1. Preparing Students for Life’s Challenges Topics in School Safety
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Mike Donlin
The School Safety Center

2. The School Safety Center
Topics in School Safety
Introductions
- You & Me -
- Today
The School Safety Center
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Preparing Students for Life’s Challenges

3. School Safety Advisory Committee
Topics in School Safety
School Safety Advisory Committee
As defined by the School Safety Advisory Committee, the term “school safety” refers to and includes the critical and necessary environment in which effective teaching and learning can take place.
School safety supports student learning by creating and promoting a physically, emotionally, socially, and academically secure climate for students, staff, and visitors.
NOTES
- Lots of talk ‘around’ school safety; no definition ‘til now.

4. Tiers of Prevention & Interventions
Topics in School Safety
Prevention & Intervention
“Prevention” before “Intervention”
Tiers of Prevention & Interventions
NOTES
- Lots of talk ‘around’ school safety; no definition ‘til now.

5. Topics in School Safety
School Safety Center
- Behavior Reports - Safety Manual
- Bullying & Harassment - Mapping/Emergency Response
- Cyberbullying & Dig./Internet Safety
- Discipline-Conduct - SOS for Youth
- Emergency Preparedness - Spanish Lang. Resources
- Gangs in Schools - Suicide Prevention
- Healthy Youth Survey - Threat Assessment
- Juvenile Sex Offenders/School - Training & PD
- LGBTQ Support - Truancy (Becca)
- Pandemic Flu - Weapons & Schools
- Youth Safety –
Addit. Info
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Pages on the School Safety Center site.
We’ll hit some of the ‘hot topics’ today.

6. Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying - RCW 28A.300.285
Topics in School Safety
Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying
- RCW 28A
Policy & Procedure
Compliance Officers
Training
- SSHB 1163
Anti-HIB Work Group
NOTES
2003; 2007, 2010 – HIB Legislation
2011 – Work Group

7. Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying
Topics in School Safety
Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying
RCW 28A
“Harassment, intimidation or bullying” means any intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical act [which]
a) Physically harms a student or damages the student’s property; or
b) Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s education; or
c) Is so severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating or threatening educational environment; or
d) Has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school.
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WA State definition of H I B
NB: “or”

8. Bullying Bullying exists when
Topics in School Safety
Bullying
Bullying is
when a student or students are being exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students.
Bullying exists when
there is intentional harm-doing
where a negative action
is repeated over time;
and there is an imbalance of power
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- Best practice definition of “bullying”

9. Cyberbullying - RCW 28A.300.285 – HIB
Topics in School Safety
Cyberbullying
- RCW 28A – HIB
- Protecting Children in the 21st Century - CIPA/Erate
- RCW Cyberstalking
NOTES
Cyberbullying included in 2007 – “electronic forms of HIB”
Protecting Children – Fed. Law – 2008
Requires a change in Board policy to be CIPA/Erate compliant
- Cyberstalking – is a Class C Felony

10. Topics in School Safety
Cyberbullying
Bullying:
Intentional, repeated, negative behavior toward another/others,
involving a lack of empathy and an imbalance of power.
Using the Internet or other mobile devices to send or post harmful or cruel text or images to bully others.
Nancy Willard, Director, Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
Cyberbullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices Sameer Hinduja & Justin Patchin, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard
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- Questions on whether / when / how to deal with off-campus activity

11. Topics in School Safety
Sexting
Sexting is not a singular thing. It covers a range of possible actions and motivations.
Let’s define the term:
Sexting is online communication involving
- youth produced sexually explicit or suggestive images
- created and shared through the use of personal communication technologies.
Finkelhor, et al, CACRC, UNH, 2011
NOTES
NB: this definition is used for K-12 environments
Comes from CACRC

12. Sexting Done for a number of reasons:
Topics in School Safety
Sexting
Done for a number of reasons:
- a 21st C: you-show-me-yours-I’ll-show-you-mine,
- generating or maintaining romantic interest,
- more malicious, criminal or abusive reasons: cyberbullying, threats, extortion, child pornography, etc.
Sexting response requires clear policies & procedures, common sense, compassion and a known plan of action.
NOTES
- Not all sexting is cyberbullying

13. - RCW 28A.600.455 Gang activity – suspension/expulsion
Topics in School Safety
Gangs in Schools
- RCW 28A Gang activity – suspension/expulsion
- RCW 9.94A Street gang definitions
- RCW 28A Task Force
- Data,
- Policy Guidance,
- Training
NOTES
Gang activity in schools – not the same as street gang activity.
- Students first

14. Topics in School Safety
Gangs in Schools
RCW 28A
(1) A student who is enrolled in a public school or an alternative school may be suspended or expelled if the student is a member of a gang and knowingly engages in gang activity on school grounds.      (2) "Gang" means a group which:
(a) Consists of three or more persons;
(b) has identifiable leadership; and
(c) on an ongoing basis, regularly conspires and acts in concert mainly for criminal purposes.
NOTES
- Not a lot of ‘meat’ here

15. Topics in School Safety
Gangs in Schools
RCW 9.94A.030
“Criminal gang” means a group or association of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having:
1. a common name or common identifying sign(s) or symbol(s),
2. an identifiable, overt or covert leadership, organizational or command structure,
3. as one of its primary activities the commission of criminal acts,
4. individual or collective engagement in a pattern of criminal activity,
5. as one of its primary objectives or activities the commission of one or more, underlying crimes, including acts by juveniles that would be underlying crimes if committed by adults.
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- Students first

16. - RCW 28A.600.455 Gang activity – suspension/expulsion
Topics in School Safety
Gangs in Schools
- RCW 28A Gang activity – suspension/expulsion
- RCW 9.94A.030 Street gang definitions
- RCW 28A Task Force
- Data
- Policy Guidance
- Training
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17. Gangs in Schools - Draft Guidance Language – In Progress
Topics in School Safety
Gangs in Schools - Draft Guidance Language – In Progress
Gang Definition – for gang activity in schools
Gang Membership – descriptors for schools
Gang Activity in schools:
….suggests a pattern of prohibited behavior by a student gang member or members….interfere with the educational process or disrupt the educational environment….
Gang activity : a pattern of prohibited behavior…
- any act that is a rule/policy violation and that is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang…..to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct ….in school
- HIB, violence, vandalism…
- colors, signs, symbols…..
Prevention-Intervention-Cooperation Efforts
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18. Emergency Preparedness - RCW 28A.320.125 - Safe School Plans:
Topics in School Safety
Emergency Preparedness
- RCW 28A Safe School Plans:
requires that all schools have at least six fire evacuation drills, one lockdown drill, one shelter-in-place drill, and one drill using the school mapping system each year.
Defining the Terms - Shelter-in-Place
- Lockdown
- Sheltering for Weather & Other Emergencies
Natural Disaster Preparedness
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19. 1. Impact of school safety & climate on academics/graduation rates
Topics in School Safety
Awareness Raising:
1. Impact of school safety & climate on
academics/graduation rates
2. SEL - Social Emotional Learning
3. A Tiered Approach
4. Training needs
NEW AWARENESS:
5. Trafficking / CSEC
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20. School Safety Center Review:
Topics in School Safety
School Safety Center
Review:
- Behavior Reports aSafety Manual
aBullying & Harassment - Mapping/Emergency Response
aCyberbullying & Dig./Internet Safety
- Discipline-Conduct - SOS for Youth
aEmergency Preparedness - Spanish Lang. Resources
aGangs in Schools X Suicide Prevention X
- Healthy Youth Survey - Threat Assessment
- Juvenile Sex Offenders/School - Training & PD
- LGBTQ Support - Truancy (Becca)
- Pandemic Flu - Weapons & Schools
aYouth Safety –
Addit. Info
NOTES
Ones we specifically addressed
NB: LGBTQ , weapons, Becca, Suicide, threat assessment….. All overlap when looking at safe schools

21. Topics in School Safety
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22. The School Safety Center
Topics in School Safety
Mike Donlin
Program Supervisor
The School Safety Center
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