EBB: Safe Schools

Policy Date: 04/02/2026

CSD File: EBB

CANDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SAFE SCHOOLS

The Board recognizes that effective learning and teaching takes place in a safe, secure and
welcoming environment and that safe schools contribute to improved attendance, increased
student achievement and community support. To that end, the Board directs the superintendent,
following consultation with the district parents, teachers, administrators, students, public safety
officials, and when appropriate, members of the community, to develop a safe schools
procedures that includes:

1. Procedures that address the supervision and security of school buildings and grounds.

2. Procedures that address the safety and supervision of students during school hours
and school-sponsored activities.

3. Procedures that address persons visiting school buildings and attending schoolsponsored
activities.

4. Training programs for staff and students in crisis prevention and management.

5. Training programs for staff and students in emergency response procedures that
include practice drills.

6. Training programs for staff and students in how to recognize and respond to behavior
or other information that may indicate impending violence or other safety problems.

7. Training and support for students that aim to relieve the fear, embarrassment and
peer pressure associated with reporting behavior that may indicate impending violence or
other safety problems.

8. Procedures for safe, confidential reporting of security and safety concerns at the
school building.

9. Procedures for regular assessments by school security/safety professionals and law
enforcement officers to evaluate the security needs of the school building and to provide
recommendations for improvements if necessary.

10. Procedures to provide for regular communications between district officials, law
enforcement officers, fire department officials, city and county officials and local medical
personnel to discuss crisis prevention and management strategies, including involvement
by these parties in the development and revision of crisis prevention and management
plans.

11. Training programs for staff and students in safety precautions and procedures related
to fire prevention, natural disaster response, accident prevention, public health, traffic,
bicycle and pedestrian safety, environmental hazards, civil defense, classroom and
occupational safety, and special hazards associated with athletics and other
extracurricular activities.

12. Procedures for the reporting of criminal activity to law enforcement. It shall be the
responsibility of the superintendent or designee to compile the annual safety reports from the
principal and submit the compilation to the Department of Education. The report shall be made
available to the public upon request.

Legal References:
RSA 193-D, RSA 193-F, NH Admin Rule. Sec. Ed. 306.04(a)(2)

Adopted: October 7, 1999
Revised: February 5, 2009, April 2, 2026