P2350 School Security Personnel
- 2300 Safety Services Management
P2350 School Security Personnel
The school district shall employ such School Security personnel, pursuant to state law, as shall be necessary to aid and supplement law enforcement agencies, which give service to Unified School District 259.
Administrative Implemental Procedures
- Security personnel in the schools shall be selected and supervised collaboratively by the Division Director of Safety Services and the principal of the school assigned. The principal shall have administrative responsibility for the daily functioning of their assigned security personnel. The Division Director of Safety Services shall be responsible for the professional standards and training of all security officers.
- Security personnel shall be responsible for submitting reports to the Safety Services Office on all incidents within the scope of their area of responsibility.
- Security personnel shall carry firearms only with direct authorization of the Superintendent of Schools.
- All new security personnel shall receive private security training. The Division Director of Safety Services may temporarily waive this requirement should there be undue delay in the scheduling of such training or if the new employee has been a commissioned law enforcement officer within the past five years.
- Safety Services shall provide security services for events other than those that occur during normal school hours as approved by the building administration or the Division Director of Safety Services or designee.
- Security personnel are to be readily identifiable by carrying an ID card, displaying a badge, and/or wearing an approved uniform. Such uniforms are to be worn at all school functions when security personnel are on duty and representing USD 259 unless an exception is approved by building principal or Division Director of Safety Services.
Administrative Responsibility: Safety Services
Latest Revision Date: March 2020
Previous Revision Date: August 2017 P2350