Presenter: Walter Goodwin Jr. School Safety Specialist ADD-East Bureau of Indian Education
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Second Annual Bureau of Indian Affairs Midwest Region Partners In Action Conference June 26 th - 28 th , 2012 Safe & Secure Environments within BIE Schools Presenter: Walter Goodwin Jr. School Safety Specialist ADD-East Bureau of Indian Education
Presenter: Walter Goodwin Jr. School Safety Specialist ADD-East Bureau of Indian Education
Presenter: Walter Goodwin Jr. School Safety Specialist ADD-East
Bureau of Indian Education
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Walter Goodwin Jr. School Safety Specialist Bureau Of Indian
Education Bloomington, MN Interim President Little Priest Tribal
College Winnebago, NE Dean of Students National American University
Sioux Falls, SD Sworn Police Officer State of South Dakota Campus
Safety Coordinator Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD
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Objective At the end of this presentation we should be able to
discuss the importance of a safe school environment.
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Lets talk about School Safety Reasons for Safety: Students that
feel safe are able to concentrate on their academics Safety is
EVERYONES responsibility We must ALL be proactive 4
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HISTORY OF SCHOOL SAFETY Incidents Office of Inspector General
(OIG) Conference Safety Training NASIS SCAN
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Incidents Columbine Shooting Red Lake Shooting Suicide
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Columbine High School Shooting April 20, 1999 12 Students &
1 Teacher Died 21 Students Injured 4 th Deadliest
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Bailey, CO School Shooting Duane Morrison 53-year-old August
10,2007 Held six girls hostage Sexually assaulted Killed one girl
Walked around school unchallenged
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Red Lake Shooting Born August 8, 1988 Died March 21, 2005 (aged
16) Jeffrey Weise Killed 10, Injured 14 Red Lake High School MN Mar
21, 2005 In all, Tabman said, Weise spent "less than 10 minutes"
inside the school, firing many rounds: "There was a lot of
damage
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18 Critical Safety Measures Used To Evaluate Safety of School
OIG Conducted Two Inspections: August 2008 February 2010
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Office of Inspector General August 2008
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August 2008 OIG Report
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We found that education facilities are unprotected and
underserved. As a result, BIE is dangerously unprepared to prevent
violence and ensure safety of students and staff. US INSPECTION
GENERAL
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Office of Inspector General August 2010
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February 2010 OIG Report
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OIG Findings Review To address the plans identified in the
GAO/OIG Audit Recommendations document dated 12-7-2011. IA should
immediately prepare and implement a plan of action to evaluate the
safety and security of each education facility and correct
identified weaknesses. Corrective actions should ensure:
unauthorized individuals cannot gain access to the campus through
unlocked doors; all facilities have operable, and regularly tested
central alarm and intercom systems; and Trained first responders
are available to respond to emergencies.
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OIG Findings Review IA should immediately prepare and implement
a plan of action to evaluate the safety and security of each
education facility against the safety policy. After this evaluation
is completed: All BIE operated education facilities, immediately
correct identified weaknesses, At grant operated education
facilities, determine whether identified weaknesses involve the
violation of the right, or endangerment of the health, safety, or
welfare of any persons. If IA determines there is an immediate
threat of imminent harm to the safety of any person and this threat
arises from the failure of the grantor to fulfill requirements of
the grants, the Secretary should immediately rescind the grant and
resume control of the facility and correct the identified
weaknesses.
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OIG Findings Review Prepare and Implement a plan of action to
evaluate grant agreements. Grant agreements should be updated to
require the establishment of, and adherence to all BIE safety
policies.
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OIG Findings Review Develop and implement a plan to ensure all
teachers in schools receiving BIE funding are trained, at least
annually, in gang indicators, school specific emergency plans and
procedures, conflict resolution, anger management, bully
prevention, suicide prevention, drug abuse resistance.
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Safety Training Denver 2006 BIE Safety Conference Dallas 2008
BIE Safety Conference Yearly BIE Summer Institute IHS Suicide
Partnership Conference School Orientation
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NASIS Native American Student Information System 2008 Roll Out
Trained Monitoring Trends Incident Resolution Tool to improve
unacceptable behavior Repeat Offender Counseling
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SCAN Suspected Child Abuse Neglect
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Child Abuse & Neglect Source: Child Welfare League of
America, 2007 23 In 2007, approx. 3.2 million allegations of child
abuse and neglect, representing 5.8 million of children, were made
to child protective services. 2,085,443 reports were referred for
investigations, as reported by 37 states During 2007, an est.
794,000 children in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico were determined to be victims. 59.0% were neglected;
10.8% were physically abused & 7.6% were sexually abuse
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P.L. 101-630 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act, as amended 24 Requires that any person identified
as a Mandated Reporter who knows or has a reasonable suspicion that
a child has been abused in Indian country, must report the
information to the local protective services agency or local law
enforcement agency. Further, if the Mandated Reported knows or has
a reasonable suspicion that actions are being taken, or are going
to be taken, that would reasonably be expected to result in the
abuse of a child in Indian Country he/she must report the
information to the local protective services agency or local law
enforcement agency.
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Notification of Responsibilities 25 BIE Employees will receive
Notice of their Responsibilities as a Mandated Reporter. Upon
employment & annually thereafter Notice Appendix C -- includes
: Positions designated as Mandatory Reporters; When a Mandated
Reporter must report child abuse or suspected child abuse; How the
Mandated reporter is to report the information; The ramifications
for not reporting child abuse or suspected child abuse. Employees
will sign indicating theyve received a copy of the notice.
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Emergency Management Plan: DETECTION AND RESPONSE To prevent or
minimize loss of life, injuries, and damage to property by
detecting and responding quickly and effectively to emergency
incidents. Continuity of Operations Plan: RESPONSE AND RECOVERY To
provide for an orderly means of addressing problems and restoring
normal operations as quickly and safely as possible. To ensure
continued leadership during and after an emergency. To provide a
minimum level of services during the emergency.
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OIG Findings Review *BIE Response: The BIE will conduct 20
school safety visits by July 1, 20 10, that include a review of the
drug and alcohol program, school security, behavior data analysis,
staff and student interviews. And a school safety policy review.
Any non-compliance will be corrected during the site visit and
follow up will be conducted within 30 days of the visit. This data
will be reported back to the school with technical assistance for
the school in correcting the weaknesses. BIE will conduct on-site
reviews at 20 additional schools for school years 2010 and 2011.
The remaining 143 schools will be reviewed by the Education line
offices by May 1, 2012. Target completion date: With the phased in
approach described, all schools will have policies in place by May
1, 20 12. Phase I : 20 schools by October I, 2010: Phase 2: 20
schools by May 1, 2011, and Phase 3: 143 schools by May I,
2012
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Site Visit Timeline ADD-East Timeline TaskResponsible PersonDue
DateComments The Education Line Office will identify and submit the
name of an individual to the SSS who will be responsible for
reviewing schools within their line office. The ELO will also
submit a travel budget. Education Line Officer12/15/11 The SSS will
conduct training for the individual from each line office who will
be responsible for site visits. School Safety Specialist1/5/12 The
Individual will submit a timeline of scheduled site visits within
their line office. The individual1/13/12 TI will attend bi-weekly
meetings via teleconference with SSS to monitor site visit
progress. SSS & TI 1/27/12 2/9/12 2/23/12 3/8/12 TI will attend
weekly meetings with SSS to monitor site visit progress. SSS &
TI 3/15/12 3/22/12 3/29/12 4/5/12 Possible weekly meetings will
continue. TBD after 4/5/12. All Site review data must be submitted
to SSS.TI4/2/12 ADD-East site visit data must be submitted to BIE
ADD-Admin. SSS & ADD-East4/16/12 All school site visits must be
completeADDs SSS, ELOs5/1/12
Audit Findings Drug Prevention Programs one time a year Lock
down drills not conducted Lightingbacklogged in FMIS Intercom
system not working-backlogged in FMIS No camera systemsbacklogged
in FMIS
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Audit findings NASIS data not accurate, therefore data and
results are not being analyzed Boiler Rooms used as storage rooms
Computer Server rooms used for storage AED??? Weather Emergency
Radios???
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Audit findings Emergency Communication Devices??? Controls in
place for building access Staff training on Emergency Procedures
Safety Committees not meeting
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Developing Safety Committees Safety committees allow
opportunities to create discussion, which in return creates
solutions. To provide a channel for feedback and suggestions from
the school. To act as a Conduit for delivering safety information
to the entire school.
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Safety Committees By forming a safety committee that is
diverse; has set goals, functions and duties and meets routinely An
organization can expect to have a successful safety committee and a
safe environment.
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Why are we here? To RE-think safety & security To be better
prepared Fifty-one percent of School Resource Officers attending
the annual NASRO Conference reported that crisis/emergency plans
for their schools are not adequate. ( NASRO 2004 National
School-Based Law Enforcement Survey, National Association of School
Resource Officers, 2004)
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/resources/nasro_survey_2004.htm
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/resources/nasro_survey_2004.htm To
prevent crisis Virginia Tech Victims' Families Win $8M in Wrongful
Death Lawsuit The suit, brought by relatives of slain students Erin
Peterson and Julia Pryde, alleged Virginia Tech officials were
negligent in taking too long to notify the campus that a gunman was
on the loose, WTKR-TV reports.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/15/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-decided-idUS241785121820120315
To be informed Incidents of crime are reported at 96 percent of
high schools, 94 percent of middle schools, and 74 percent of
primary schools. (Crime, Violence, Discipline and Safety in U.S.
Public Schools: Findings from the School Survey on Crime and
Safety: 2003-04, National Center for Education Statistics, 2006)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007302rev
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007302rev