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SAFETY  PROGRAM

The Superintendent will establish procedures to protect the safety of all students, employees, visitors, and others present on District property or at school-sponsored events.

General areas of emphasis shall include, but not be limited to: in-service training; accident record keeping; plant inspection; driver and vehicle safety programs; fire prevention; school site selection; and emergency procedures and traffic and pedestrian safety; and indoor air quality (IAQ) problems relevant to students, employees, and the community.

School  Safety  Programs

School safety programs may purchase safety technology, training and infrastructure improvements for school campuses and may submit program proposals to support the costs of placing school resource officers, juvenile probation officers or school safety officers, or any combination of these officers, as long as all requirements are met per A.R.S. 15-154.

School  Safety  Personnel

School resource officers shall be active duty police officers retained through intergovernmental agreements with the Tempe and Phoenix police departments.  Additional school safety personnel will be employed directly by the District as part of the Department of Safety and Security.

Emergency  Response  Plan  and
Safety  Assessment

Each school district that receives monies pursuant to A.R.S. 15-154 for an approved school safety program shall 1) develop an emergency response plan pursuant to A.R.S. 15-341 or A.R.S. 15-183, as applicable;  and 2) every five (5) years, complete a school safety assessment using an approved school safety assessment provider from a list maintained by the Department of Education.

Adopted:  September 17, 2025

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
13-2911
15-151
15-154
15-154.02
15-155
15-341
15-507
23-403
23-408

CROSS REF.:
EBAA - Reporting of Hazards/Warning Systems
ECB - Building and Grounds Maintenance
JLIF - Sex Offender Notification