Our School Safety team includes 5 School Resource Officers, 1 School-Community Safety Liaison, and 12 Security Guards. A state-certified School Safety Specialist is also placed at each school.

Continuous School Monitoring

MCCSC collaborates closely with law enforcement and the Monroe County School Safety Commission in continuous school monitoring, supported by a robust camera monitoring system.

• Continuous communication and partnership with law enforcement: MCCSC is in continuous communication with local law enforcement agencies through a radio system in partnership with our MCCSC School Resource and Safety Officers.

• School-based Safety Committee: Each school has a School Safety Committee made up of 5-15 members that meet to discuss bullying, weather related emergencies, lockdown procedures, etc. Each school also has a state-certified School Safety Specialist.

• Anonymous Incident Reporting: The Stop!t app provides an anonymous incident reporting option for students and families that is monitored 24/7

• Local Partnerships: MCCSC is partnered with the Monroe County School Safety Commission, Community Corrections Advisory Board/Local Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council.

Preparation and Training

• Regularly Rehearsed School Safety Plans: At the beginning of every school year, MCCSC School Safety Teams update and review School Emergency Preparedness Plans for each building. These plans are created in collaboration with local law enforcement, are shared with MCCSC staff and the Monroe County School Safety Commission, and are practiced regularly.

• Certified Safety Training: Each school has a certified Safety Specialist trained by the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy that provides certified training and information on national and state best practices, resources for school safety, security, intervention/prevention, and emergency preparedness planning. Safety Specialists complete a three-day basic training sessions and complete ten hours of computer-based coursework the first year. Participants in advanced training are involved in two-day long sessions each year.

• Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) Internal Safety and Security Audit: Each summer, MCCSC School Resource Officers conduct safety and security audits of each school building, which includes a thorough review of District-Wide Layer, Building Perimeter Layer, Classroom/Interior Layer.

• Regular School Safety Drills: Every school practices at least one monthly fire drill, two tornado drills per year, and different kinds of lockdown scenarios throughout each school year. 
   
• Project Adam, Heart Safe Schools: All schools have a Cardiac Team trained to respond to cardiac events.

Restricted Building Access

• Exterior and interior doors locked: All building exterior and interior doors are locked during the school day. Building exterior doors are equipped with door access devices on all entry doors.

• Employee ID badges: Protocol requires all MCCSC employees to wear their ID badges visibly and stop and ask anyone not compliant to report to the office.

• Visitor ID badges: MCCSC uses the Visitor Aware system that requires visitors to sign in to receive a visitor ID badge when checking into the building.

• Student SmartPass: Digital hall passes help our secondary schools monitor which students are in the hallway and their locations in the building.

Safety Equipment

• All school buildings have AED machines that are regularly checked.

• AED machine cabinets also house emergency first aid kits, Stop the Bleed kits, and NARCAN®.

House Enrolled Act 1492 guides all safety policies and practices in public school in Indiana. In addition to the requirements from HEA 1492, MCCSC has also created an Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy that supports safe and welcoming school communities.

 Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy