Woodlake Unified School District | 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 work with the Woodlake Public Department to make a school resource officer available to schools in Woodlake when school is in session.
(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 - Campus Disturbances)
(cf. 5131.5 - Vandalism, Theft 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)
(cf. 5145.12 - Search and Seizure)
Duties of district police officers or security officers shall be delineated in a job description developed by the Superintendent or designee.
(cf. 4119.3/4219.3/4319.3 - Duties of Personnel)
(cf. 4158/4258/4358 - Employee Security)
(cf. 4200 - Classified Personnel)
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 police or security officers shall conduct themselves in ways that promote goodwill and cooperation on the part of students, district staff and the general public.
Firearms
The Board authorizes district police or security officers to carry firearms in accordance with law, Board policy and administrative regulations.
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
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
WOODLAKE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Policy WOODLAKE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: March 3, 2004 Woodlake, California