Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
• Agency Response
501 Low Gap Road, Room 1500
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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings
F1
School safety is a high priority for MCOE and the school districts. MCOE agrees.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Standard operating procedures for emergency services personnel is an “All Hands-on Deck” response.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Links of communication and resources are shared between MCOE and the districts. MCOE agrees.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Due to the County’s geographic challenges, including cities and remote rural areas, there is no optimum incident response time by emergency services personnel. According to a 2013 FBI study, almost 70% of gun related active assailant events, last just five minutes. A third of those last fewer than two minutes.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Response time to an incident of five minutes or more is not acceptable. According to a 2013 FBI study, almost 70% of gun related active assailant events, last just five minutes. A third of those last fewer than two minutes.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
According to superintendents interviewed, the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) has been and is negatively impacted by mental health pressures on students.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
The MCOE does not track the County school districts’ compliance with the Education Code directive. MCOE agrees but notes that a requirement to track this compliance is not clearly stated in the code.
No recommendations for this finding