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Safety report details helpline use, SRO roles, CPR training and Ginna‑A exercise plans
Summary
Director-level presenters told the board the Safe School Helpline has logged 445 calls since 2015, the district has two SROs assigned (Officer Tessa Freight and Officer Mike Payne), more than 800 staff are CPR trained and the Can‑Aid plan for Ginna‑A favors early dismissal with FEMA/MCC exercises scheduled to test reunification and decontamination procedures.
Mr. Flood reviewed the districts safety and security work at the June 2 meeting, highlighting several programs and operational adjustments.
He said the district has used the Safe School Helpline extensively: since January 2015 the districts online case management shows 445 calls entered. Flood said last year there were 44 cases with 13 coded as self‑harm concerns; this year the district had 32 cases with seven self‑harm incidents. The helpline is available to students, staff and parents and the district disseminates a two‑minute video and stickers to raise awareness.
Flood introduced the two school resource officers. He named Officer Tessa Freight (Webster graduate, police department 8 years, first year as an SRO) and Officer Mike Payne (12-year law enforcement veteran with 9 years military service). Flood said the SROs participate in classroom programs, mock DWI events and the districts threat assessment process, including home visits when necessary.
On medical readiness, Flood said the district has "a little over 800" employees trained in CPR (including coaches, bus drivers, nurses and lifeguards) and security/safety staff trained roughly 230 people this year. He described the statewide cardiac emergency response requirement and said the district has trained broadly to meet it.
Regarding nuclear incident planning for Ginna‑A, Flood said the district modified its plan away from an automatic move to an external reunification site in favor of early dismissal sequencing (secondary students dismissed first to assist with siblings) to make reunification more manageable. He said the district worked with FEMA, Monroe County and a management center (MCC) on a practice decontamination and reunification exercise and that another evaluated FEMA exercise is scheduled for the following week.
Separately, the board opened the district safety plan hearing; Neil noted no significant changes to the district-wide public plan and reminded the public that detailed building-level plans are confidential. Board members were told the public comment period remains open for 30 days and a vote to accept the plan will occur on July 6 at the reorganization meeting.
Board members thanked staff for safety work, asked clarifying questions and moved on to other agenda items.
