirements
- 11992-11993 Definition, persistently dangerous schools
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
- 7111-7122 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
- 7912 Transfers from persistently dangerous schools
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
- 12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
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