1. New Jersey Department of Education
Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning (OSPEP) NJ State Board of Education July 13, Ben Castillo, Director Jeff Gale, Investigator

2. OSPEP Division of Field Services
Robert Bumpus, Assistant Commissioner
Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance
Robert Cicchino, Director
Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning
Ben Castillo, Director

3. Regions Thomas Gambino, Ed.D.
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris,
Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren
Jeff Gale and Lisa Angelini
Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex,
Monmouth, Somerset
James Corbley and Garry Hodge
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem
$732, USDOE Grant

4. Strategic Goal
Increase protection of students, staff, and facilities by:
Preventing violence
Reducing vulnerability
Enhancing response capabilities
Maximize recovery & resiliency

5. Primary Objectives Training Technical assistance On-site visits
Development of high quality emergency plans & drills
Increase collaboration
Source for promising & best practices
NJ Domestic Security & Preparedness Task Force
School Security Task Force
560 Drill Observations
44 Conferences
78 Other presentations – Prof. Dev. sessions, parent groups,
17 EOP Reviews
NJ Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force
Best Practices Guidelines
Minimum Requirements
School Security Task Force Recommendations

7. N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.1 School Safety and Security Plan Requirements
Comprehensive written plans
Annual review & update
Dissemination to all district employees
In-service training for all employees

8. N.J.S. 18A:41-1 NJ School Drill Law
1 school security drill each month
Minimum of 2 each, per year
Active shooter
Evacuation (non-fire)
Bomb threat
Lockdown
1st drill within 15 days of start of school year
In addition to monthly fire drills
Other drills
Shelter in place
Reverse evacuation
Testing of communication system & procedures
Table top exercise
Full scale exercise
48 hour prior notification to emergency responders

9. Why we drill today

10. Mass Shootings on Rise (WSJ 9-24-14)
Study of 160 Active Shooter Incidents in the US between
99% incidents involved a single shooter
96% the shooter is male
94% first shoots a family member
40% incidents, the shooter committed suicide
28% incidents, the shooter was killed at the scene by police
16% incidents, the shooter fled the scene before police arrived
60% of these incidents ended before police arrived
24% educational settings
1043 Casualties
486 Killed
557 Injured

11. New Jersey Department of Education - Office of School Preparedness & Emergency Planning

12. New Jersey Department of Education - Office of School Preparedness & Emergency Planning

13. Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Non-Active Shooter
There have been 130 school shooting incidents during the same time period studied in the FBI report.
These incidents did not meet the US DHS definition of an “Active Shooter”, whereas the victims were not always randomly selected.
Each year in the United States, nearly ONE MILLION students bring a firearm to school
Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

14. Classroom Security
The most immediate threat to the safety and security of students and staff is an armed intruder inside the building.
Initiating a LOCKDOWN is considered the best practice to address this scenario.

15. The School