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Piedmont Community Charter board approves school safety and threat-assessment policy
Summary
The board approved a revised school safety and threat-assessment policy after a second reading, adopting state guidance on drills, multidisciplinary threat teams, reporting procedures and confidentiality rules under federal education privacy law.
The Piedmont Community Charter Board of Directors unanimously approved a revised school safety and threat-assessment policy after a second reading, the board said at its March meeting.
The policy adopts guidance from the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools and the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, requiring annual tabletop exercises and drills, creation of a multidisciplinary threat-assessment team, a central reporting mechanism and procedures for handling and sharing records consistent with federal student-privacy law.
Board members said the revisions were made following consultation with the board’s attorney and reflect state and federal requirements. The policy text cited North Carolina…
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