School Safety Laws
School safety laws are a set of guidelines, usually included in a code of conduct, designed to make students and their parents feel safe and comfortable while at school. The rules may include whatever an individual school system finds most important in their region. The rules may change from one school year to the next, depending upon events in the news or things that happen within the school system.
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Playground Laws
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School safety laws may provide guidelines for where students can conduct certain physical activities. The Davis School District in Utah has playground safety rules allowing students to play certain sports only on blacktopped areas. Playground rules also address age appropriateness, in which older students are advised not to play on younger children's playgrounds because the equipment is considered too small.
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Bus Safety Laws
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Many school districts require that each bus owned and operated by the school system posts a list of safety rules or laws. These laws govern proper conduct while on the bus, upon immediately leaving the bus and immediately before getting on the bus. The laws include waiting until the bus stops completely before standing or crossing the road to get to it. Laws also address items that are safe to transport on the bus, and includes rules for keeping hands and arms inside bus windows.
Metal Detectors
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Some school systems require that students pass through metal detectors every day before entering the school building. Metal detection services are provided to prevent weapons, such as guns and knives, and parts used to make bombs from being brought into the buildings. Rules may affect backpacks as well--students may be asked to carry only see-through types or none at all, or they may be required to have them searched each morning before entering the school.
Safety Drills
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The school board decides on laws for safety drills. The laws regard how often and what type of drills need to be conducted. They may include how to exit a bus in a crash, tornado and fire drills, and even school shooting drills.
Considerations
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Bullying and in-school violence is against the safety laws of all school systems. Any bullying or harassment should be reported to a teacher or another staff member immediately so the incident can be resolved. Death threats to individual students and the student body as a whole should also be reported immediately.
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