SDL School Safety and Crisis Management

Question 1

A district leader is developing a comprehensive school safety plan. Which component is MOST critical?

Accepted Answer

Integrating prevention, intervention, emergency response, and recovery components with clear roles and communication protocols

Answer

Installing metal detectors in every school

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Hiring additional school resource officers

Answer

Installing security cameras throughout all district facilities

Question 2

Under the Clery Act, which institutions are required to report campus crime statistics?

Accepted Answer

Postsecondary institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs

Answer

All public K-12 school districts

Answer

Any educational institution with more than 500 students

Answer

All schools that receive federal Title I funding

Question 3

Which approach to school safety MOST effectively prevents violence by addressing root causes?

Accepted Answer

Building a positive school climate with strong social-emotional learning, threat assessment teams, and mental health supports

Answer

Zero-tolerance discipline policies for all infractions

Answer

Increasing random searches of student belongings

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Requiring all students to wear school uniforms

Question 4

A district leader learns that a student has made a specific threat against a school. The FIRST action should be to:

Accepted Answer

Activate the district's threat assessment protocol, involving appropriate personnel and law enforcement as warranted

Answer

Notify parents of all students in the school

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Suspend the student immediately

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Issue a lockdown of all district schools

Question 5

Which federal law requires districts to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities, including in safe settings?

Accepted Answer

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Answer

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Question 6

A district superintendent is planning staff training on school safety. Which training is MOST evidence-based for preventing harm during an active threat?

Accepted Answer

ALICE or AVERT training providing options-based responses to active threat scenarios

Answer

Lockdown-only drills conducted once per year

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Self-defense training for all school staff

Answer

Requiring all staff to watch school safety videos annually