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Indiana School Safety Indiana School Safety Specialist AcademySpecialist Academy
David WoodwardDavid Woodward
Indiana Department of EducationIndiana Department of Education
Indiana School Safety Indiana School Safety Specialist AcademySpecialist Academy
IC 5-2-10.1-9IC 5-2-10.1-9School safety specialists; dutiesSchool safety specialists; duties Sec. 9. (a) Each school corporation shall designate an individual to serve Sec. 9. (a) Each school corporation shall designate an individual to serve as the school safety specialist for the school corporation.as the school safety specialist for the school corporation. (b) The school safety specialist shall be chosen by the superintendent of (b) The school safety specialist shall be chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation with the approval of the governing body.the school corporation with the approval of the governing body. (c) The school safety specialist shall perform the following duties: (c) The school safety specialist shall perform the following duties: (1) Serve on the county school safety commission, if a county school (1) Serve on the county school safety commission, if a county school safety commission is established under section 10 of this chapter.safety commission is established under section 10 of this chapter. (2) Participate each year in a number of days of school safety training (2) Participate each year in a number of days of school safety training that the council determines.that the council determines. (3) With the assistance of the county school safety commission, if a (3) With the assistance of the county school safety commission, if a county school safety commission is established under section 10 of this county school safety commission is established under section 10 of this chapter, develop a safety plan for each school in the school corporation.chapter, develop a safety plan for each school in the school corporation. (4) Coordinate the safety plans of each school in the school (4) Coordinate the safety plans of each school in the school corporation as required under rules adopted by the Indiana state board of corporation as required under rules adopted by the Indiana state board of education.education. (5) Act as a resource for other individuals in the school corporation on (5) Act as a resource for other individuals in the school corporation on issues related to school discipline, safety, and security.issues related to school discipline, safety, and security.
Indiana School Safety Indiana School Safety Specialist AcademySpecialist Academy
What is a School Safety Specialist?What is a School Safety Specialist? Not a School Resource OfficerNot a School Resource Officer
School Safety Specialist AcademySchool Safety Specialist Academy Known nationallyKnown nationally Funded, no cost to participantsFunded, no cost to participants Basic Training (350 new participants)Basic Training (350 new participants) Advanced Training (900 current participants)Advanced Training (900 current participants) Regional Training (average 100 participants)Regional Training (average 100 participants) School Safety ReviewsSchool Safety Reviews
Closing the Gaps:Closing the Gaps:Violent Threats to SafetyViolent Threats to Safety
Internal ThreatsInternal Threats
External ThreatsExternal Threats
Closing the Gaps:Closing the Gaps:Internal ThreatsInternal Threats
Secret Service/USDOE studySecret Service/USDOE study In 81% of cases, at least one other person had In 81% of cases, at least one other person had
information that the attacker was planning the information that the attacker was planning the school attack- school attack- implicationimplication
78% exhibited a history of suicide attempts or 78% exhibited a history of suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts prior to attack –suicidal thoughts prior to attack – implication implication
71% of attackers felt persecuted, bullied, or 71% of attackers felt persecuted, bullied, or threatened - threatened - implicationimplication
Closing the Gaps:Closing the Gaps:Internal ThreatsInternal Threats
Pairing sanctions with intervention and Pairing sanctions with intervention and services (not zero tolerance) services (not zero tolerance)
Suspension/Expulsion alone is not an answerSuspension/Expulsion alone is not an answer
School ClimateSchool Climate
Comprehensive emergency preparedness Comprehensive emergency preparedness plans, training, drillsplans, training, drills
School Resource OfficersSchool Resource Officers
Closing the Gaps:Closing the Gaps: External Threats External Threats
Access ControlAccess Control
Visitor ManagementVisitor Management
School Resource OfficersSchool Resource Officers
Comprehensive emergency Comprehensive emergency preparedness plans, training, drillspreparedness plans, training, drills
Visitor ManagementVisitor Management
Identification or key exchange Do we look at ID? Keep it?
Fluorescent lanyards
Panic buttons
How may I help you?
Plan, Train, Drill….repeatPlan, Train, Drill….repeat
Training to time, convenience, Training to time, convenience, relevancerelevance Online training, videosOnline training, videos
Basic and Advanced AcademiesBasic and Advanced Academies
Top Reasons For Plan Top Reasons For Plan FailureFailure
Denial (violence prep vs. fire prep)Denial (violence prep vs. fire prep)
Relying only on templatesRelying only on templates
Plan not developed with help from Plan not developed with help from response officials (Illinois Law)response officials (Illinois Law)
Poor formatting/indexingPoor formatting/indexing
Inadequate distribution, training, Inadequate distribution, training, testingtesting
What To Prepare For:What To Prepare For:
FireFire Bomb threatsBomb threats Utility failuresUtility failures Severe weatherSevere weather Hazardous materialsHazardous materials Weapons violenceWeapons violence Threats/Hit listsThreats/Hit lists
DURING/AFTER SCHOOLDURING/AFTER SCHOOLON/OFF SCHOOL GROUNDSON/OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS
LockdownLockdown
Quick announcement, repeated twiceQuick announcement, repeated twice Tone (P.A. test in rooms)Tone (P.A. test in rooms)
Have a hard/soft lockdown to empower Have a hard/soft lockdown to empower Anyone can pull fire alarm, why not Anyone can pull fire alarm, why not
lockdown?lockdown? large font guidance by phonelarge font guidance by phone Can your classroom phones access PA to Can your classroom phones access PA to
announce lockdown?announce lockdown?
LockdownLockdown Lockdown FailuresLockdown Failures
CodesCodes
Communication Communication
Focus on Active ShooterFocus on Active Shooter
Timing…biggest problem with lockdown is Timing…biggest problem with lockdown is NOT calling lockdown (*up to 70% when NOT calling lockdown (*up to 70% when gun not fired)gun not fired)
LockdownLockdown
Quick peek in hallway (if safe) to pull in Quick peek in hallway (if safe) to pull in kids; watch their hands/waistband/body kids; watch their hands/waistband/body languagelanguage
Call to security or police if you see Call to security or police if you see somethingsomething
Know your RoleKnow your Role
Does anyone monitor your cameras?Does anyone monitor your cameras?
Emergency Codes and Emergency Codes and ProceduresProcedures
Consistent in all facilitiesConsistent in all facilities
Staff should have procedures readily Staff should have procedures readily availableavailable
Substitute teachers?Substitute teachers?
Lockdown continuedLockdown continued
What to do when police arrive:What to do when police arrive: If the police enter your classroom get on the ground If the police enter your classroom get on the ground
with your hands visible – On your stomach is the best with your hands visible – On your stomach is the best position because it makes you a smaller target and it position because it makes you a smaller target and it also allows police to move quickly over the top of youalso allows police to move quickly over the top of you
If you receive an order from a police officer it may seem If you receive an order from a police officer it may seem gruff and rude but they are also under an extreme gruff and rude but they are also under an extreme amount of stress – follow the order quickly and quietly –amount of stress – follow the order quickly and quietly –
Uniformed/plain clothes/tacticalUniformed/plain clothes/tactical
Lockdown continuedLockdown continued
What to do when police arrive:What to do when police arrive:
Their mission is to eliminate the threatTheir mission is to eliminate the threat
Hands open/do not pull out cell phonesHands open/do not pull out cell phones
If in hallway, leave in the direction from If in hallway, leave in the direction from which they camewhich they came
Family ReunificationFamily Reunification
Establish reunification areas/partnershipsEstablish reunification areas/partnerships MOU/keysMOU/keys
Do not pre-announce locationsDo not pre-announce locations CommunicationsCommunications Documentation/AccountabilityDocumentation/Accountability
Beech GroveBeech Grove
Family ReunificationFamily Reunification
Mobile OfficeMobile Office Crisis kitsCrisis kits Rolling luggageRolling luggage ContentsContents
Vests/IdentifiersVests/Identifiers
Family ReunificationFamily Reunification
Student release formsStudent release forms
Access to student management Access to student management systemsystem ThumbdriveThumbdrive Paper copies?Paper copies?
David WoodwardDavid WoodwardIndiana Department of Indiana Department of
EducationEducation317-232-6975317-232-6975
[email protected]@doe.in.gov
Jolene Bracale, MSN, RNJolene Bracale, MSN, RN
Indiana Department of Indiana Department of EducationEducation
Program Coordinator for Program Coordinator for Student Health ServicesStudent Health Services
Large Crisis EventLarge Crisis Event
Two Roles for School NursesTwo Roles for School Nurses
Many people illMany people ill
Many people injuredMany people injured
ExamplesExamples
NorovirusNorovirus OutbreaksOutbreaks Seasonal influenzaSeasonal influenza Natural disaster Natural disaster
(tornado, hurricane)(tornado, hurricane) Structural defect or Structural defect or
bus accidentbus accident Terrorist – bomb, Terrorist – bomb,
anthrax or violent anthrax or violent intruderintruder
Many IllMany Ill
NorovirusNorovirus Very contagiousVery contagious Spread by an infected person, Spread by an infected person,
touching a contaminated surface, or touching a contaminated surface, or ingesting contaminated food or wateringesting contaminated food or water
Symptoms are stomach pain, Symptoms are stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomitingnausea, diarrhea and vomiting
No specific treatment, except to No specific treatment, except to prevent dehydrationprevent dehydration
Norovirus Norovirus Health Department will investigateHealth Department will investigate
Will want various pieces of data – Will want various pieces of data – number sick, signs and symptoms, any number sick, signs and symptoms, any common variables, dates of absencecommon variables, dates of absence
May release information regarding May release information regarding students to health department upon students to health department upon written request and acknowledgement written request and acknowledgement that information will be kept confidential that information will be kept confidential
Individual student identifiable Individual student identifiable information can not be released by the information can not be released by the health department; aggregrate health department; aggregrate information onlyinformation only
OutbreaksOutbreaks Chickenpox and Measles are most Chickenpox and Measles are most
common common
Can be any disease that is communicableCan be any disease that is communicable
According to the ISDH Communicable According to the ISDH Communicable Disease Reporting Rule (410 IAC 1-2.3-Disease Reporting Rule (410 IAC 1-2.3-37), an outbreak is defined as the 37), an outbreak is defined as the number of cases of disease occurring in a number of cases of disease occurring in a community, region, or particular community, region, or particular population that exceeds what is normally population that exceeds what is normally expectedexpected
OutbreaksOutbreaks
Diseases are reportable Diseases are reportable Health Department confirms casesHealth Department confirms cases Local MD – Health Officer must declare an Local MD – Health Officer must declare an
OutbreakOutbreak Recommend letter sent to parents regarding Recommend letter sent to parents regarding
outbreak come from Health Officeroutbreak come from Health Officer Exclusions are determined by Health Exclusions are determined by Health
DepartmentDepartment Include staff and studentsInclude staff and students Usually 21-28 days after last confirmed caseUsually 21-28 days after last confirmed case
OutbreaksOutbreaks
Excluded students include those with RO, Excluded students include those with RO, ME and those not completely vaccinatedME and those not completely vaccinated
Must have method to continue education Must have method to continue education for studentsfor students
Have had at least 6 outbreaks in the past Have had at least 6 outbreaks in the past 2 years with up to 80 students excluded2 years with up to 80 students excluded
OutbreaksOutbreaks
During an outbreak, immunization During an outbreak, immunization compliance will be scrutinizedcompliance will be scrutinized
Public will be aware of percent of Public will be aware of percent of immunizations completeimmunizations complete
Seasonal Influenza - Seasonal Influenza - PreventionPrevention
Encourage all staff to Encourage all staff to receive the flu receive the flu vaccinevaccine
Have a policy Have a policy regarding symptom regarding symptom free for 24 hours free for 24 hours before returning to before returning to school for students school for students and staffand staff
Have a school-based Have a school-based influenza clinicinfluenza clinic
Documents Sent to SchoolsDocuments Sent to Schools
Information Sent to Information Sent to Administrators, Administrators, School Nurses, School Nurses, CustodiansCustodians
Posted on School Posted on School Nurse LC – Files Nurse LC – Files and Bookmarksand Bookmarks
Guidance for Guidance for School School AdministratorsAdministrators
Tips on How to Tips on How to Clean and Disinfect Clean and Disinfect SchoolsSchools
Attendance Rule Attendance Rule 511 IAC 1-2-2511 IAC 1-2-2 Schools are required to report to the IDOE and your Schools are required to report to the IDOE and your
local health department absences greater than 20%local health department absences greater than 20% Reporting requirement is by individual school, not Reporting requirement is by individual school, not
corporationcorporation Do not report absences greater than 20% on days Do not report absences greater than 20% on days
immediately before or after a school vacation day or a immediately before or after a school vacation day or a scheduled instructional day that is canceled due to a scheduled instructional day that is canceled due to a weather-related emergencyweather-related emergency
The Department of Health will determine if the school The Department of Health will determine if the school should be closed based on information provided by should be closed based on information provided by the school nurse and school administration the school nurse and school administration
Reports should be faxed or emailed to Catherine Reports should be faxed or emailed to Catherine Danyluk, Chief State Attendance Officer at (317) 232-Danyluk, Chief State Attendance Officer at (317) 232-9121 or 9121 or [email protected]..
Many InjuredMany Injured
Many People InjuredMany People Injured
Relying solely on Relying solely on emergency medical emergency medical help is not help is not recommendedrecommended
Document staff Document staff resourcesresources
Assign dutiesAssign duties
Practice with local EMT, Practice with local EMT, police and hospital police and hospital personnelpersonnel
Definition of a Mass Definition of a Mass CasualtyCasualty
Any incident in which emergency Any incident in which emergency medical resources are overwhelmed medical resources are overwhelmed by the number and severity of by the number and severity of casualties. casualties.
ExamplesExamples Building CollapseBuilding Collapse Bus CollisionBus Collision Tornado or EarthquakeTornado or Earthquake BombingBombing Natural Disaster or Terrorist AttackNatural Disaster or Terrorist Attack
Can and Will HappenCan and Will Happen
School staff may be only adults School staff may be only adults on site for some time periodon site for some time period
Triage is the first step to Triage is the first step to manage eventmanage event
TriageTriage
During an event, triage will be done During an event, triage will be done multiple times and will become multiple times and will become more sophisticated as new more sophisticated as new resources arriveresources arrive
Initial Triage – done by school Initial Triage – done by school personnel based on knowledge and personnel based on knowledge and skill until trained personnel arrive skill until trained personnel arrive on sceneon scene
Purpose of TriagePurpose of Triage
To quickly (less than a minute) identify To quickly (less than a minute) identify victims who have immediate life-threatening victims who have immediate life-threatening injuries AND who have the best chance of injuries AND who have the best chance of survivalsurvival
To ensure these persons are treated and To ensure these persons are treated and transported firsttransported first
To help determine number and type of To help determine number and type of additional resources, equipment and transport additional resources, equipment and transport vehicles needed to manage the crisisvehicles needed to manage the crisis
Triage Basics Triage Basics
Must match Must match local EMSlocal EMS
Indiana Indiana uses STARTuses START
STARTSTART
SSimpleimple
TTriage riage
AAndnd
RRapidapid
TTreatmentreatment
How does Triage Begin?How does Triage Begin?
EMS - Quick Assessment looking at EMS - Quick Assessment looking at three itemsthree items
RESPIRATIONS RESPIRATIONS
PERFUSION PERFUSION
MENTAL STATUS MENTAL STATUS
CategoriesCategories
GREEN – MinorGREEN – MinorYELLOW – DelayedYELLOW – DelayedRED – ImmediateRED – ImmediateBLACK - DeceasedBLACK - Deceased
GREEN - MinorGREEN - Minor
Minor InjuriesMinor Injuries
Walking Walking WoundedWounded
Volunteers can Volunteers can assist and assist and monitormonitor
YELLOW - DelayedYELLOW - Delayed
Still injured – but treatment can Still injured – but treatment can waitwait
Passed all three assessments Passed all three assessments (lung, cardiac, brain)(lung, cardiac, brain)
May be vast difference between May be vast difference between patients – broken leg vs. multiple patients – broken leg vs. multiple internal injuries that are not internal injuries that are not apparent initiallyapparent initially
RED - ImmediateRED - Immediate First priority when EMS arrives First priority when EMS arrives
Ultimate goals is to FIND, TREAT, Ultimate goals is to FIND, TREAT, and TRANSPORT these patientsand TRANSPORT these patients
At risk for early death – usually At risk for early death – usually due to shock or severe head due to shock or severe head injuryinjury
BLACK - DeceasedBLACK - Deceased
Do not transportDo not transport
Coroner may need to check firstCoroner may need to check first
May cover if have traumatic May cover if have traumatic injuriesinjuries
Respiratory AssessmentRespiratory Assessment
Check respiratory statusCheck respiratory status No respiration – reposition airway – still No respiration – reposition airway – still
no respiration = no respiration = deceaseddeceased Over 30 = Over 30 = immediateimmediate Under 30 = passes, continue to next Under 30 = passes, continue to next
stepstep
PerfusionPerfusion Mental StatusMental Status
Perfusion AssessmentPerfusion Assessment
Check Capillary RefillCheck Capillary Refill Over 2 = control bleeding - Over 2 = control bleeding - immediateimmediate Under 2 = passes, continue to next Under 2 = passes, continue to next
stepstep
Mental StatusMental Status
Mental Status AssessmentMental Status Assessment
Ask simple questionsAsk simple questions
Can’t follow simple commands = Can’t follow simple commands = immediateimmediate
Alert and oriented = Alert and oriented = delayeddelayed
NotesNotes Removed all Removed all minorminor patientspatients
Only tagged Only tagged deceaseddeceased if not if not breathingbreathing
Only tagged Only tagged delayeddelayed if passed if passed all three assessmentsall three assessments
All else tagged All else tagged immediateimmediate
ImpressionsImpressions
NoiseNoise
ConfusionConfusion
Unsure of RolesUnsure of Roles
Emotionally DifficultEmotionally Difficult Not abandoning patients – trying to Not abandoning patients – trying to
create order and save as many as create order and save as many as possiblepossible
You know each person and so is very You know each person and so is very hard for you move to next personhard for you move to next person
Remember that others will arrive to help Remember that others will arrive to help soonsoon
Not treatment – role is to assess, try two Not treatment – role is to assess, try two specific interventions, tag and move onspecific interventions, tag and move on
Next Steps as Initial Triage Next Steps as Initial Triage CompletedCompleted
Constantly re-assessingConstantly re-assessing Patient condition can changePatient condition can change More help arrivesMore help arrives Treatment and Transport begins as Treatment and Transport begins as
soon as initial Triage is completedsoon as initial Triage is completed
School Nurse RoleSchool Nurse Role Contact EMS to confirm they use Contact EMS to confirm they use
STARTSTART
Can begin to tag – have colored tape Can begin to tag – have colored tape availableavailable
Start with green – “if you are able to Start with green – “if you are able to walk, please come to this area”walk, please come to this area”
People Arriving at the ScenePeople Arriving at the Scene EMS, Fire and PoliceEMS, Fire and Police
Transport – ambulances, buses, cars, Transport – ambulances, buses, cars, helicoptershelicopters HazMatHazMat
Hospital Personnel – hospital may shut Hospital Personnel – hospital may shut down and triage moved off site down and triage moved off site
MediaMedia VolunteersVolunteers
DrillsDrills
44thth Graders Graders
PandemicPandemic
Many Resources to Partner WithMany Resources to Partner With
Questions?Questions?
Thank You for Coming!Thank You for Coming!
Hope you have a Great Hope you have a Great School Year!School Year!