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District outlines safety framework, Stop‑the‑Bleed and naloxone plans for schools
Summary
At the Jan. 21 special meeting, Dave Peters reviewed a districtwide safety framework emphasizing physical, emotional and health safety, described steps to comply early with Engrossed Senate Bill 5790’s bleeding‑control requirements and explained implementation questions around expanded naloxone storage and training.
Dave Peters, initiative owner for the district’s safety strategic initiative, presented the Everett School District Board of Directors on Jan. 21 with a framework intended to define, align, implement and monitor clear expectations and standards for physical, emotional and health‑related safety in schools.
Peters said the framework is meant to produce “clear guidelines, consistency, understanding, and accountability,” and that it will guide training, location decisions, and evaluation so safety practices move from policy into day‑to‑day operations.
“Consistent adherence creates a sense of predictability and a culture of safety as a priority,” Peters said, describing the framework’s role in prevention, training and adjustments after incidents.
State law and board policy
Peters told the board the district has already begun steps to meet requirements of Engrossed Senate Bill 5790 (2024), which mandates bleeding‑control kits in every Washington K–12 school and a minimum of two trained employees per school beginning in the 2026–27 school year. Peters said the district is “on schedule to fulfill this important safety requirement a year in advance.”
Peters also connected the framework to recent board work: the board approved revisions to policy 3425 on Jan. 14, which updated requirements about making opioid reversal medication available on district campuses. Peters described applying the framework to implementation questions the policy raises, including where naloxone will be stored, who will be trained, how supplies will be restocked, and what signage and communications will be used.
Examples and operational work
Peters presented multiple examples of current district safety work: expansion of suicide‑prevention training differentiated for elementary and secondary staff; opioid reversal plans with naloxone lockboxes and naloxone “go bags” in health rooms; stickers planned for AED cabinets to show naloxone locations; and installation of strategic key‑card access at two high‑school campuses.
He also noted recent procurement and fleet updates: in July the district acquired 27 propane‑powered, 71‑passenger transit buses with lap‑shoulder seat belts; Peters said propane lowers operating cost compared with diesel and the belts improve student passenger safety.
Board discussion and implementation questions
Board members working in small groups with Peters identified practical questions the safety teams must answer for policy 3425 implementation: where on each campus to store naloxone (examples included AED cabinets), which staff beyond nurses and administrators should receive training (for example, athletic trainers and staff with proximity to high‑traffic areas), who will check expiration dates and restock supplies, and how to make naloxone locations obvious to substitutes and after‑hours users.
Peters said the district will consider staggered ordering to avoid mass expiration of supplies, identify prioritized storage locations, and plan training and communication tactics so staff know where supplies are kept and how to access them quickly.
“No one wants incidents, but when they happen we must be ready to make quick, effective and safe decisions,” Peters said. He described the framework as cyclical — implement, evaluate, adjust — and emphasized that after‑action reviews should drive procedural updates rather than punitive responses.
No formal board action was taken at the meeting. Peters said the initiative team will offer spring workshops to help department leaders adapt the district safety framework to their units and will continue annual training and progress monitoring so practices remain consistent across schools.
Ending
Board members and the superintendent expressed support for the work and the need for continuous training and review. Peters and staff said they will proceed with deployment planning for bleeding‑control kits, naloxone placement and associated training, and will return to the board with further implementation details as those plans mature.
