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Huntington school board adopts districtwide safety plan for 2025–26 after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing, the Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education voted to adopt and post the districtwide safety plan for 2025–26, citing required updates to state terminology and new workplace-violence training and reporting procedures; administrators also said GPS tracking for buses and a parent app are being rolled out.
The Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education on Aug. 4 adopted the districtwide safety plan for the 2025–26 school year following a public hearing and presentation by district administrators.
District staff explained that the districtwide plan sets broad strategies and policies while building-level emergency response plans remain confidential and are shared only with specified staff and local law enforcement. The presenter noted a New York State change to required terminology — including the use of "secure lockout" — and said the district has added workplace-violence prevention language and an annual two-part training program (one module for all staff, a second required for administration).
"We do practice shelter in place drills, evacuation drills, fire drills, and lockout drills," the presenter said, describing regular tabletop exercises, Narcan training and CPI training for guards. The presentation also outlined parent-notification rules for lockdown drills and explained that the building-level plans will be posted to appropriate internal areas but not to the public.
During the public-comment portion, a parent raised concerns about bus tracking and whether parents could know where their children are while in transit. An administrator responded directly: "We are actually in receipt of GPS for all of our buses at this point, and we will be rolling out a parent app so the parents will be able to also identify where their children are at all times." The district termed that work "in progress" and said more details will be provided as the parent app is launched.
The board moved to adopt the attached districtwide safety plan and to authorize its public posting; the motion was called, seconded and carried by the board.
What happens next: the district will post the approved plan on its website as required, continue building-level plan updates with law-enforcement partners and provide follow-up information to families about the GPS rollout and Rave app adoption.
