School District of Clayton

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School District of Clayton

• Safety and Security
• P.O. Dan Hegger Clayton Police Department
• Dr. Don Rugraff School District of Clayton
• September 26, 2007

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Overview of Security

• Visitors
• Surveillance Cameras
• Communications
• Response Teams
• Emergency Procedures
• Emergency Training
• Building Identification
• Faculty/Staff/Student Responsibilities

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Visitor Check - In

• All visitors are required to sign in at the main
  office of all buildings. Some schools provide
  visitor badges for guests.
• Visitors are required to sign out when leaving
  the buildings.
• Faculty and staff have been told to direct
  visitors in the building to the main office and
  report any suspicious individuals or observations.

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Video Surveillance

• Video cameras are installed in all district
  buildings (except Admin).
• Video camera's are connected to servers that
  record video on hard drives. The video cameras
  are motion activated.
• Viewing of video footage is done via computer on
  the districts network.
• Several illegal incidents have been solved by
  reviewing the video camera footage.

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Card Access to Buildings

• Card readers are currently being installed in all
  district buildings.
• Card Readers will provide faculty and staff
  entrance to the buildings without the need for
  keys.
• The card reader system will record/log each entry
  into a building.
• Cards can be immediately disabled when reported
  lost or stolen.

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Response Teams

• Each school has staff members assigned to a
  Response Team.
• Most members of response teams are trained in
  First Aid, CPR, and AED.
• Most members of response teams have emergency
  medical kits to respond with.
• Response Team members deploy to the designated
  area per PA announcements.

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Emergency Procedures

• Each school has individualized procedures for the
  various emergency situations.
• Indoor procedures include lockdown, tornado, and
  earthquake.
• Outdoor procedures for evacuations include fire,
  gas leak, bomb, or post earthquake.
• Emergency Supplemental Information is brought to
  the evacuation sites.
• PDAs are used by several staff members which
  contain pertinent student information.

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Evacuation Routes
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Tornado Routes
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Communications

• Each school has two-way radios that are used for
  daily communication and during an emergency
  situation.
• Administrators, Maintenance, and SROs have cell
  phones to communicate with in the event two-way
  radio service is disrupted.

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Emergency TrainingBuildings

• Building principals are required to conduct 10
  emergency drills per year.
• Drills are documented and made available for
  review by the Clayton Fire Department.
• Each building has staff members that are trained
  in First Aid, CPR and the use of the AED.
• Other school emergency training takes place
  throughout the year on site and off site.

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Emergency TrainingDistrict Safety Coordinator
Tim Wonish

• Works with building principals in emergency
  management planning.
• Has knowledge of utilizes federal, state, and
  local school violence prevention programs and
  resources.
• Participates in table top exercises with outside
  agencies including threat assessments.
• Networks with other districts to enhance district
  emergency plans.
• Responsible for overseeing inspections pertaining
  to physical safety, including building and ground
  inspections.
• NCI Training (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention)
• Communicates dates and times of training to
  building principals and encourages them to send
  staff members to training.

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Emergency TrainingClayton Police

• Clayton Police Officers conduct periodic training
  in the school building when not in session.
• Scenario based training is done to better prepare
  officers.
• New officers are acclimated to the school
  buildings as part of their field training.
• Officers conduct active shooter training once a
  year.

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Emergency Training Teachers and Students

• Teacher and students take part in emergency
  drills throughout the year.
• Teachers convey and teach procedures to students
  based on the type of emergency situation.
• Follow up with staff takes place after each drill
  for assessment and recommendations for
  improvement.

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Building Identification

• All exterior doors and stairwells in the School
  District buildings are labeled for emergency
  purposes.
• Exterior doors are numbered and stairwells are
  lettered.
• Building CAD drawings and information are in each
  police vehicle readily accessible.

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Relationships

• Faculty, staff, and students are all regarded as
  trained observers.
• They are taught to look for suspicious people or
  things out of the ordinary and asked to report
  immediately to administration.
• Most importantly, the relationships built between
  students and staff is what keeps our schools safe.

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Recommendations

• Form a District Safety Committee
• Co-Chaired Don Rugraff Tim Wonish
• Consists of SROs, and a representative
  (Principal or Assistant Principal) from each
  building.
• Meet quarterly to address safety concerns in each
  building and ensure that there is consistency
  throughout the district for emergency
  preparedness and response.