Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) Mission:
Inspiring Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Every Day.
Crisis Site Map
Crisis Management - Disruptions
Definitions:
The Board of Education recognizes the right of peaceful demonstrations providing that demonstrations do not infringe on the rights of others. The Board will, to the full extent of its legal powers, insure that every student has an opportunity to attend school and receive an education without fear of harm or injury to person or property. If disruptions do occur, measures will be taken to safeguard students, school personnel and school facilities.
Persons causing disruptions in or on school property will be prosecuted according to local city ordinances. Disruptions may be, but are not limited to, the following subcategories:
- Unauthorized entry: Persons, either juveniles or adults, including former school district employees, who are disturbing the orderly process of the school
- Riots
- Protests
- Walkouts
- Unlawful assemblies
Prevention Strategies
- Staff and security officers will be on the alert before, during and after school for unauthorized persons in the building.
- The main entrance to the campus and school will be supervised.
- Teachers will be advised to keep classroom doors locked.
- Student identification cards are strongly recommended for all secondary students in the school district.
- School personnel will work closely with community representatives or resource groups, such as the PTA, to reduce the likelihood of disruptions or disorders at the school.
Response Procedures
- Convene the school crisis team to evaluate the situation and implement the appropriate plan of action. In an emergency the final decision for determining the nature of assistance needed at a disturbance is the responsibility of the school principal.
- Building administrators and school security should be notified immediately when an incident occurs. Custodians will be directed to secure all exterior doors.
- Faculty and staff will be informed by memos, direct contact or emergency signals.
- Isolate students from the disruption and direct them to classrooms or classroom settings.
- The principal or a designee shall notify the following people:
- Superintendent of schools
- Director of student services — who will then notify the
following staff:
- Additional security officers
- Chief of staff
- Assistant superintendents
- Each school administrator should prepare a building emergency plan that includes, but is not limited to, the following assignments. The plan should be shared with all staff.
- Person who will give permission to those legitimately entering the campus
- Person to keep staff informed
- Person who will talk to news media, parents and others who are in the building (the district's chief of staff may be requested to fill this role.) A place for news media representatives to remain should be identified. Ideally, this room should be equipped with a telephone.
- A room where discussions between school officials and a small group of representatives from dissident groups may take place. Administrators are cautioned never to keep with large groups during such incidents.
- Maintain a "log" in which are listed the date, time, and nature of each incident, names of the persons involved, and descriptions of the action taken.
Post Response Procedures
- Make plans for the school schedule on the following day with persons and agencies involved.
- As soon as possible prepare letters to parents explaining what has happened and why the appropriate response was taken.
