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Implementation of School Security: 155.17(c)(1)(x)

Certain procedures minimize or provide early warning of problems when unwanted persons are in a school building. The following procedures shall be implemented to improve security in the buildings:

A. BASIC PROCEDURES

  1. All District support staff are required to wear an employee badge whenever they in any The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District facilities, except as exempted for
    specific safety reasons.
  2. When school construction/renovation work is anticipated to occur on regularly scheduled school days, all contractor employees shall wear identification badges.
  3. General access to buildings shall be limited to a clearly identified central access. All entrances, except for the main access, shall be locked and secured while classes are in session.

B. VISITOR PROCEDURES

The Superintendent encourages parents/guardians and other citizens to visit the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District schools and classrooms. The community should feel welcomed in our schools. Since schools are a place of work and learning, however, certain limits must be set for such visits. The Building Administrator, or designee, is responsible for all persons in the building and on school grounds. In light of today’s security concerns building accessibility needs to be balanced with the safety of our students and staff. As such, the following rules apply to visitors to the schools:

  1. Signs shall clearly designate public entrances and sign-in procedures.
  2. Anyone who is not a regular staff member or student of the school will be considered a visitor.
  3. All visitors are required to report to the main entrance or office and present identification for RAPTOR check/badging and/or sign a guest book. Guest books shall be maintained for two years. If a staff member observes a visitor, including a vendor, who is not known to them, the staff member shall request that person to identify themselves. If such a request is ignored, the staff member shall report to the Building Administrator, or designee, that an unauthorized person is in the building or immediately call law enforcement based upon a threat assessment.
  4. Visitors attending school functions that are open to the public, such as parent teacher organization meetings or after school public events are not required to register or sign-in the building.
  5. All visitors are expected to abide by the rules for public conduct while on school property as outlined in The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District Code of Conduct. Inappropriate conduct shall be reported to the Building Administrator or event supervisor immediately.
  6. The Building Administrator is responsible to enforce the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District Code of Conduct as applied to visitors.

C. STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. All staff should be aware of conditions in and around the building and report anything unusual to supervisors. Staff should scan their areas before leaving at night and upon entering in the morning to check for any unusual packages or items. Anything suspicious should be reported immediately to their supervisor or immediately call law enforcement based upon a threat assessment.
  2. Upon observing a dangerous or armed person, school staff are not to engage that person but immediately call law enforcement/911 and report their presence to the Building Administrator immediately. The Building Emergency Response Plans contain detailed procedures for dealing with armed or dangerous persons.