- 1.MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-61SCHOOL POLICIESFILE:
CRISIS POLICY PLAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLANMOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT 62-6MOBRIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTAThis document will serve as a
plan of action for a collaborative team approach to handle a crisis
in the Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 if such a crisis
occurs.The key elements of this plan include the following: 1.
Keeping our students and staff safe and out of harms way. 2.
Dealing effectively and fairly with the news media. 3. Stopping the
rumor mill (internally and externally). 4. Informing district
staff. 5. Identifying the specific role of each member of the
school staff during a crisis.This plan provides for crisis
communication strategies, which include the following: 1. Procedure
to alert and communicate immediately about the crisis, its
management andour school district response. 2. Establishing a
spokesperson. 3. Process to determine and verify the facts. 4.
Follow-up information and actions to be taken by the district
during a crisis.All school district employees must be familiar with
the contents of this plan. In the absence of directives from
his/her supervisor, each school district employee is authorized to
implement prudent action to save lives and mitigate the effects of
a disaster or crisis situation. In all cases the school district
employee must notify his/her supervisor as soon as possible after
proper care is administered to protect the school community.The
Mobridge-Pollock School District #62-6 is committed to preventing
crisis situations by providing for the emotional health of our
students. Therefore, this plan also includes warning signs of
trouble in young people and skills which staff can use to address
individual student needs. Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption
Date: October 9, 2006
2. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-6 2SCHOOL POLICIESFILE:
CRISIS POLICY PLANWARNINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:Building
Announcements: All warnings and or announcements will be given by
the BUILDING PRINCIPAL. The building principal shall use his/her
best judgment in the proper dissemination of information related to
the specific crisis. Announcements to employees and students may be
given via a written announcement, intercom message, or by human
messenger. Students are not to be used in carrying out this process
unless there is no other way to transfer the warning or
announcement. The building principal will announce SPECIFIC ACTIONS
that shall be taken to protect the safety and well-being of the
school community as a routine part of these warnings and
announcements. (Fire, Code Black and Tornado drills will be
routinely held and instructions will be given in each building
pertinent to these drills at the beginning of the school
year.)Press Releases: All press releases will be given by the
BUILDING PRINCIPAL. Press releases will be timely. They shall be
specific in nature and shall not embellish the situation. Students
shall not be interviewed on school premises. Cameras will not be
allowed in the school buildings and the media will be asked to show
consideration for the emotional and education interests of the
students and their families.Employee Warnings and Announcements:
Employees shall observe strict confidentiality in sharing pertinent
information relative to the safety of the school community.
Employees shall either inform the building principal or guidance
counselor immediately if he/she is aware of a crisis situation that
may jeopardize the safety of an individual student or employee of
the school district. Disciplinary and guidance referrals shall be
used under ordinary circumstances to relay information of
importance about student behavior to the building principal and
guidance counselor.Guidelines For Secretary: Calls or visits to the
school referring to the current crisis shall be referred to the
building principal. If the building principal is not available, the
referral should be made to the school superintendent. Review Date:
September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 3.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-6 3SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLAN CRISIS MANAGEMENTCrisis Response Intervention Team: The
crisis response intervention team is a group of concerned school
district employees and appropriate community members from the
Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 selected to assist in a
crisis situation. Appropriate in- service training will be provided
for the entire staff and a special training will be developed as
needed for the team members. The building principal and
superintendent will determine the extent of the crisis and decide
on the severity of the crisis. They will decide if the crisis team
shall become involved. The level of involvement will depend on the
severity of the crisis. Crisis Response Team Meeting: The crisis
response intervention team should meet soon after a crisis to
evaluate the process and make any changes. The crisis response
intervention team should meet at least twice each year to evaluate
the crisis management plan. The building principal shall be
responsible to schedule these meetings. Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 4. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-64SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN DEFINITION
OF TERMSCrisis: For the purpose of this manual, a crisis is a state
of temporary upset and disorganization affecting a persons health,
education, or welfare in such a way so that the person is
restricted in his/her ability to carry out appropriate and expected
functions and activities.Crisis Management: This is a process
directed at securing or providing for the physical safety,
psychological support, and/or educational assistance needed by
those affected by a crisis so that they are better able to resume
the function and activities normally expected of them.Networking:
Networking means that the full resources of the community are made
available according to the needs created by the crisis.Crisis
Prevention: This shall include the programs, activities, and
procedures intended to: (a) reduce the likelihood that a person
will experience and/or precipitate a crisis; and, (b) prepare a
person to cope with a crisis with minimal adverse
effects.Postvention: This is the procedure to deal with the
emotional aftermath of a crisis. Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 5. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-65SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLANROUTINE
BUILDING SECURITY PROCEDURES:1. Securing Exterior Doors: A. During
the instructional day, all exterior doors remain locked except for
the mainentrance of all buildings. Each building principal will
establish a plan for maintainingindividual building security. Those
security measures will be disseminated to allappropriate personnel.
B. Custodians are responsible for limiting access to buildings not
authorized for use at afterschool and evening activities and during
days before and after school. Furthermore,custodians are
responsible to assure that all exterior doors remain locked and
operational. C. All advisors, coaches and school/community groups
utilizing school buildings after hoursand on weekends are
responsible for re-securing doors, limiting participant access to
thebuildings, assuring that the buildings are clear and locked
prior to leaving the building. D. No one is authorized at any time
to wedge open any door to allow individuals access toany school
district building. Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date:
October 9, 2006 6. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-66SCHOOL
POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN PARENTS, VENDORS AND OTHER
VISITORS TO BUILDING SITES:A. All visitors are required to report
directly to the building office to visit in a school
districtbuilding. (Employees must ask visitors if they have checked
in with the office if visitorsare observed in the hallways at any
time. Employees must verify their contact withvisitors in the
building office either by intercom or personal contact as soon as
possible). B. All visitors are required to report directly to the
main building office upon leaving thebuilding. The office secretary
shall keep a written log of each visitor. C. Substitute teachers,
student teachers and guest speakers must check in with the
buildingoffice to be identified by either the office secretary or
building principal. A written logwill be kept of visitors. D. All
visitors will sign the visitor log and check-in and check-out in
the appropriate spotupon each visit. E. Each building site will
install the necessary signs to assure visitors ready access to
officelocations and specific instructions within each of the
buildings. Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9,
2006 7. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-67SCHOOL POLICIESFILE:
CRISIS POLICY PLANEMERGENCY BUILDING SECURITY PROCEDURES (CODE
BLACK)The building principal will call for the CODE BLACK if there
is a threat of bodily harm to school district students and or
employees. This notice shall be given via the intercom or by
messenger. A. The following notifications will occur immediately
upon implementing a CODEBLACK.-Law enforcement will be called
concerning the threat/crisis with a request for a policeofficer to
be present at the building site or sites.-The Crisis Response
Intervention Team will be notified immediately of the CodeBlack if
that status is implemented before there is a team meeting.-The
Crisis Response Intervention Team will notify the appropriate
entities according toAppendix A.-Notify student groups away from
the building site about their return to the building site.(Under a
CODE BLACK student groups away from the building site should not
bereturned to the building until directed to do so by the building
principal). B. The following actions will occur immediately upon
implementing a Code Black.-All exterior doors including the main
entrance to the building will be locked.-An adult monitor will be
assigned to the main entrance to screen individuals
requestingentrance to the building until a police officer arrives
to monitor the entrance to schooldistrict buildings.-All classroom
doors will be locked by staff; only via the intercom will the door
beauthorized to be opened during the CODE BLACK status; classes
will not leave theroom until released by the building principal or
his/her designee on the intercom.-Classroom teachers will take
attendance immediately to determine if there are studentsabsent
from their classroom. Names of those students absent from the
classroom shall bereported to the office via the e-mail.-The CODE
BLACK status will be removed by the building principal once
thethreat/crisis is determined to have passed.-A CODE BLACK
practice drill will be scheduled annually and will involve
allagencies that could actually become involved in a real
situation. A public announcementwill be given prior to the practice
drill to alert the community of the practice drill. Review Date:
September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 8.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-6 8SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLANINCIDENT/CRISES SCENARIOSA. Response to person with a
weapon or similar threat: When a threat of harm to students orstaff
is identified at any of the building sites by the building
principal, a CODEBLACK situation will be implemented immediately. A
CODE BLACK isimplemented at the sole discretion of the building
principal in emergency situations. If astaff member/student hears
gun shots or sees someone with a weapon in the building: Donot
investigate the matter-call into the office immediately to report
the incident-give adescription of the person and your location in
the building. The building principal willimplement the CODE BLACK.
Teachers should lock classroom doors and keepstudents in the room
and away from doors and windows. Physical Education staff andothers
in labs will take students to locker rooms or classrooms and lock
the doors.(Unless already outside) All personnel will wait for the
building principal to informthem staff or students will not respond
to any knocks on the door until released to doso by the office on
the intercom.B. Armed individual comes into the classroom: Try to
turn on the intercom to allow the office to hear the intercom. If
possible, notify the building principal by intercom or messenger.
Call CODE BLACK. Do as the gunman demands. Do not make sudden moves
which could frighten the subject. Never argue. Take your time. Keep
your students as calm as possible. Physical force should not be
used unless someones life is in imminent danger. Talk to the
gunman. Learn as much as possible about the individual. Keep the
gunmans attention on you, not on your students. If the gunman
starts shooting tell the students to get down and lie on the floor.
Try to take cover behind equipment if possible.C. Response to other
crises: The response to other crises at a building site may be
modifiedor tailored to fit the particular incident/crisis by the
building principal and/or the crisisresponse team. Review Date:
September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 9.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-6 9SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLAN DEALING WITH SUICIDE/DEATH-CRISIS INTERVENTIONThis
procedure shall be used to determine services available to members
of the Mobridge- Pollock School District #62-6 who demonstrate
suicidal thoughts, suicide threats, or suicide attempts and is to
be used in cases of suicide or other deaths.The most tragic aspect
of suicide is that SUICIDE CAN BE PREVENTED with early detection
and treatment. This is especially true since suicide is usually a
time limited problem occuring in crisis situations. Unfortunately,
to many young people, suicide becomes a permanent solution to a
temporary problem. Suicide prevention is everyones business and
responsibility. All threats, notes, or statements are to be taken
seriously.A SUICIDE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM will be formed at each
school building when a suicide related incident arises. The team
should be composed of an administrator, school nurse, counselor,
the adult person to whom the incident was reported, all of the
teachers who have daily contact with the person at risk. The team
will be augmented by members of the community as the situation
dictates; i.e. mental health personnel, law enforcement, clergy,
etc. The team shall evaluate the risks, make recommendations for
referral, record the action taken and follow up.If suicidal
behavior is admitted by a student, or reported by a student about
another student, parent, or sibling to a teacher, counselor,
administrator, or any support personnel, including secretaries and
custodians, they should follow the PROTOCOL GUIDES (Appendix A and
B) determined by the particular circumstance. Review Date:
September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 10.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-610SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLANGUIDELINES FOR SUICIDE/DEATH CRISIS POST-VENTIONIn the
event of a death of student(s) of staff in the Mobridge-Pollock
School District, the following guide should be used by the
staff:1.Notify the administrative team. 2.Contain the story and
protect the privacy of the family. 3.Verify the death and determine
whether the death was a suicide. 4.Convene the Crisis Response Team
to review plan of action. 5.Contact support personnel for
assistance in helping students with their grief. (Appenidx E) 6.
Prepare a formal statement to be read aloud to the students and
staff. 7. Conduct a staff meeting before school begins to share
with the staff facts of the death, the prepared statement and the
plan for helping the at-risk persons. 8. Inform the media that
information will only be available from the Building Principal or
the Superintendent. 9. Do not allow the media to interview any
student or staff on school ground during regular school hours. 10.
Try to get things back to normal as soon as possible.IN A SUICIDE
SITUATION, THE MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NOT: 1. Allow
anyone to describe the death as a suicide until verified. 2.
Describe suicide as a heroic or glorified act. 3. Fly the school
flag at half-mast. 4. Observe a moment of silence in the school to
glorify the deceased. 5. Have a memorial service at school or In
Memorial page in the yearbook. Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 11. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-6 11SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN DEALING
WITH GRIEFThe following information was developed to aid employees
in understanding the grieving process. l. Grief is a natural and
necessary reaction to a significant change or loss. 2. Grief is a
healthy, human response to many situations. 3. Grief is the best
way to accept your loss and help put it in perspective. It can help
youface the reality of your loss, and recover and grow through your
experiences. 4. Because everyone will experience a severe loss or
change, it is important to understandthe process of grief.Shock and
Denial: Your first reaction may be to deny your loss. This really
isnthappening. You may also experience shock, or emotional
numbness. It is important torealize that these are normal human
responses. Soon these feelings will pass and you willbe able to
deal with your loss.Anger: When you lose something precious it
hurts and may seem to be unfair. You mayfeel angry at family
members, yourself, or others for not preventing the loss. You
mayalso feel anger directed at the deceased for taking his/her life
and denying you theopportunity to enjoy life together.Guilt: It is
not unusual to blame yourself for something you did or didnt do
prior to yoursignificant loss. You must remember that you are
human, and there are many events thatare beyond your direct
control.Depression: You may feel physically and mentally drained
and unable to perform evensimple and routine tasks. Why bother,
thing will never be the same. Small steps withhigh success will
serve as the foundation toward becoming involved in life
again.Loneliness:You may feel lonely and afraid due to increased
responsibilities and changesin your social life. I just cant make
it on my own. As you create new coping skills foreach new challenge
and develop new friendships, you will learn to handle these
feelings.Hope: There will come a time when you will be able to
accept your loss. You willremember the experiences with less pain
and focus on a future filled with hope. You willrecover.ACTION
STEPS FOR DEALING WITH GRIEF-Verbalize your feelings. Write them
down. -Ask for help. -Accept help. -Do something special for
yourself or for someone else. -Get plenty of rest. -Keep yourself
in shape, both mentally and physically. See your doctor. -Establish
short-term goals. -Develop long-range goals.Review Date: September
11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 12. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-6 12SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN -See a
counselor. DEALING WITH OTHER CRISIS SITUATIONS(These may include
but are not limited to weapons possession, bomb threats,
explosions, fights, harassment, natural disasters, hostage
taking).Just as the school community should understand and practice
fire drill procedures routinely, they should also be aware of
responding to the presence of firearms and other weapons, severe
threats of violence, hostage situations, and other acts of terror.
The Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 will provide employees
and students with knowledge and understanding to these realities in
the following ways: -at least once each year provide an in-service
to explain and instruct employees and students on crisis procedure
and crisis prevention. (being observant, knowing when to get help,
modeling appropriate problem solving skills, anger management, and
conflict resolution). -review the school district crisis management
plan with employees and students each year. -practice responding to
the imminent warning signs of violence and instructing employees
each year on what they might do to prevent violent acts. Review
Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 13.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-613SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLANCRISIS PROCEDURE CHECKLISTThe building principal shall
be responsible to address each individual act considered a crisis.
The building principal shall be responsible for involving the
Crisis Response Intervention Team. The building principal will use
this step-by-step procedure after he/she has determined that a
crisis either may occur or has occurred.This Crisis Procedure
Checklist shall be followed in the order that it is written. ___
Assess life/safety issues immediately. ___ Provide immediate
emergency medical care. ___ Call 911 and the superintendent. ___
Convene the Crisis Response Intervention Team and implement crisis
response procedures and actions. ___ Evaluate available and needed
resources. ___ Alert school employees to the situation. ___ Secure
all areas of the building. ___ Implement evacuation or other
procedures to protect building occupants. ___ Implement evacuation
or other procedures to protect building occupants. ___ Notify
parents and media to prevent confusion and misinformation. ___
Contact appropriate community agencies to prepare for networking.
___ Implement postvention procedures.CONCLUSION:Crises that involve
sudden violence in our school community are traumatic because they
are rare and unexpected. Everyone in the school community is
touched in some way. Everyone in the school community can help
prevent such acts by maintaining a reasonable awareness to the
possibility of such occurrences.School safety is everyones
responsibility. School district employees, students, parents and
community members must work in harmony to provide a safe school
environment for our students and employees. Review Date: September
11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 14. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-6 14SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN Appendix A
BUILDING PRINCIPAL SuperintendentCrisis Employees Patrons Response
Team Police School Board Civil Defense DirectorMedia Ministerial
AssociationSocial Workers, Counselor Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 15. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-615SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLANPROTOCOL
GUIDEFOR SUICIDE CRISIS RESOURCE TEAM INTERVENTIONAT
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOLS1. Assure the person at risk is not left
alone. Arrange for friends, teachers, counselor, or administrator
to be with the person.a. If immediate physical harm is a potential,
or if emergency medical help is needed, the
ambulance/police/emergency number is 911 (or 845-5000). The
hospital number is 845-3692.2. Refer the person by contacting the
counselor or available administrator.(SEE 1a ABOVE)3. Counselor or
administrator will interview the student at risk. In their absence,
referring teachers may use S.L.A.P. or D.I.R.T. or another valid
tool to do so (See attachment).4. The interviewer will continue to
arrange for the person to not be left alone, and will convene the
crisis resource team. The crisis resource team, notified by the
counselor or administrator receiving the referral, will meet to
assess the risk and determine the action to be taken: a. parental
contact will be made in all cases, and parental input will be
solicited. b. referral c. other social agency(is) contacted (see
index) d. in-house counseling e. informing all school personnel f.
other**In the event that a suicide attempt or threat surfaces
during non-school hours (most suicides occur during this time) and
a school employee is involved, he/she will contact any of the
community/school resources that are available.5. If low risk is
present, the student may be allowed to continue his/her daily
schedule as usual. Contact of the schools crisis team should be
made and the case discussed.When the immediate crisis subsides, the
crisis team chair maintains contact with the student and follows up
any referrals with phone calls or other communication. Review Date:
September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 16.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-616SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLAN AT RISK PERSON IDENTIFIED EMERGENCY(911)Dont leave
alone POLICE(845-5000) emergency no emergencyAmbulance(911)refer to
counselor or admin Hospital(845-3692)for interview Emergency Agency
Emergency no emergencyProtocol Now in Effectconvene crisis team
determine riskhighlowcontact parents contact parentsdont leave
alone allow to return to routinereferral to discuss monitoring
options other agencies orparentsReceiving agency protocol In
EffectFollow-up & record contactsAfter crisis subsides team
maintains student contact, follow up referrals, record events.
Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 17.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-617SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS
POLICY PLAN BOMB THREAT POLICYThe Board recognizes that bomb
threats are a significant concern to the schools. Whether real and
carried out or intended as a prank or for some other purpose, a
bomb threat represents a potential danger to the safety and welfare
of students and staff and to the integrity of school property. Bomb
threats disrupt the instructional program and learning environment
and also place significant demands on school financial resources
and public safety services. These effects occur even when such
threats prove to be false.Any bomb threat will be regarded as an
extremely serious matter and treated accordingly. The Board directs
the Superintendent to react promptly and appropriately to
information concerning bomb threats and to initiate or recommend
suitable disciplinary action.A. Conduct ProhibitedNo person shall
make, or communicate by any means, whether verbal or non-verbal, a
threat that a bomb has been, or will be, placed on school premises.
Because of the potential for evacuation of the schools and other
disruption of school operations, placement of a bomb or of a
look-alike bomb on school premises will be considered a threat for
the purpose of this policy.It is also a violation of Board policy
to communicate by any means that any toxic or hazardous substance
or material has been placed, or will be placed, on school premises
with the intent to endanger the safety and welfare of students or
staff and/or to disrupt the operations of the schools. For the
purpose of this policy, toxic or hazardous substance or material
means any material or substance, including biomedical materials or
organisms, that, when placed as threatened, could be harmful to
humans.B. Definitions1. A bomb means an explosive, incendiary or
poison gas bomb, grenade, rocket,missile, mine, Molotov cocktail or
other destructive device. 2. A look-alike bomb means any apparatus
or object that conveys the appearance of abomb or other destructive
device. 3. A bomb threat is the communication, by any means,
whether verbal or nonverbal,that a bomb has been, or will be,
placed on school premises, including possession orplacement of a
bomb or look-alike bomb on school premises. 4. School premises
means any school property, school buses and any location whereany
school activities may take place. Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 18. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-6 18SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN C. Bomb
Threat Procedures 1. A bomb threat checklist will be located by all
phones within the Mobridge-PollockSchool District. The person
receiving the threat, wither by phone or other means,will follow
the procedures outlined on the checklist for the receiver of a bomb
threat.2. As soon as the building principal or superintendent is
notified of the threat, they willnotify other administrators and
custodians that a bomb threat has been received.Administrators will
then assess the threat and the building/buildings will
beimmediately evacuated.3. Administrators will visit each classroom
and occupied location in the building andwill notify staff members
to follow evacuation procedures as follows, unless it isdetermined
that faster evacuation is necessary. In which case, the fire alarm
will beactivated.4. Students will be instructed to evacuate the
building through the nearest exit and towalk in an orderly fashion
across the street or a similar distance if they exit from aside of
the building that does not have a street.5. Students and staff will
not take items such as book bags or books with them whenthey exit
the building.6. All staff members will make a quick assessment of
their work areas and hallways ontheir way out. If any staff members
notice anything suspicious they will report theirfindings to an
administrator or custodian as soon as possible.7. Administrators
and custodians will check the building to make sure all students
areevacuated.8. School staff will take students to a pre-determined
emergency site for theirattendance center.9. Teaching staff will
take roll to make sure that all students are accounted for once
theyarrive at a safe location.10. Concerned parents or guardians
should listen to KOLY Radio for informationconcerning the emergency
situation.11. A thorough search of the school buildings/grounds
will be conducted by personnelarranged by local law enforcement
officers.12. After the search is completed, the administration and
law enforcement will determinewhen to return the staff and students
to the school buildings.13. If it is determined that it is unsafe
to re-enter the buildings due to a suspiciousfinding, the following
procedures will be followed:a. School closing will be aired on the
Dakota Radio Group and KLND radio.b. Parents and guardians will be
asked to pick up their children (if they wouldnormally pick them
up) at one of the three locations.c. School dismissal time will
also be aired so that parents know what time to expectchildren at
home.Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006
19. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #62-619SCHOOL POLICIESFILE:
CRISIS POLICY PLAN D. Reporting of Bomb ThreatsA student who learns
of a bomb threat or the existence of a bomb on school premises must
immediately report such information to the building principal,
teacher or other employee in a position of authority.An employee of
the school unit who learns of a bomb threat shall immediately
inform the building administrator. The building administrator shall
immediately take appropriate steps to protect the safety of
students and staff in accordance with the Districts bomb threat
procedure, as developed under Section C, and inform the
Superintendent of the threat.All bomb threats shall be reported
immediately to the local law enforcement authority, as provided in
the bomb threat procedures.The Superintendent shall be responsible
for reporting any bomb threat to the Board of Education. Reports
will include the name of the school, the date and time of the
threat, the medium used to communicate the threat, and whether or
not the perpetrators have been apprehended.E. Student Discipline
ConsequencesMaking a bomb threat is a crime. Any students suspected
of making a bomb threat shall be reported to law enforcement
authorities for investigation and possible prosecution. Apart from
any penalty imposed by law, and without regard to the existence or
status of criminal charges, a student who makes a bomb threat shall
be subject to disciplinary action.The administration shall suspend
and may recommend for expulsion any student who makes a bomb
threat.F. Aiding Other Student In Making Bomb ThreatsA student who
knowingly encourages, causes, aids or assists another student in
making or communicating a bomb threat shall be subject to the
disciplinary consequences described in Section E of this policy.G.
Failure to Report a Bomb ThreatA student who fails to report
information or knowledge of a bomb threat or the existence of a
bomb or other destructive device in a school building or on school
property may be subject to disciplinary consequences, which may
include suspension and/or expulsion. Review Date: September 11,
2006Adoption Date: October 9, 2006 20. MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #62-6 20SCHOOL POLICIESFILE: CRISIS POLICY PLAN H. Staff
Discipline ConsequencesA school system employee who makes or
communicates a bomb threat will be reported to appropriate law
enforcement authorities and will be subject to disciplinary action
up to and including termination of employment. Disciplinary action
taken shall be consistent with collective bargaining agreements,
other employment agreements and Board policies.A school system
employee who fails to report information or knowledge of a bomb
threat or the existence of a bomb on school premises will be
subject to discipline up to and including termination of
employment.I. Civil LiabilityThe District reserves the right to
bring suit against any individual responsible for a violation of
this policy and to seek restitution and other damages as permitted
by law.J. Lost Instructional TimeInstructional time lost as a
result of a bomb threat will be rescheduled at the earliest
appropriate opportunity as determined by the Superintendent within
parameters set by the Board.Time lost may be rescheduled on a
vacation day, or after what would normally be the last day of the
school year, except on days when schools must be closed as required
by law.K. Notification Through Student HandbookAll student
handbooks shall address the Districts bomb threat policy and
procedures and explain the educational consequences of bomb
threats. In addition, student handbooks shall notify students and
parents that bomb threats violate Board policy and civil and
criminal law.L. In the event that the media requests information
regarding the event, they will be referredto the Superintendent or
his/her designee. Review Date: September 11, 2006Adoption Date:
October 9, 2006