Unlimited You 🔷 501 North Crescent Way, Anaheim, Ca 92801 Student Support Services Anaheim Union High School District*

Published: August 23, 2023 7 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 12 findings

Law enforcement, first responders, and other Disagree. The AUHSD currently has MOUs with all stakeholders have demonstrated a strong Respondent of their partner Police Departments, interest in working cooperatively with Orange disagrees which includes La Palma PD, Cypress County public schools to mitigate the risk of wholly or PD, and Anaheim PD. an active shooter incident; establishment of partially with the MOUs between law enforcement and school finding (see districts would strengthen this cooperation. right for explanation)

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Each Orange County school district Recommendation has not yet AUHSD will work with each site's should arrange for local law been implemented but will be School Resource Officer to do an enforcement to do an annual safety in the future (see right for annual safety inspection by inspection of each school. The timeline) October 1, 2023. written safety checklist should include an audit of the integrity of site boundaries and a review of safety plans and policies. This annual safety audit should commence with the 2023-24 school year by October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter.

All Orange County public schools studied by Disagree. The All sites in AUHSD are required to the Grand Jury stated that they conducted or Respondent conduct Level 3 Lockdown Drills at have scheduled drills within the current school disagrees minimum one time per year in addition year on emergency procedures addressing wholly or to disaster preparedness drills. UNLIMITED YOU 🥎 501 NORTH CRESCENT WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES intruders on campus, but not all have done so partially with the specifically regarding armed assailants. finding (see right for explanation)

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All Orange County school districts Recommendation has been AUHSD Administration site teams should establish a threat implemented present student expectations to identification and assessment students at the sites and the system for all school sites to expectation of reporting any monitor social media, screen for student concerns to an adult to messages of concern, and manage help with student safety. AUHSD information received in coordination currently uses the Stopit application with local law enforcement using for students to be able to MOUs, if necessary, by July 1, 2024. unanimously report any student concerns that include threats to a site and/or to self. In addition, AUHSD also uses sysCLOUD Backup and Security to monitor any student communication/work on all google content (i.e. gmail, google Drive, google docs, etc.) for any potential threats. AUHSD also works closely with law enforcement agencies to determine if a threat is credible. AUHSD implemented the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) UNLIMITED YOU 🦙 501 NORTH CRESCENT WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES model, which includes training for social workers, school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and staff.

While all districts prioritize the safety of Disagree. The Although all sites in AUHSD are students and staff, the attention and Respondent required to conduct Level 3 Lockdown resources devoted to active shooter disagrees Drills, AUHSD is currently working on preparedness and response vary from district wholly or additional resources devoted to active to district. partially with the shooter preparedness with students finding (see and staff i.e. live active shooter right for simulations, parent explanation) education/awareness, School Resource Officer community meetings, etc.

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Each Orange County school district, Recommendation has not yet AUHSD in conjunction with law in conjunction with law been implemented but will be enforcement, will develop protocols enforcement, should develop and in the future (see right for within emergency responses that implement tabletop exercises to be timeline) include active shooter lockdowns conducted in district schools by and implement tabletop exercises December 31, 2023, and annually at sites by December 31, 2023, and thereafter. annually thereafter

Safety and security plans for on-campus Disagree. The AUHSD has measures in place for before and after-school programs are not Respondent after school programs that include adequately addressed by school districts. disagrees staffing and law enforcement. wholly or partially with the finding (see right for explanation)

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Each Orange County school district Recommendation has been AUHSD will work with local law should work with local law implemented enforcement to plan and conduct a enforcement to plan and conduct a district-wide active shooter drill by district-wide active shooter drill by July 1,2024 and every year July 1, 2024, and at least every thereafter. other year thereafter.

While many Orange County public schools Disagree. The AUHSD currently has an MOU with have installed fences, cameras, and other Respondent Orange County Public Safety for methods to address the issue of active disagrees additional campus security. AUHSD shooters on a campus, there are still wholly or also has an MOU with The Sobel opportunities for improvement. partially with the Group, Inc., which provides digital finding (see mapping to support law enforcement right for agencies during active shooter explanation) scenarios and/or safety threats on campus.

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All Orange County school districts Recommendation has been AUHSD has implemented a Critical should develop a casualty care implemented · Incident Response to support all training program for each school in schools and staff with their district, to be in place by the psychological first aid, crisis end of the first semester of the response, and support services. 2023-24 school year and provided annually thereafter.

Not all schools utilize a system for monitoring Disagree. The In AUHSD, any visitors must be campus visitors. Respondent screened through the Raptor disagrees technologies system, which screens wholly or and tracks visitors and volunteers. partially with the finding (see right for explanation)

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Safety and security plans for on- Recommendation has not yet AUHSD will have each site campus before and after-school been implemented but will be evaluate its Safety Plan to include programs need to be addressed in the future (see right for safety and security plans for on- more thoroughly by school districts, timeline) campus before and after-school by July 1, 2024. programs

While there is an increased awareness of the Disagree. The AUHSD employs a Director of Mental benefits of mental health counseling, not all Respondent Health and Wellness, along with three school districts have implemented these disagrees Lead Clinical Social Workers that help UNLIMITED YOU 🥎 501 NORTH CRESCENT WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES programs in all schools. wholly or support AUHSD sites. In addition, partially with the every site in AUHSD has a Licensed finding (see Clinical Social Worker for students. right for Each site has a system for referring a explanation) student to mental health services (i.e. Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, outside resources, etc.)

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Each Orange County school district Recommendation has been In AUHSD, every site has a should obtain and incorporate implemented surveillance camera system that perimeter camera systems in all includes perimeter surveillance district schools by July 1, 2024, or cameras. earlier if financially able to do so, and investigate the potential use of cameras that incorporate Artificial Intelligence to enhance threat detection and prevention.

School Resource Officers (SROs) are a Disagree. The AUHSD currently has School valuable asset for school safety, yet many Respondent Resource Officers with Cypress PD, cities/districts do not allocate sufficient funds disagrees La Palma PD, and Anaheim PD. to hire needed officers. wholly or partially with the The City of Anaheim has allocated finding (see funding in partnership with AUHSD to right for support 6 School Resource Officers to explanation) cover 12 schools.

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All Orange County school districts Recommendation has been AUHSD annually reviews all points should review entry procedures on implemented of entry and all campuses have all campuses with an eye toward perimeter fencing. the use of perimeter fencing, the use of single point entry, and the use of a buzzer and camera system UNLIMITED YOU 🦙 501 NORTH CRESCENT WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES for entry into the main/administrative offices.

Not all classrooms have window shades. Agree. The AUHSD agrees with findings as there tinted glass, or film to obstruct the interior Respondent are classrooms with shades. However view from the outside. agrees with the the district's infrastructure plan finding includes working with our Risk Management Department and Maintenance to install one-way coverings where needed.

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Each Orange County school district Recommendation has been In AUHSD, any visitors must be should identify and implement a implemented screened through the Raptor parent and visitor management technologies system, which system for each school site within screens and tracks visitors and the school district. This is to include volunteers. identified access points, badges, or a similar identification procedure

F10

The camera surveillance systems utilized on Disagree. The AUHSD recently made upgrades to many campuses require repairs, replacement, Respondent their security camera system that or additions. disagrees includes: Upgrade to Video wholly or Management System, which partially with the increased the capacity to 3PB raw finding (see space and upgraded UPS unity; right for added 260 cameras (840 views; some explanation) of the cameras have multiple lenses or views) to existing 1,247 cameras (1,247 views).

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R10

Each Orange County school district Recommendation has been AUHSD implemented the should implement training for all implemented Comprehensive School Threat staff to identify threat-related Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) behaviors and provide a procedure model, which includes training for for reporting the behavior by the social workers, school beginning of the 2024-25 school psychologists, counselors, year. administrators, and staff. This includes a process for identification, assessment, and follow-up for both general education and special education students.

F11

Many schools do not have perimeter fencing Disagree. The 19 out of 20 sites in AUHSD have completely enclosing their campus. Respondent perimeter fencing completely disagrees enclosing their campus wholly or partially with the finding (see right for explanation)

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R11

All Orange County school districts Recommendation has been AUHSD has a comprehensive should develop a plan to implement implemented school based mental program with or enhance mental health Licensed Clinical Social Workers at counseling for all schools by each school. December 31, 2024.

F12

A number of school districts have school site Disagree. The All AUHSD administrative offices are administrative offices that remain unlocked on Respondent secure and locked after hours. a daily basis. disagrees AUHSD contracts Orange County UNLIMITED YOU 🦙 501 NORTH CRESCENT WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES wholly or Public Safety for overnight and partially with the weekend security finding (see right for explanation) Please see below for the responses to each required Recommendation as requested in the Orange County Grand Jury report and attached cover letter dated June 14, 2023. R#

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R12

Each Orange County school district Recommendation has been AUHSD currently has School should assess the need for SROs implemented Resource Officers with Cypress or additional SROs, reaching out to Police Department, La Palma appropriate community partners to Police Department, and Anaheim facilitate funding by July 1, 2024. Police Department. The City of Anaheim has allocated funding in partnership with AUHSD to support 6 School Resource Officers to cover 12 schools.

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