1. SAFE SCHOOLS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION (S.A.V.E.)

2. Certification You will NOT receive a certificate.
A note will appear on your FLCC Transcripts next to this health class that you have completed this training.

3. Violence What is Violence? Is it new to Americans?
Do any of these create violence in America?
Guns
Divorce
Unemployment
Poverty
Diversity
Video Games
Music
Sports
Do other countries have these same issues but are less violent?
Why?

4. Project SAVE
At the close of the 2000 legislative session a bill was passed in New York state known as S.A.V.E.
SAVE addresses many important issues in education.
The following components must be included in each NYS school district to comply with this bill:

5. 1. School Safety Plan
Every district must develop a comprehensive district-wide safety plan.
It must include policies and procedures for responding to threats and acts of violence.
Prevention and Intervention strategies.
The “Umbrella” of all safety plans.

6. Policies and Procedures for:
Threats
Violence
Prevention and Intervention for:
Security training, Conflict resolution, Peer mediation, Youth courts, Extended day programs
Contacting Law Enforcement & Parents
Building Security
Early Detection
Responding to bomb threats, hostages, intruders, kidnappers
Improving communication among students and students with staff
Hall monitors and other school safety personnel
Annual training for staff and students

7. 2. Building Level Emergency Response Plan.
Includes policies and procedures for safe evacuation, transportation, sheltering
Designation of the emergency response team and post-incident response team
Internal and external communication system
Implementation of incident command system

8. Plan must include: Procedures for safe evacuation
Routes, shelters, medical needs, transportation, notification of parents
Floor plans, blueprints, road maps
Conduct Drills to test the plan
Securing and restricting access to school

9. 3. Code of Conduct
Each school must have a code of conduct to maintain order. Including:
Dress and language
Security
Removal from classroom
Discipline
Detention & suspension policies
Procedures for contacting parents and law enforcement
Suspension periods for disruptive and violent individuals

10. Disruptive & Violent Disruptive- Violent-
Is substantially disruptive of the education process or interferes with the teacher’s authority over the classroom.
Violent-
Commits an act of violence on a teacher, employee, or student
Has, displays, or threatens use of a gun, knife, or dangerous weapon
Destroys property of the school, teacher, or fellow student

11. 4. Teacher and Principal Authority
Allows teachers and principals to remove disruptive and violent students from the classroom consistent with the code of conduct
Principals can suspend students from school
Removal Procedures:
Teacher refers to administration
Administration can suspend up to 5 days without delegation from Board of Education
Procedures for continued education for removed pupil
Principal, parents, and student informed why student was removed

12. 5. Violent Incident Reporting
Schools must report annually to the NYS commisioner of education:
Number of violent incidences
Types of violence
Number of suspensions
Locations
Weapons
Actions taken by school
Ages and grades

13. 6. Character Education
Schools must teach civility, citizenship, and character education in K-12
Honesty
Tolerance
Responsibility
Respect
Laws & Rules
Courtesy
Dignity
Other positive traits

14. 7. Health Curriculum
The board of regents must review the Health curriculum to ensure that students have sufficient time and instruction to develop skills to address issues of violence prevention and mental health

15. 8. Violence Prevention Education
The NYS Comissioner must develop and distribute a violence prevention package to schools for use in health and related areas

16. 9. Violence Prevention Training
Every year there must be a superintendents conference day to address and review violence prevention education
All individuals who are seeking to get certified as a teacher, coach, or employee must complete this 2 hour violence prevention training

17. 10. Whistle Blower Protection
An employee may not be disciplined or fired for reporting any violent incident and they are protected from any civil liability

18. 11. Fingerprinting
All new school employees must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check
May cost around $100 and can be performed at a local BOCES, District Office, or Police Station

19. 12. Assaults on Teachers Is a Class D Felony
The sentence for Class D felony offenses is determined by the court but will not less than 2 years or be more than 7 years. The minimum and maximum sentence for felony offenses can be enhanced for any crime of a violent nature or one with aggravated circumstances, and reduced for mitigating circumstances. When determining a sentence the court takes into account the nature of the crime and the character and history of the offender. Juvenile offenders face up to four years imprisonment for Class D felonies.

20. 13. Child Abuse Reporting
All school district employees and SUNY students are Mandated Reporters
Defines Child Abuse
Requires immediate reporting of reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect has occurred

21. 14. Prohibit Silent Resignations
School districts can not allow a person to resign rather than disclosing allegations of child abuse and violence
This is punishable as a Class E felony. Up to 4 years in jail and a $20 thousand dollar fine
Individuals who report in good faith can not get in trouble for doing so

22. 16. Court Notification
Requires courts to notify schools about juvenile delinquency adjudications
Coordination between the juvenile justice system and schools
Not part of permanent record
Information can be used in the execution of a student’s educational plan
A student can get in trouble at school for acting negatively in his or her community

23. Risk Factors Individual Hyperactivity, restless, risk taker Aggressive
Early initiation of violent behavior
Antisocial
Deviant attitude

24. Risk Factors Family Criminal Parents Child Abuse
Poor family management
Low parental involvement and bonding
Parental substance abuse
Parent-child separation

25. Risk Factors School Academic Failure Low Bonding to school
Truancy or dropping out
Frequent school transitions

26. Risk Factors Peers Community Delinquent siblings Gang membership
Delinquent friends
Community
Poverty
Disorganized
Guns & Drugs
Adults involved in crime
Violence and racial prejudice

27. Situation-1
What if a student makes a threat with the absence of imminent danger?
Ex. “I hate Billy! I’m going to kill that kid after school”.

28. Appropriate Response Do not dismiss the threat as idle talk
Immediately talk with the student
If they refuse to talk, is argumentative, defensive, or continue to express violent thoughts or plans, arrange for an immediate evaluation by a qualified mental health professional (school psychologist).
Do not leave them alone
Contact local persons according to your School Safety Plan. Counselor, parents, principal, or police if needed.

29. Situation-2
What if the student makes a threat that puts everyone at danger and they have a dangerous weapon?

30. Appropriate Response This is an emergency
Alert administration and enact your Schools Emergency Response Plan
Should include contacting police, school psychologist, local mental health agencies, & parents or guardians
Keep your distance and stay behind a barrier
Do not be aggressive
Realize you are not in control of the situation and avoid projecting authority
Time is your friend- it can possibly diffuse the situation until police or a school psychologist arrives

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