Centinela Valley Union HSD | BP 3515.3 Business and Noninstructional Operations
District Police/Security Department
To help ensure the safety of district students and staff and the security of district property, the Governing Board shall maintain a district security department.
(cf. 0450 - Comprehensive Safety Plan)
(cf. 1250 - Visitors/Outsiders)
(cf. 3515 - Campus Security)
(cf. 3515.2 - Disruptions)
(cf. 3515.5 - Sex Offender Notification)
(cf. 3516.2 - Bomb Threats)
(cf. 5131.4 - Student Disturbances)
(cf. 5131.5 - Vandalism and Graffiti)
(cf. 5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs)
(cf. 5131.7 - Weapons and Dangerous Instruments)
(cf. 5136 - Gangs)
(cf. 5142.1 - Identification and Reporting of Missing Children)
(cf. 5145.11 - Questioning and Apprehension by Law Enforcement)
(cf. 5145.12 - Search and Seizure)
Duties of district security officers shall be delineated in a job description developed by the Superintendent or designee.
(cf. 4158/4258/4358 - Employee Security)
(cf. 4200 - Classified Personnel)
Persons employed or assigned as school security officers shall serve as watchpersons, security guards, or patrolpersons on or about district premises to protect persons or property, prevent the theft or unlawful taking of district property, or report unlawful activity to the district and local law enforcement agencies. (Education Code 38001.5)
When district security officers are unable to perform their duties because of an emergency, including, but not be limited to, war, epidemic, fire, flood or work stoppage, or when the emergency necessitates additional security services, the Board may contract with a private licensed security agency. In such cases, the Board shall make a specific finding that an emergency exists and shall include this finding in the Board minutes. (Education Code 38005)
The Board expects district police or security officers to cooperate and regularly communicate with local law enforcement agencies, and to work collaboratively with other district staff and community members to develop long-term, proactive approaches that address the conditions affecting school safety.
(cf. 1400 - Relations Between Other Governmental Agencies and the Schools)
District security officers shall conduct themselves in ways that promote goodwill and cooperation on the part of students, district staff and the general public.
Firearms
District security officers shall not carry firearms.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35021.5 School police reserve corps
38000-38005 Security and police departments
39672 School peace officers, fingerprinting
41510-41514 School Safety Consolidated Competitive Grant
45122.1 Classified employees, conviction of a violent or serious felony
49079 Notification to teacher; student who has engaged in acts constituting grounds for suspension or expulsion
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
7583-7583.46 Private patrol operators
FAMILY CODE
6240-6274 Emergency protective orders
GOVERNMENT CODE
3300-3312 Public safety officers, rights and protections
8597-8598 Peace officers
PENAL CODE
290.45 Sex offenders, authority of peace officers
646.91 Emergency protective order for stalking
830-832.9 Peace officers, especially:
830.32 School district and community college police
830.6 Reserve police officers, powers and duties
832 Course of training prescribed by Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
832.2 School peace officers; training
832.7 Disclosure of personnel files in criminal or civil proceedings
836 Peace officers; warrants
12028.5 Taking custody of weapons
13510-13519.9 Standards for recruitment and training
13700-13702 Response to domestic violence
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
707 List of crimes
828-828.1 Disclosure of information re minors by law enforcement agency
COURT DECISIONS
San Diego Police Officers Association et al. v. City of San Diego Civil Service Commission et al., 104 Cal.App.4th 275 (2002)
Management Resources:
CDE PUBLICATIONS
Safe Schools: A Planning Guide for Action, 2002
WEB SITES
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: http://www.post.ca.gov
California Department of Education, Safe Schools and Violence Prevention Office: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/
Attorney General's Office, Crime and Violence Prevention Center: http://www.safestate.org
Policy CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: April 12, 2016 Lawndale, California