The Secure School Alliance conducted a comprehensive public domain scan of state legislation related to all aspects of school safety and security, including: facility security and assessment requirements, creation and identification of roles and responsibilities for state school safety centers and school safety teams/committees, requirements for school administrators and faculty, allocation of funds for improving school safety and security, and all-hazards emergency planning and preparedness. This work was completed with the support of the Police Foundation and Dr. Erroll Southers.
Promising Practices
● Requires each school district to have a biennially updated memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement filed with the Office for Safe Schools.
● Provides for grants related to comprehensive school safety, violence prevention, emergency preparedness and all-hazards plans—including updating such plans and conducting drills—with local emergency responders.
● Requires every school district to develop and implement a comprehensive disaster response and emergency preparedness plan.
● Requires every school to conduct at least one disaster response or emergency preparedness drill annually.
School Safety Legislation
● Title 24, Section 13-1302-A “Office for Safe Schools”
● Title 35, Section 7701 “Duties concerning disaster prevention”
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