U-46 updates school safety drills, SRO training and reunification planning

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District Director of School Safety Rich Bosch told the U-46 Board of Education the district is in compliance with state-required drills, is expanding audits and staff training, and has run a multi-district reunification exercise with Kane County partners; he also described steps taken after a rise in edged-weapon incidents last year.

Rich Bosch, director of school safety for Elgin School District U-46, told the Board of Education on Feb. 10 that the district is in compliance with state-mandated safety drills and is expanding school audits, professional development and reunification planning.

Bosch said the district is meeting requirements for evacuation, bus evacuation, severe weather and law-enforcement drills for the 2023–24 school year and plans to complete remaining bus evacuations by June for submission to the Regional Office of Education. He said schools also train on Secure Building, Hold-in-Place and common-language responses so staff and outside responders use the same terms during incidents.

The update is intended to give board members an overview of U-46’s safety practices and why administrators consider drills and audits essential. “We want students to…

U-46 updates school safety drills, SRO training and reunification planning

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