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District reviews policy changes after state school-safety law updates, notes requirement for school police personnel
Summary
Board members reviewed policy revisions driven by recent state law changes: Act 33 of 2023 altered school-safety reporting and responsibilities, and Act 55 of 2024 establishes a provision that each district must have at least one full-time school police personnel. The administration said the district is in compliance and will present final policy language at the vote.
At the Oct. 14 workshop, the administration walked the board through a package of policy updates prompted by state law changes and PSBA (Pennsylvania School Boards Association) guidance.
David summarized that Act 33 of 2023 required updates to school-safety incident reporting and shifted some responsibilities (previously in the Office of Safe Schools) to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). He said the district’s policy language was updated…
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