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Board approves updated school safety plans; adds ICE‑notification procedures and naloxone availability
Summary
Trustees approved comprehensive site safety plans that include updated immigration‑enforcement notification procedures, regular drills, and protocols for medication administration (including nasal spray for opioid overdose) and strengthened partnership with law enforcement and community responders.
The board reviewed and approved comprehensive school site safety plans for the 25–26 school year that incorporate recent state guidance and local training.
Dan Norris, chair of the district safety committee, described mandatory site safety committees, regular drills, partnerships with SJPD and SJFD, and new language responding to recent assembly bills related to immigration‑enforcement activity on campuses. "I asked our school liaison police liaison in San Jose how many ICE officers have come on campus, and the answer is 0," Norris said, but he explained the updated plans set out notification protocols and required documentation should immigration enforcement occur on a campus. The plan requires that administrators, teachers, school support personnel, parents/guardians and students be notified when enforcement is confirmed on a site.
Norris also noted updated medication administration protocols, including naloxone nasal sprays placed at sites and in gyms to respond to opioid overdose, and emphasized mental‑health supports and culturally responsive practices. Board members asked clarifying questions about the scope of ICE access to public spaces (front offices only), notification timing, and whether schools would keep students inside during nearby enforcement actions; the superintendent said responses would be scenario‑dependent and that notification templates are ready to dispatch via ParentSquare and the ICS emergency system. The board voted to approve the plans.
