School Safety in New York
The New York State Education Department is committed to promoting safe learning environments where students and teachers work collaboratively in pursuit of academic excellence and social and emotional growth.
Safety Plans
One of the requirements of Project SAVE is that school districts develop, review and regularly update school safety plans at the district and building level. The districtwide school safety plan and building level emergency response plan are intended to define how each school district and all the buildings in the district will respond to acts of violence and other disasters thorough prevention, intervention, emergency response and management.
Safety plans should be submitted electronically via the New York State Education Department (NYSED) business portal.
Additional Guidance on Legislative Changes Related to School Emergency Response Planning
August 12, 2016
Q&A Regarding Statutory and Regulatory Changes Related to Emergency Response Planning
August 29, 2016
Amendment to
Section 155.17
July 11, 2011
District Wide School Safety Plan Self-Assessment
May be used to review District-Wide Safety Plans for compliance
Building Level Emergency Response Plan Self-Assessment
May be used to review Building-Level Emergency Response Plans for compliance
Information from NYSED
Audits Related to School Safety Planning Requirements
Updating and Submitting School Building Level Emergency Response Plans
Related to District Wide Safety Plans for the 2019 – 20 School Year
August 2019
Legislative and Regulatory Changes
Chapter 138 of the Laws of 2019 regarding firearms on school property
Chapter 19 of the Laws of 2019, otherwise known as the “Red Flag” Law (includes ERPO information)
August 2019
Legislative and Regulatory Changes to Education Law §2801-a and Commissioner’s Regulation §155.17
Requiring schools to define the roles and responsibilities of school personnel,
security personnel and law enforcement who are deployed in schools
September 2019
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