The Superintendent is hereby designated as the official District Contact Person for receiving information from law enforcement¹, prosecutors, and courts relative to any matters concerning school crime and violence in the District. The Superintendent will keep a file of all incident reports or law enforcement records in accordance with law and the Statewide School Safety Information Policy.
Incidents to be Reported
Reportable incidents for purposes of this policy are those as listed in the "Index of Reportable Incidents" as found in the School Safety Response Guide published in the Statewide School Safety Policy. Incidents reported involving District scholars will be reviewed under the District's Scholar Code of Conduct relative to possible disciplinary consequences up to and including expulsion.
Michigan Statewide Unsafe School Choice Policy
The Superintendent will comply with the Michigan Statewide Unsafe School Choice Policy for schools that receive funds under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB of 2001). All reports mandated by the state policy will be distributed to the Board before being forwarded to the ISD and/or the state. The Superintendent may enact rules to implement compliance with the state policy.
Should any school receiving funds under NCLB of 2001 be designated "persistently dangerous," as defined by the state policy, the required "corrective action plan" will be prepared and presented by the Superintendent to the Board for review and approval. The Superintendent will also ensure that the transfer and notice requirements found in the state policies are implemented, and that the Board is kept informed of any transfers that are made.
A copy of the current Statewide Unsafe School Choice Policy will be provided to each member of the Board, and a copy of the current policy will be available in the District office.
Community Meetings
Superintendent will set appropriate meetings with representatives of the community regarding the implementation of the Statewide School Safety Information Policy and call an annual meeting to review the effectiveness and review the procedures developed within this District's local School Safety Information Policy. Results of those meetings will be shared with the Board annually.
¹ For the purposes of this policy, "law enforcement" means a regularly employed member of a police force of a city, county, township or village, the Michigan State Police, or a Michigan Indian tribal police force, who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of this state.
