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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 709
SECTION:
PROPERTY
TITLE:
BUILDING SECURITY
ADOPTED:
October 19, 2006
REVISED:
709. BUILDING SECURITY
1.
Purpose
The Board recognizes the need to maintain security of school facilities for reasons of
safety, vandalism and theft.
2.
Delegation of
Responsibility
Toward this end, a program of building security shall be administered by the
Superintendent or designee, with the cooperation of building principals. The need for
access shall be the underlying principle in determining who will have keys to school
properties.
The Superintendent or designee shall determine who is entitled to building(s) keys
and who may have after hours access to district facilities.
3.
Guidelines
Access to school buildings and grounds shall be established in accordance with the
following guidelines:
Unlimited Access
1.
Superintendent.
2.
Board Secretary.
3.
Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds.
4.
Head custodian.
5.
Athletic Director.
Limited Access
1.
Building principals to assigned building.
2.
Assistant principals to assigned building.
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3.
Head building custodians to assigned building.
4.
Extracurricular sponsors or supervisors for their area or activity.
Possession of keys by personnel shall be in accordance with the following
guidelines:
1.
A log of key assignments shall be maintained in the Superintendent's or a
designated office.
2.
Duplicate keys shall be maintained in a safe or a secured box.
3.
Individuals assigned keys may not duplicate or lend them.
4.
All keys must be surrendered when no longer needed or upon request of the
Superintendent or designee.
5.
Loss of a key must be reported immediately to the Superintendent or designee.
6.
Overnight key loans may be made by request to the Superintendent or designee.
7.
Use of keys for unauthorized purposes will result in surrender of keys.
8.
A set of master and/or duplicate keys shall be kept in the custody of the
Superintendent or designee.
After hours entry to school buildings shall be controlled in accordance with these
guidelines:
1.
The building custodian on duty shall restrict entry to one controlled point.
2.
Entry to a school building shall be prohibited when a person authorized as
representative for the building is not present.
Police Services
The police departments of each community in the district offer valuable services to
the schools of this district. Administrators shall be authorized to utilize police
services when deemed necessary in the educational program.
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Violations of law committed on district property are not exempt from prosecution,
and all employees of the district shall be encouraged to cooperate with local police
officials in the performance of their duties. Administrators shall be encouraged to
contact local police officials for law enforcement when circumstances are warranted.