Petaluma City Schools | BP 0450 Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans
Comprehensive Safety Plan
The Board of Education recognizes that students and staff have the right to a safe and secure campus where they are free from physical and psychological harm. The 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.
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. (Education Code 32281)
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.
(cf. 0420 - School Plans/Site Councils)
(cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees)
Each school shall review and update its safety plan by March 1 of each year. New school campuses shall develop a safety plan within one year of initiating operations. (Education Code 32286)
Each school shall forward the safety plan to the Board for approval. (Education Code 32288)
The Board shall review the comprehensive districtwide and/or school safety plan(s) in order to ensure compliance with state law, Board policy and administrative regulation.
The Board shall approve the plan at a regularly scheduled meeting.
(cf. 9322 - Agenda/Meeting Materials)
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)
(cf. 1340 - Access to District Records)
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 32281. (Education Code 32288)
(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
200-262.4 Prohibition of sex 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 who has committed acts constituting grounds for suspension or expulsion
67381 Violent crime
PENAL CODE
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
11992-11993 Definition, persistently dangerous schools
11987-11987.7 School Community Violence Prevention Program requirements
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
7101-7165 Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities, especially:
7114 Application for local educational agencies
7912 Transfers from persistently dangerous schools
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
911! A Manual for Schools and the Media During a Campus Crisis, 2001
Protecting Our Schools: Governing Board Strategies to Combat School Violence, 1999
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
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 Seismic Safety Commission: http://www.seismic.ca.gov
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: http://cecp.air.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation: http://www.fbi.gov
National Alliance for Safe Schools: http://www.safeschools.org
National School Safety Center: http://www.schoolsafety.us
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/index.html
Policy PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS
adopted: June 25, 2002 Petaluma, California
amended: March 24, 2009