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Pennridge policy committee reviews updates to emergency preparedness and school‑safety policies
Summary
Policy committee members reviewed PSBA model updates to Policy 805 (Emergency Preparedness and Response) and related school‑safety policies, focusing on MOU placement, continuity‑of‑learning options and definitions for safety personnel.
The policy committee met to review PSBA (Pennsylvania School Boards Association) model updates to school‑safety policy.
Mr. Johnson reviewed Policy 805, noting that references to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with law enforcement were relocated in the draft language and that the policy’s continuity‑of‑student‑learning section now explicitly lists several instructional options under emergency conditions, including web‑based instruction, printed lesson packets and, as a PSBA model option, local television or radio instruction. Committee members said the district’s existing Flexible Instructional Time procedures already incorporate printed packets and web‑based methods.
On Policy 805.1 (Relations with Law Enforcement), staff noted model language that encourages law‑enforcement participation in trainings to build positive relationships with students. The committee discussed that districts should invite law enforcement to training but that attendance is not mandated.
On Policy 805.2 (School Safety and Security), staff noted clarifying definitions, an explicit role for a school safety and security coordinator (a position the district already maintains), and separate language addressing school police officers, school resource officers and school security guards. The committee said board‑level safety reporting and an accompanying administrative procedures document (safety standards) will be reviewed by district leadership and recommended to the board.
The committee did not take formal policy votes at this session; staff will present the model policy language for first reading at the next school board meeting and review recommended administrative procedures for district adoption.
