Los Angeles COE | BP 0450 Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans
Comprehensive School Safety Plan
The County Board recognizes that students and staff have the right to a safe and secure campus where they are free from physical and psychological harm. The County Board is fully committed to maximizing school safety and to creating a positive learning environment that includes strategies for violence prevention and high expectations for student conduct, responsible behavior, and respect for others.
(cf. 5131 - Conduct)
(cf. 5137 - Positive School Climate)
The 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)
(cf. 0420 - School Plans/Site Councils)
The school safety plan shall take into account the school's staffing, available resources, and building design, as well as other factors unique to the site.
Each school shall forward its comprehensive safety plan to the County Superintendent for approval. (Education Code 32288)
The comprehensive safety plan(s) shall be reviewed and updated by March 1 of each year. (Education Code 32286)
The County Superintendent will review the comprehensive safety plan(s) in order to ensure compliance with state law, County Board policy, and administrative regulation and will approve the plan(s) at a regularly scheduled meeting.
(cf. 0500 - Accountability)
(cf. 9320 - Meetings and Notices)
Notwithstanding the process described above, any portion of a comprehensive school safety plan that includes tactical responses to criminal incidents that may result in death or serious bodily injury at the school site, including steps to be taken to safeguard students and staff, secure the affected school premises, and apprehend the criminal perpetrator(s), shall be developed by administrators in accordance with Education Code 32281. In developing such strategies, LACOE administrators shall consult with law enforcement officials and with a representative of an employee bargaining unit, if he/she chooses to participate.
(cf. 4119.23/4219.23/4319.23 - Unauthorized Release of Confidential/Privileged Information)
(cf. 9011 - Disclosure of Confidential/Privileged Information)
(cf. 9321 - Closed Session Purposes and Agendas)
(cf. 9321.1 - Closed Session Actions and Reports)
Public Access to Safety Plan(s)
The County 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)
(cf. 1340 - Access to Records)
However, those portions of the comprehensive school safety plan that include tactical responses to criminal incidents shall not be publicly disclosed.
The County Superintendent or designee shall share the comprehensive safety plans and any updates to the plans with law enforcement, the fire department, and other first responder entities as needed. (Education Code 32281)
Legal Reference:
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
35294.10-35294.15 School Safety and Violence Prevention Act
41510-41514 School Safety Consolidated Competitive Grant Program
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
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
7101-7165 Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
7912 Transfers from persistently dangerous schools
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Safe Schools: Strategies for Governing Boards to Ensure Student Success, Third Edition, October 2011
Community Schools: Partnerships Supporting Students, Families and Communities, Policy Brief, October 2010
Cyberbullying: Policy Considerations for Boards, Policy Brief, July 2010
Providing a Safe, Nondiscriminatory School Environment for All Students, Policy Brief, April 2010
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Safe Schools: A Planning Guide for Action, 2002
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities, January 2007
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools, August 1998
U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates, 2002
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education, Safe Schools: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss
California Emergency Management Agency: http://www.calema.ca.gov
California Healthy Kids Survey: http://chks.wested.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention
Federal Bureau of Investigation: http://www.fbi.gov
National Alliance for Safe Schools: http://www.safeschools.org
National Center for Crisis Management: http://www.schoolcrisisresponse.com
National School Safety Center: http://www.schoolsafety.us
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov
U.S. Secret Service, National Threat Assessment Center: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac_ssi.shtml
Policy LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
adopted: March 19, 2019 Downey, California