School Safety Plan

Specific Requirements

Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, each school shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256.

Education Code Section 32286

Definitions

The dates on which the school safety plan was last reviewed, updated, and discussed with school faculty, as well as a brief description of the key elements included in the plan.

Guidelines and Data Sources

Safe Schools: A Planning Guide for Action, 2002 Edition provides a two-component model and step-by-step guidance for schools to develop a comprehensive safe school plan. It also reviews the legal requirements and the benefits of safety planning to help schools annually revise and amend their safe school plan. This document is available for ordering from CDE Press http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc/index.asp. Other resources related to school safety planning [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/vp/index.asp] are available.