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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

BOE Work Session

Safety Update

Melissa Thompson

Assistant Superintendent

School Resource Officers (SROs)

South Euclid and Lyndhurst Police Departments

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Acknowledgment & Appreciation

Mr. Tyler Wylie,

Safety & Compliance Specialist

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Ohio’s Comprehensive School Safety Framework

Developed by:

  • Ohio School Safety Center (Ohio Department of Public Safety)
  • Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
  • Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

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A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and cohesive approach is required to create and sustain genuinely safe, supportive schools that meet the needs of the whole child. Efforts to improve school climate, safety and learning are not separate endeavors and must be designed and implemented as a comprehensive school-wide approach, integrating mental health and the PBIS framework is essential for successful and sustainable improvements in school safety and academic achievement.

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Ohio’s Goals and Objectives for School Safety:

  • Whole Child Framework
  • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
  • Trauma Informed Schools
  • Social and Emotional Standards
  • Prevent, Protect & Mitigate, and Respond & Recover
  • The Ohio School Wellness Initiative
  • Threat Assessment
  • Comprehensive School Sucicide Prevention Program

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ODEW’s Safe and Supportive Schools

Safe and supportive schools create both a physically and emotionally safe learning environment for students and staff:

  • Anti-Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
  • Discipline and PBIS
  • Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention, Social Inclusion and School Safety Requirements
  • Behavioral Threat Assessment
  • Human Trafficking Prevention

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Anti-Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying

Form (Ms. Imler)

Safer Ohio School Tip Line

Prevention is Key!

School Counselors, School Social Workers, Student Support and Youth Development Specialists

School Resource Officers (SROs)

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Discipline and PBIS

  • Student Code of Conduct
  • Due Process

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Building Administrators PLC

      • Office of Student Services Mrs. Bussey and Ms. Imler
      • Office of Exceptional Students Mrs. Moles and Mrs. Morris

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Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention, Social Inclusion and School Safety Requirements

HB 123

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Behavioral Threat Assessment

HB 123

All Threats Are Investigated!

Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) Model

  • Trained Multidisciplinary Team and Ms. Imler
  • SROs

South Euclid and Lyndhurst Police Departments AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED Safer Ohio School Tip Line reports

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Human Trafficking Prevention

SB 288

Speak Up

Safety & Equipped

(K-5)

Speak Up

Empowered and Freedom

(6-12)

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SRO/Police Collaboration

School Safety is About Strong Relationships…

Currently

  • Bi-Weekly and Quarterly Meetings
  • Handle with Care (Student Services)
  • Mediations and Meetings with Parents
  • What’s trending now…?!

Future Planning

  • Student Presentations
  • Summits
  • Student and Police Activities