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District maps layered school safety plan; board weighs federal SRO grant with local match

Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Education · May 8, 2026
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Summary

District staff outlined multi-layered safety measures — perimeter control, Raptor visitor system, emergency app, active‑assailant training and mental‑health supports — and discussed applying for a federal COPS hiring grant that would add a third SRO but require a sizable local match after three years.

District safety and administrative staff presented a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school safety that combines prevention, mitigation and response strategies and includes mental-health supports, threat and risk assessment protocols and targeted training.

Presenters described perimeter and access-control measures (fencing, single-point-of-entry pilot at two schools), visitor management using the Raptor system, classroom locksets that secure from inside, surveillance cameras (noted as forensic tools rather than…

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