Keeping Our Children Safe Throughout the Day

PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY Keeping Our Children Safe Throughout the Day Your Responsibilities as a Guest Teacher for Whitley County Consolidated Schools

Table Of Contents PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR • Bullying Legislation and Requirements of Teaching Staff 3 - 6 • Building School Safety/Security Plans 7 - 9 • Final Quiz 10

Indiana Law Places New Requirements on School Employees to Notice and Report Bullying

What is Bullying? "Bullying" means overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner (including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors, that are committed by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other targeted student and create for the targeted student an objectively hostile school environment that: (1) places the targeted student in reasonable fear of harm to the targeted student's person or property; (2) has a substantially detrimental effect on the targeted student's physical or mental health; (3) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's academic performance; or (4) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, and privileges provided by the school. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXXKMehgiAk

What is your obligation to our students? PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR http://www.stopbullying.gov/image-gallery/what-you-need-to-know-infographic.pdf

Safe Schools - Community is key. PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR Bullying or not?

Secure and Safe School Buildings

When everyone is a big brother. PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR 1. 2. 4. 3. Drills 5.

Carry your building access device (key or card) at all times. Room door remains locked at all times.

Remember two types Circumstance requiring emergency first aid; danger is outside the building, but not imminent; the possibility exists for red lockdown Each type has different procedures 1. When the building is under a RED lock-down, you DO NOT open your door FOR ANY REASON! NOT EVEN FOR A STUDENT! Students and staff must remain quiet, away from doors and windows, with door barricaded until Administrator comes around and unlocks the door. 2. Danger is inside the building and threat is imminent Lock-down

Make sure you know where your resources are located – School Safety Flip book and Posted Routes. Make sure you know where you are to go and who you will follow. If you have questions, ASK!

Please print this page, answer the questions, and turn into the office staff in the building where you will be working on your first day of substitute teaching. How do you define bullying? What is your obligation related to bullying? What two items should you review before you begin your day as a guest teacher in any WCCS building? Why are you expected to keep the classroom door locked? What are the two types of lockdowns? When are you expected to remain in your room and not open your door for anyone? What signals the end of a Red Lockdown? School Safety Quiz – Please complete and turn in

Thank You PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR

Keeping Our Children Safe Throughout the Day