School Safety and Security Coordinator Duties
Per
Section 1309-B of the PA Public School Code of 1949, coordinators are required to oversee all school police officers, school resource officers, school security guards and policies and procedures in the school entity and report directly to the chief school administrator.
In addition, coordinators have the following specific duties:
(1) Review the school entity's policies and procedures relative to school safety and security and compliance with Federal and State laws regarding school safety and security.
(2) Coordinate training and resources for students and school entity staff in matters relating to situational awareness, trauma-informed approaches, behavioral health awareness, suicide and bullying awareness, substance abuse awareness and emergency procedures and training drills, including fire, natural disaster, active shooter, hostage situation and bomb threat. hhewi
(3) Coordinate school safety and security assessments as necessary.
(4) Serve as the school entity liaison with the committee, the department, law enforcement and other organizations on matters of school safety and security.
(5) Make a report no later than June 30, 2019, and each June 30 thereafter, to the school entity's board of directors on the school entity's current safety and security practices that identify strategies to improve school safety and security. The report shall be presented to the school entity's board of directors at an executive session of the school entity's board of directors. The report shall be submitted to the committee and shall not be subject to the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(6) Coordinate a tour of the school entity's buildings and grounds biennially or when a building is first occupied or reconfigured with the law enforcement agencies and first responders that are primarily responsible for protecting and securing the school entity to discuss and coordinate school safety and security matters.
Pursuant to
Article XIII-E (Threat Assessment) of the PA Public School Code, individuals appointed to serve as School Safety and Security Coordinators must also be a member of their school entity's established Threat Assessment Team(s).