This document discusses conducting a school safety risk assessment and prevention strategies. It recommends establishing security baselines, control measures, and awareness through a risk assessment process. The assessment involves identifying vulnerabilities, consequences, and probabilities to prioritize risks. Strategies are then developed and prioritized based on the assessment. Prevention involves physical security systems, policies/procedures, and emergency response capacity across three circles of prevention: the school perimeter, building perimeter, and interior areas.

1. SCHOOL SAFETY
Moving From Hope to Trust…
USAA 2014 Summer Academy
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Agenda
• Introductions
• Risk Assessment
• Prevention / Mitigation

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Why a Risk Assessment?
• Establish security and safety baselines
• Develop appropriate control measures
(mitigation)
• Promote organization-wide awareness
• Encourage ownership
• Promote effective resource management
• Proactive Planning – Thinking ahead

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Risk Assessment Benefits
• Improves communication and decision
making
• Increases security awareness
• Builds collaborative and partnership
opportunities
• Reduces liability and associated costs

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Risk=VCP
• Vulnerability (state of being exposed)
• Consequence (impact)
• Probability (likelihood)
Scale of 1 to 3
1 27

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Risk=VCP
• Quick roundtable to build list of risks
• Reach consensus, based on formula

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Risk=VCP
Examples
• Risk 1 (R = 3x1x3) = 9
• Risk 2 (R = 3x2x1) = 6
• Risk 3 (R = 3x2x3) = 18
Scale of 1 to 3
1 27

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Risk=VCP
• Prioritize
- Low (1<>9)
- Medium (10<>18)
- High (19<>27)
• Develop & prioritize actions to mitigate
based on priorities

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Once you know…
Take reasonable steps to
address reasonable risks…

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3 Circles of Prevention™

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Physical Security Systems
 School Perimeter – fence or other
boundary, video surveillance, lighting
 Building Perimeter - access control, video
surveillance, lighting
 Interior – intrusion alarms, panic/duress
alarms, video surveillance

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Policies, Procedures & Education
• Human Resources / Employee Assistance
Programs
• Social Media
• Workplace Violence
• Sexual & Gender Violence (Title IX)
• Drugs, Alcohol and Weapons
• Access Control
• Bullying / Harassment
• Emergency Management
• Evacuations, Shelter in Place & Lockdowns

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Response Capacity
• Teachers and administrators
• School public safety/local police
• All-Hazards Emergency
Management (Concept of
Operations)
• Emergency Notifications
• MOU/MOA

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SUMMARY
• Conduct a risk assessment
• Prioritize, develop and
implement reasonable
strategies to address and
mitigate these risks

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Contact Us
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