·Emergency/crisis

plansare updated at each school every year. Preparedness includes securing

doors and lockdown procedures; use of emergency communications, two-way

radios, call-back intercom system in every classroom, megaphones, and

telephones; and practice drills (fire, tornado, and intruder alert). At

the beginning of the school year, principals inform staff, students, and

parents of their alternate site, crisis communication plan, and safety

precautions.

·Security

equipmenthas been placed in all schools and on some buses. Two Resource

Officers are assigned to the Transportation Department to ensure safety

on the buses.

·Counselors,

school social workers, school psychologists, and resource officersare

available at all schools to help students build relationships and cope

with school issues. Students are encouraged to report any activities that

are out of the ordinary or that threaten people or property. School psychologists

have been trained on the National Organization of Victims Assistance Crisis

Intervention Model to be better equipped in caring and responding to students'

emotional needs.