EB
LEVERETT SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
SAFETY PROGRAM
Accidents
are undesirable, unplanned occurrences that can result in tragic
consequences--bodily harm, loss of school time, property damage, legal action,
and even fatality. The School Committee will guard against such
occurrences by taking precautions to protect the safety of all students,
employees, visitors and others present on school property or at
school-sponsored events.
The
Committee will comply with safety requirements established by governmental
authorities and will insist that its staff adhere to recommended safety
practices as these pertain, for example, to the school plant, special areas of
instruction, student transportation, school sports and occupational safety.
The
practice of safety will also be considered a facet of the instructional program
of the schools. Instruction will include accident prevention as well as
fire prevention; emergency procedures; traffic, bicycle, and pedestrian safety.
The
Superintendent will have overall responsibility for the safety program of the
school system. It will be the responsibility of the Superintendent to see
that appropriate staff members are kept informed of current state and local
requirements relating to fire prevention, civil defense, sanitation, public
health, and occupational safety.
Efforts
directed toward the prevention of accidents will succeed only to the degree
that all staff members recognize that preventing accidents is a daily operational
responsibility.
SOURCE:
MASC August 2016
LEGAL
REF.: M.G.L. 71:55C
603
CMR 36:00
CROSS REFS.: EEAE,
School Bus Safety Program
GBGB,
Staff Personal Security and Safety
IHAM,
Health Education
JLI,
Student Safety
NOTE:
In addition to the subcategories of code EB (all of these file locations relate
to safety) there are several other places in the NEPN classification system
where policies pertaining to safety may be filed, as indicated by the cross
references above.
Leverett Policy Committee Voted to Leverett School Committee
for First Read: 12/04/17
First Reading by Leverett School Committee: 01/08/18
Second Reading, First Vote by Leverett School Committee:
02/05/18
Final Vote: 04/02/18