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Safe and Secure Schools

The Safe and Secure Schools Unit in Kansas helps school districts create and implement standards for infrastructure protection, security technology systems, crisis plans, training and exercises, and firearm safety education programs. They also provide regional workshops and assistance with compliance to ensure schools are prepared for all hazards.

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Safe and Secure Schools

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  1. Safe and Secure Schools Safe and Secure Schools Unit

  2. Introductions Executive Committee: Kansas State Department of Education Kansas Highway Patrol Kansas Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism Kansas Fire Marshal Kansas Bureau of Investigation Kansas Adjutant General Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kansas Attorney General Kansas Division of Emergency Management

  3. Initial Planning phase Safe School Unit break down requirements SB 109 sec 76 • Create Standards • Create Compliance criteria • Acceptable verbiage for educators

  4. Vetting Process Internal Executive Committee Superintendents Local Law Enforcement SRO’s/School Police Depts. County Emergency Management 22 total school districts visited during the vetting process.

  5. Standards 1. Infrastructure Protection 2. Security Technology System 3. Interoperable Communication Matrix with Law Enforcement and first responders 4. Communication network (outside of school)

  6. Standards 5. Crisis Plan The Crisis Plan is all‐hazard in nature addressing the four phases of emergency management (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery). The Crisis Plan is reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The Crisis Plan is developed by a school safety planning team, representative of essential school stakeholder’s, including local first responders. (see attached in guidance booklet)

  7. Standards 6. Training and Exercises 7. Crisis Drill (4 –fire, 3-tornado (during tornado season) and 9-crisis drills) 8. Procedures for ensuring there is accountability for adopting and implementing school safety and security plans in accordance with standards adopted by BOE. 9. Firearm Safety Education Programs • K-5: Eddie Eagle gun safe program (NRA) • 6-12: Hunters Education Program (KWPT) • Other evidence based programs

  8. Training Regional Workshops Compliance to Standards Creating, Maintaining and Implementing Crisis Plans Training, collaboration, and questions should be handled at LOCAL level! • People rise or fall based on the level of their training. (Archilochus) • During a CRISIS (Emergency) one does not think or have anything but GROSS motor skills.

  9. Senate Bill 128 Crisis Drills Under the direction of the Fire Marshall 4-Fire Drills 2 -Tornado Drills (Sept. and March) Under the direction of the Safe and Secure School Unit at least 3-crisis drills Manner in which such crisis drills are conducted may be subject to approval by the Safe and Secure Schools Unit.

  10. Every day is a “game day” Mentally prepare for crisis’s Physically prepare for crisis’s Rural circumstances “Hold your own”

  11. Mental Health Key component in school safety. Parkland Survivors – 1 year later

  12. CDC report- Suicide Deaths across States • KS had the 5th largest increase in suicide deaths between 1999-2016 (45%) • 54% of the suicide deaths investigated did not have a known mental health condition at the time of death • Other life stressors were contributing factors such as relationship problems, criminal/legal, housing loss or impending crisis (No coping).

  13. 2018 Kansas Student-Reported Suicide Thoughts, Plans and Attempts

  14. Suicide rate for Kansas 2nd leading cause of death for children ages 10-22 yrs old.

  15. Cyberbullying K.S.A. 72-8205 K.S.A. 72-8256….each school district shall adopt and implement a plan to address bullying while utilizing school property, in school vehicles, school sponsored events. Cyberbullying in ANY FORM….bullying by use of an electronic communication devise through means including, but not limited to, e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, mobile phones, online games and websites.

  16. Chronic catastrophic mistakes Parkland, FL, Feb. 2018 • http://projects.sun-sentinel.com/2018/sfl-parkland-school-shooting-critical-moments/ • NOProfile for an active shooter Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety • https://www2.ed.gov/documents/school-safety/school-safety-report.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= • 177 pages: Build and maintain positive relationships.

  17. Website https://www.ksde.org/Kansas-Safe-Schools

  18. Suspicious Activity report

  19. Common language Use common language during crisis drills. Use common language regarding crisis drills. Approval of moving from active shooter to active assailant(s).

  20. Contact us: Susan McMahan John Calvert School Safety Specialist School Safety Specialist (785) 296-4946 (785) 296-7056 smcmahan@ksde.orgjcalvert@ksde.org https://www.ksde.org/Kansas-Safe-Schools Mission Statement To assist school districts by helping them build solid foundations of readiness, security and resiliency to withstand ALL-Hazards and anything man-made (intentional or unintentional).

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