NCJ Number
53429
Editor(s)
H J REED
Date Published
1978
Length
54 pages
Annotation
THIS SEATTLE (WASH.) SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR PEACEFUL DESEGREGATION DETAILS PROCEDURES FOR SCHOOL SECURITY, CRISIS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, AND HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING FOR STAFF.
Abstract
BESIDES OUTLINING POLICY AND PROCEDURAL STEPS REGARDING SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, AND MAINTENANCE, ETC., THIS PLAN CONSIDERS SCHOOL SECURITY AND POLICE-SCHOOL RELATIONS. THE DISTRICT UTILIZES SECURITY MONITOR PERSONNEL AND SECURITY OFFICERS WHO ROUTINELY FILE REPORTS ON INCIDENTS, STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR AND TRUANCY, AND MINOR THEFT. A STATEMENT IS PROVIDED ON AREAS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICE, POLICE ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS, INTERROGATION AND PURSUIT OF STUDENT SUSPECTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND POLICE DECISIONMAKING POWERS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. STEPS ARE DESCRIBED FOR ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM PREVENTION MEASURES AGAINST CRISIS INCIDENTS AND CRIME, SUCH AS REMAINING AWARE OF ALL STUDENT COMPLAINTS AND MEETING REGULARLY WITH DISSIDENT STUDENTS. PROCEDURES ARE ALSO DETAILED FOR RESPONDING TO A CRISIS AT HAND. TROUBLEMAKING STUDENTS SHOULD BE ISOLATED AND LISTENED TO, BUT IN THE EVENT OF FIGHTS, ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE SUSPENDED AND THEIR PARENTS NOTIFIED THAT THEY ARE TO COME FOR A CONFERENCE AS SOON SOON AS POSSIBLE. CRISIS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION TEAMS CONDUCT WORKSHOPS IN CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND STAFF TEAM BUILDING. A HUMAN SERVICE RELATIONS INSERVICE TRAINING UNIT PROVIDES REGULAR HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS SESSIONS WITH ALL STAFF. (DAG)