The Center School Safety & Security
School Safety & Security Plan
As per N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.1 School safety and security plans (SSSP), The Center School has developed and implemented comprehensive plans, procedures, and mechanisms that provide for safety and security in our school. These plans provide for:
1. The protection of the health, safety, security and welfare of the school population;
2. The prevention of, intervention in, response to and recovery from emergency and crisis situations;
3. The establishment and maintenance of a climate of civility; and
4. Supportive services for staff, students and their families.
The SSSP must contain, among other things, protocols and procedures for quickly communicating to staff, students, parents, and emergency responders that a crisis situation exists; procedures for minimizing the risk of physical harm to students and staff in the event of exposure to a hazard(s); and protocols for responding to emergencies that require prompt and orderly actions, such as fires. Schools must also conduct regular fire and security drills, such as non-fire evacuations, bomb threats, lockdown, and active shooter situations.
1. The protection of the health, safety, security and welfare of the school population;
2. The prevention of, intervention in, response to and recovery from emergency and crisis situations;
3. The establishment and maintenance of a climate of civility; and
4. Supportive services for staff, students and their families.
The SSSP must contain, among other things, protocols and procedures for quickly communicating to staff, students, parents, and emergency responders that a crisis situation exists; procedures for minimizing the risk of physical harm to students and staff in the event of exposure to a hazard(s); and protocols for responding to emergencies that require prompt and orderly actions, such as fires. Schools must also conduct regular fire and security drills, such as non-fire evacuations, bomb threats, lockdown, and active shooter situations.
Drills
NJ State Law 18A:41-1 states that every school shall have at least one fire drill and one school security drill each month.
School Security Drill: An exercise, other than a fire drill, to practice procedures that respond to an emergency situation including, but not limited to, a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation and that is similar in duration to a fire drill. |
Training
NJ State Law 18A:41-7.2 states a chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall ensure that all full-time teaching staff members are provided with training on school safety and security that includes instruction on school security drills.
Employee training on school safety and security plans 6A:16-5.1(d) The district board of education shall develop and provide an in-service training program for all district board of education employees to enable them to recognize and appropriately respond to safety and security concerns, including emergencies and crises, consistent with the district board of education’s plans, procedures and mechanisms for school safety and security and the provisions of this section. |
MOA
Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials (MOA) N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6.2(b) 13i, ii.
The MOA has been designed to ensure cooperation between law enforcement and education officials and ultimately to protect the educational environment. The initial model MOA was drafted by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Department of Law and Public Safety in 1988. The intent was to foster cooperation between local law enforcement and school districts to combat the growing problem of student alcohol consumption and substance abuse. Today the MOA outlines procedures for schools and law enforcement to follow in response to any type of safety and security issue that may occur at school. |