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Board reviews administrative-search and emergency-drill regulations, clarifies SRO role and parent-notification
Summary
The board reviewed changes to administrative-search regulations and moved emergency-drill language into the correct policy; clarifications were made that SROs may be present for safety but not conduct administrative student searches, and parent-notification procedures for drills will be reinforced.
The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education on Nov. 5 conducted a first reading of administrative-search regulations (JCAB) and a mid-period review of emergency-drill language (EBBC/EBB). Staff moved drill language from a general safety policy into the dedicated emergency-drills policy and said the change aligns policy with state and federal best practices and the district's emergency manager recommendations.
In the JCAB discussion, staff clarified…
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