(a)A school corporation shall develop a
school safety plan in accordance with subsection (c) for review as
described in section 11 of this chapter.
(b)Each charter school shall develop a school safety plan in
accordance with subsection (c) for review as described in section 11 of
this chapter. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall
comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.
(c)The school safety plan:
(1)must be developed by a school safety specialist and the
school's safe school committee, including a school resource
officer if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter
school, in consultation with the:
(A)law enforcement agency; and
(B)fire department;
that have jurisdiction over the particular school building;
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(a) A school corporation shall develop a
school safety plan in accordance with subsection (c) for review as
described in section 11 of this chapter.
(b) Each charter school shall develop a school safety plan in
accordance with subsection (c) for review as described in section 11 of
this chapter. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall
comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.
(c) The school safety plan:
(1) must be developed by a school safety specialist and the
school's safe school committee, including a school resource
officer if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter
school, in consultation with the:
(A) law enforcement agency; and
(B) fire department;
that have jurisdiction over the particular school building;
(2) must:
(A) protect against outside and internal threats to the physical
safety of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including
unsafe conditions, crime prevention, school violence, bullying
and cyberbullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse
and child sexual abuse, mental health and behavioral health,
suicide awareness and prevention, violence prevention and
training, situational awareness, and other issues that prevent the
maintenance of a safe school;
(B) prevent unauthorized access to school property and interior
areas or rooms, including the management of authorized
visitors on school property, before, during, and after regular
school hours;
(C) secure schools against natural and manmade disasters,
including all emergency preparedness drill requirements set
forth in IC 20-34-3-20;
(D) establish an armed intruder drill protocol that:
(i) provides accommodations for students who have mobility
restrictions, sensory needs, or auditory or visual limitations;
(ii) emphasizes the practical nature of the drill;
(iii) provides access to mental health services on school
grounds following the conclusion of a drill;
(iv) provides advance notice of a drill to parents or legal
guardians of students who attend the school; and
(v) provides alternative exercises for students who are unable
to participate in a drill;
(E) include a site vulnerability assessment for each school
building;
(F) not later than July 1, 2025, include the establishment of a
multi-disciplinary threat assessment team;
(G) include measures to expedite notification of first responders
and access to school property for first responders; and
(H) include any additional requirements required by the Indiana
state board of education;
(3) must be provided to a member of the board if a member
requests the school safety plan;
(4) must be available for inspection by the department's office of
school safety (as established by IC 10-19-3.5-4);
(5) must be provided to the law enforcement agency and the fire
department that have jurisdiction over the school corporation or
charter school;
(6) must include an attestation that:
(A) a copy of the floor plans for each building located on the
school's property were provided to the law enforcement agency
and the fire department that have jurisdiction over the school
corporation or charter school that clearly indicates each
entrance and exit, the interior rooms and hallways, and the
location of any hazardous materials located in the building; or
(B) the school corporation or charter school has conducted
critical incidence digital mapping for each school building
within the school corporation or the buildings that are operated
by a charter school, including providing the critical incidence
digital mapping information to:
(i) the law enforcement agency and fire department that have
jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and
(ii) the statewide 911 system described in IC 36-8-16.7-22
through the public safety answer point, or "PSAP", described
in IC 36-8-16.7-20 that has jurisdiction over the mapped
school buildings; and
(7) must be filed with the county school safety commission under
section 12 of this chapter having jurisdiction over the school
corporation or charter school.
(d) For purposes of IC 5-14-3, the entities specified in subsection (c)
that receive information under this section shall keep the information
compiled and retained under this section confidential and shall
withhold the information from public disclosure.