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Board approves district safety plan and building emergency response plans, adds weapon-detection language
Summary
The Greece Central School District Board approved the district-wide safety plan and building-level emergency response plans 9–0; the safety plan adds a paragraph acknowledging weapon-detection systems, updates drill-notification methods and standardizes "secure lockout" terminology.
The Greece Central School District Board unanimously approved the district-wide safety plan and building-level emergency response plans Tuesday, votes that officials said fulfill state requirements and update district procedures.
Director of Security Casey Voekel reviewed the annual plan and told the board the district updates the safety plan each year to reflect New York State Education Department mandates. Voekel said the revised plan includes a new paragraph about the district’s use of weapon-detection systems at high schools, an expanded method for notifying parents about drills (including the option of reporting in weekly school newsletters), and a change in terminology that replaces "lockout" with "secure lockout" to reduce confusion with lockdown procedures.
Voekel said building-level emergency response plans are separate, more detailed documents that contain confidential contact information and incident-command assignments; after building approval those plans are submitted to the state and shared with the New York State Police and local law-enforcement and fire departments that have jurisdiction.
Board members asked clarifying questions about roles and implementation. A trustee briefly raised concerns about TOSA positions (instructional roles) that were being removed, then acknowledged the question belonged to a different agenda item; the presenters confirmed implementation and staffing matters would be addressed through district processes.
The motions were moved and seconded as listed on the agenda. Roll call votes on the district-wide safety plan and on the building-level emergency response plans were unanimous, 9–0.
The district posted the safety plan on its website for the required public-review period and said, if approved by the board, the final plan would remain on the site throughout the year for public review. The district also said it will present the plan’s elements to staff during annual training and incorporate any updated commissioner’s regulations that arise before the start of the school year.
