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Trotwood-Madison reviews threat-assessment protocol tied to House Bill 123 and ORC reference
Summary
Superintendent outlined the district's threat assessment process required under 'House Bill 123' and a cited Ohio Revised Code reference, describing assessment-team steps, SRO involvement, Public School Works training and follow-up options for students.
The Trotwood-Madison City School District board reviewed its threat assessment protocol at the March 5 work session as part of compliance with state guidance referenced in the meeting.
Superintendent Mister Howard said the protocol is intended to evaluate students who may have exhibited threatening behavior and determine whether the threat level is low, moderate or high. He told the board the district uses a state-approved threat-assessment program delivered via Public School Works: “It’s a module... about 30, 35 minutes or so that they have to go through,” he said.
Howard explained that building-level teams — including principals and school resource officers — run cases through the assessment process. For imminent threats (for example, a report of a weapon on campus), immediate response by an administrator and the SRO is required and the matter does not follow the stepwise assessment process. Follow-up after assessment can include parental engagement, mental-health referrals, outside services or alternative placements depending on the team’s determination.
Howard said he has alerted principals and district staff because the state may inquire about district policies under "House Bill 123" and the ORC citation read in the transcript.
What this means: The district has a formal, trained threat-assessment procedure and expects building teams and resource officers to use it; imminent threats are handled immediately outside the assessment pipeline.
