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School Safety & Wellness

planning, prevention, intervention, response and recovery
 
Effective and responsive school safety plans are not built solely around lockdown and run-hide-fight drills. Addressing school safety should also include systems of interventions and supports that involve awareness and participation of all school employees, public safety partners, students, parents and guardians. In response to school violence and threats, the Solano County Office of Education has built a robust collection of resources to support Solano schools in enhancing school safety plans with an emphasis on preparedness, prevention, intervention, response and recovery.
COORDINATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE

COORDINATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE

CDE SERS Logon Portal

 
The School Emergency Reporting System (SERS) is utilized by the California Department of Education (CDE) to track school statuses during major events and disasters.
Fentanyl, Opioids & Naloxone (NARCAN) Administration

Fentanyl, Opioids & Naloxone (NARCAN) Administration

Local Supports for NARCAN Program Implementation


School-wide NARCAN Program Consultation & Implementation Support
Campus Safety Consultations
Jason Johnson
(707) 416-7818
 

Drug Safe Solano provides free trainings raising awareness of the dangers of opioids and other drugs. The focus is currently with opioids due to the current epidemic, and especially with fentanyl and carfentanil impacting youth directly and indirectly. Training on administering Narcan (or naloxone) as a life saving measure is also provided.

Contact: Arthur Camargo, DSS/Drug Safe Solano Coordinator
Touro University California
arthur.camargo@tu.edu
(707) 590-0123
 

Tools to Get Started With A NARCAN Program

California Education Code: Education Code §49414.3 
Civil Code:  Civil Code §1714.22
 

Sample Documents for NARCAN programs

Siskiyou County Office of Education has resources and information applicable to LEAs looking to establish a Narcan program.  There are policy templates, indemnity acknowledgements and more.  


California School Board Association (CSBA) Sample Policies

Policy 5141.21: Administering Medication And Monitoring Health Conditions
Regulation 5141.21: Administering Medication And Monitoring Health Conditions
 
Acquiring Narcan
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has a program that allows school districts to receive a standing order for Narcan and provides the framework for what is required.
 

CPDH Resources

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Resources
The CDPH Overdose Prevention Initiative (OPI) works on the complex and changing nature of the drug overdose epidemic through prevention and research activities. 
 

Communication Tools & Samples

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): What Every Parent Should Know About Fake Pills
One Pill Can Kill- Placer County Awareness and Prevention Campaign and Toolkit
Fentanyl is Forever, Ventura County
Vibe Solano, Fentanyl Kills
Zach's Story, Student Zachary Didier's Story

SCOE Spotlight- School Safety & Student Wellness Feature

January 2022 issue of the SCOE Spotlight highlights upcoming professional learning, planning resources, threat assessment courses and more.View the SCOE Spotlight
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, SYSTEMS & RESOURCES

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, SYSTEMS & RESOURCES

Emergency Actions, Reporting & Response Systems

The “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s programs for crisis response and post-crisis reunification are used in more than 30,000 schools, districts, departments, agencies, organizations and communities around the world. They are created through the research-based best practices of school administrators, psychologists, public space safety experts, families, and first responders. 
 
Sandy Hook Promise’s no-cost Say Something program teaches middle and high school students to recognize the warning signs of someone at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to say something to a trusted adult to get help. The Say Something program is intended to align with social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, instruction, and programming. Students build essential SEL competencies, including how to empathize with others and seek help when needed (relationship skills) and how to identify problems and analyze situations, as well as solve problems in an ethically-responsible manner (responsible decision-making).

Medical- CPR, First Aid, AED etc.

Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

School Climate and Student Engagement

Threat Assessment

CDE SCHOOL SITE SAFETY PLANS

CDE SCHOOL SITE SAFETY PLANS

EDUCATION CODE

PLANNING TOOL

CDE RESOURCES

Education Code sections 32280-32289.5. Pertain to school site safety plans. CDE's Compliance Tool for Comprehensive School Safety Plans(PDF)- this tool provides a list of required contents to assist schools in creating a compliant plan. More resources for safe school planning from the California Department of Education.
CONTACT

CONTACT

Jennifer Leonard
Assistant Superintendent  Communications, Community Engagement and Emergency Management
(707) 399-4429
jleonard@solanocoe.net
 
RESOURCES

RESOURCES

Youth Mental Health
US Surgeon General's Advisory
 
Protecting Youth Mental Health Advisory
The National Threat Assessment Center(NTAC) is a component of the Secret Service and U.S. Homeland Security. NTAC has published documents to help address threats of violence in school.
Averting Targeted School Violence flyer

 

Protecting America flyer

 

Enhancing School Safety Using Threat Assessment Model

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