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District outlines safety plan upgrades, credits Lightspeed AI and sentry program for early interventions
Summary
Presenters described additions to the district-wide safety plan, including Lightspeed AI monitoring, a school sentry program, new 911 alerts from school phones, mental-health tracking through CLPS software and statistics showing dozens of threat and self-harm assessments this year.
District staff detailed updates to the Fairport Central School District's district-wide safety plan at the board workshop, highlighting technology and personnel changes the district says have increased its ability to detect and respond to threats and mental-health crises.
A staff presenter said the district added Lightspeed AI monitoring to its network and refined its alerting to reduce false positives. "We get real time alerts ... Anytime there's anything that [is] indicative of violence, suicidality, or bullying," the presenter said, and described how the system now evaluates context beyond single words to prioritize likely threats. Staff reported Lightspeed yielded 187 cases that were reviewed and resulted in some type of intervention during the school year.
Staff also credited the district's sentry program, expanded training and a new security desk at the high school for reducing in‑school physical incidents. They reported that, to date this school year, district staff have handled 376 events requiring sentry intervention, processed 60 threat assessments and 95 suicide/self‑harm assessments. Presenters said those figures illustrate prevention and rapid intervention rather than a single dramatic trend.
Other additions discussed include a notification tied to 911 calls from school phones so the operations center is alerted immediately, mandatory training for sentries (CPR, AED, Narcan, threat assessment and de‑escalation), and consolidation of mental‑health assessments and interventions into CLPS software for tracking and follow‑up.
Board members and staff also discussed the workload and sustainability concerns for staff who are frequently notified about off‑hours incidents; presenters said there is a succession plan and the district will consider formalizing backup coverage. Staff emphasized collaboration with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Fairport police during a recent social‑media threat investigation that led to juvenile‑justice involvement for the student identified in that case.
The district will post a public reference guide to the safety plan for public comment during the same April 23–May 23 window and present the full district‑wide safety plan recommendation for board approval at the June meeting. Staff indicated some operational details (temperature protocols, cell‑phone policy changes) may be revised as state guidance arrives.
