Safety On Off Campus Agenda Emergency Response and

Safety: On & Off Campus

Agenda • • • Emergency Response and Preparedness Run, Hide, Fight Bullying On campus safety measures Social Media/Privacy Jordan’s Law Cyberbully Consequences and Future The Good News

Emergency Response and Preparedness Fire Drill Aug. 29 th Lockdown Sept. 17 th Great Shake Out EQ Oct. 17 th Lockdown Nov. 1 st Fire Drill Dec. 10 th Spring 2020 Earthquake Drill Jan. 17 th Lockdown Drill Feb. 25 th Fire Drill March 16 th Earthquake Drill April 7 th Lockdown Drill May 12 th

Run, Hide, Fight ● Strategy promoted by Department of Homeland Security ● Partnership with local law enforcement ● Options based strategy ○ Run if you can (first option) ○ Hide if you can’t evacuate ○ Fight if you must (last resort) ● Staff has been trained by Sheriff ● Lockdown Drills ● Middle School appropriate training

Bullying • We encourage all students to report incidents of bullying immediately • Report to counselors • Anonymous bully reports/bully box, located in Counseling office and the Library • Email • Incident reports

See Something? Read Something? Hear Something? SAY SOMETHING!

Safety Measures School Level • Securly • Net. Top / Vision • Partnership with Walnut Sheriff District Level • Lobby Guard • Security Cameras • Walkie Talkies

Social Media/Privacy- FACTS ● 2. 34 billion worldwide social media users in 2018. 2. 95 billion expected users by 2020. ● The growth in social media use is being driven in large part by young consumers, mostly teens, with a whopping 90 percent of those 18 to 29 year-old having at least one social media account. ● SPAM accounts are created and can be hidden in apps. Students are creating multiple accounts in order to hide certain activities from parents, school's, or fellow students. ● Teens using social media every day are 14 percent more likely to be depressed than those who used social media less frequently.

SOcial Media/Privacy- FACTS Continued �“Facebook depression” is depression that develops when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites, such as Facebook, and then begin to exhibit classic symptoms of depression. �Teens using social media more than 5 hours a day were 70 percent more likely to have suicidal thoughts or actions than those who reported one hour of daily use. �The Pew Research Center found that many teenagers extensively share personal information online ○ 91% post photos of themselves ○ 71% post their school name ○ 53 % post email address ○ 20 % post their cell phone number

According to 2019 Studies. . . Teens spend an average of 9 hours a day on social media. . . “It’s not a drug, but it might as well be. It works the same way… it has the same results, ”

Jordan’s Law In December of 2017, 14 -year-old Jordan Peisner Jordan was suckerpunched in West Hills by a teenager he did not know, his friend shot it on a cell phone -- and it was posted on Snapchat.

Current Laws Jordan’s Law (AB 1542) CA Laws (EC 48900) Jordan’s Law makes clear that anyone who conspires with an attacker to film a violent crime will be considered an accomplice and subject to an enhanced (longer) sentence. Schools can suspend or expel students engaging in an act of bullying, which can include any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made by means of an electronic act directly specified toward a pupil or school personnel. ”

Cyberbullying

Cyber. Bullying 88% of social media- using teens have witnessed other people being mean or cruel on social networking sites. 34% of the students report experiencing cyberbullying during their lifetime.

Consequences and Future ● Lack of communication skills ● See Something Say Something ● Suspension/Expulsion ● Juvenile Detention Center ● Jordan’s Law ● 35% of colleges in 2016 looked up applicant social media, 42% of the time resulting negatively towards students

The Good News When used responsibly, social media can be a wonderful tool. It is a great way to share positive news, acquire information, and communicate with others.

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