Red Bug Elementary has several measures in place to promote school safety. Visitors must sign in at the front desk and wear a name tag. The school uses positive reinforcement to encourage safe, respectful, and responsible behavior among students and staff. Emergency procedures include monthly fire drills and lockdown procedures in case of threats. The school also has a zero tolerance policy for bullying, drugs, weapons, and alcohol. Law enforcement has a close relationship with the school. Computers have filters to block inappropriate content.

1. SCHOOL SAFETY
RED BUG ELEMENTARY
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Aubrey Radford

2. VOLUNTEERS/VISITORS
Visitor Check In
• At front desk with secretary
• Receive name-tag, return name-tag
to front when visit is over
• Information put on sign-in sheet:
• Full Name
• Time in/ Time out

3. SAFE SCHOOL
Positive Behavior Plan- A program that focuses
on positive reinforcement throughout all aspects of
the school (students, teachers, and parents.)
Promotes Safe, Respectful, and Responsible
behavior. The reward for noticing these behaviors.
The reward is a “Red Bug Ticket” which students
can use for prizes and more.
• Works towards less suspensions and referrals

4. ON CAMPUS SAFETY
Fences around entire property
Hallways are patrolled by teachers when
students are transitioning
Playgrounds- teachers are strategically
placed to monitor students

5. ON CAMPUS SAFETY
CONDTINUED
Emergency contact information card is required
for every student
Safety Patrol
• Fifth graders are asked to be officers
• Patrol school 20 minutes before and after school
• Open doors on the car-line and monitor bike
racks

6. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
All schools in Seminole County follow an
Emergency Response Plan, and have specific
numbers (not 911) they can call
Bomb threat- manual is in hands of Assistant
Principal
Natural Disaster-
• Students will be kept at school
• Only authorized adult may pick them up

7. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
CONTINUED
Fire Drills are completed once a month
• Classes have designated meeting areas outside
• No talking when evacuating and follow
teacher’s directions
• Roll will be taken to ensure the safety of
everyone
Fire safety class taught for a week during the
beginning of every year
• Firefighters come talk to students

8. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
CONTINUED
Lock down
• Procedure: Turn lights off, students hide
in corner out of line of vision from the
door window, and are completely silent as
to make it appear the classroom is empty
Tornado
• Procedure: students go to hallway, enter
the fetal position, and cover head until
otherwise instructed by teacher

9. INCIDENT REPORTS/
CODES AND DEFINITIONS
Red Bug uses referrals as their incident reports
Anything more severe would have a police report
Codes: Levels of discipline from minor to
expulsion

10. BULLYING
ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Speak-Out Services
• Allow students, parents, and teachers to
make anonymous reports regarding
bullying and harassment among other
things.

11. DRUGS/WEAPONS/ALCOHO
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ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
• Staff members can search belongings if
suspicious of contraband
• Recommendation for expulsion if
guilty

12. ANTI-
VIOLENCE/DRUGS/ALCOH
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Safe Student Association
• The SSA is an organization on campus
comprised of elected students who create
ways to make the school a safer place
DARE Program
• Preventative 6 week course for students to
learn about the harmfulness of substance
abuse and violence

13. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Red Bug is very close with law
enforcement of Casselberry, being their
home base before work hours
They share the school with them before
class
Daily visits are normal at Red Bug due to
their home base

14. COMPUTER SAFETY
Keywords are blocked, flash player does
not work
Anything questionable is also blocked
Use of computer is strictly for school
assignments
Log-in and password required for all
computers