Receiving Threats
\n\nAny staff member receiving a telephoned bomb threat shall try to keep the caller on the line so as to gather information about the location and timing of the bomb and the person(s) responsible. He/she should also try to determine the caller's gender and age and should take note of any distinctive features of voice or speech and any background noises such as music, traffic, machinery or other voices.
\n\nStaff members who customarily receive telephone calls or handle packages shall receive training related to bomb threats.
\n\nProcedures
\n\nLaw enforcement and/or fire department staff shall conduct the bomb search. Police officers may assist in this search. No other school staff shall search for or handle any explosive or incendiary device.
\n\nExcept for school police officers, no staff or students shall reenter the threatened building(s) until the law enforcement and/or fire department staff advises the principal or designee that reentry is safe.
\n\nAny student who makes a bomb threat shall be subject to disciplinary procedures.
\n\n\n", "contentText": "Receiving Threats\n\nAny staff member receiving a telephoned bomb threat shall try to keep the caller on the line so as to gather information about the location and timing of the bomb and the person(s) responsible. He/she should also try to determine the caller's gender and age and should take note of any distinctive features of voice or speech and any background noises such as music, traffic, machinery or other voices.\n\nStaff members who customarily receive telephone calls or handle packages shall receive training related to bomb threats.\n\nProcedures\n\n- Any employee who receives a bomb threat shall immediately call 911 and also report the threat to the principal or designee. If the threat is in writing, he/she shall place the message in an envelope and take note of where and by whom it was found.\n\n- Any student or employee seeing a suspicious package shall promptly notify the principal or designee.\n\n- The principal or designee shall immediately use fire drill signals and institute standard evacuation procedures as specified in the emergency plan.\n\n- The principal or designee shall turn off any two-way radio equipment which is located in a threatened building.\n\nLaw enforcement and/or fire department staff shall conduct the bomb search. Police officers may assist in this search. No other school staff shall search for or handle any explosive or incendiary device.\n\nExcept for school police officers, no staff or students shall reenter the threatened building(s) until the law enforcement and/or fire department staff advises the principal or designee that reentry is safe.\n\nAny student who makes a bomb threat shall be subject to disciplinary procedures.", "footnotes": [ { "type": "State", "references": [ { "code": "Ed. Code 44810", "description": "Willful interference with classroom conduct", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44810." }, { "code": "Ed. Code 48900", "description": "Grounds for suspension or expulsion", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=48900." }, { "code": "Ed. Code 49390-49395", "description": "Homicide threats", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&division=4.&title=2.&part=27.&chapter=8.&article=8." }, { "code": "Ed. Code 51202", "description": "Instruction in personal and public health and safety", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=51202." }, { "code": "Pen. Code 148.1", "description": "False report of explosive or facsimile bomb", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=148.1." }, { "code": "Pen. Code 17", "description": "Felony, misdemeanor, classification of offenses", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=17." }, { "code": "Pen. Code 245", "description": "Assault with deadly weapon", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=245." } ] }, { "type": "Federal", "references": [ { "code": "6 USC 665k", "description": "Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-Based Practices", "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:6%20section:665k%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section665k)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true" } ] }, { "type": "Management Resources", "references": [ { "code": "U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Publication", "description": "Bomb Threat Guidance", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/dhs-doj-bomb-threat-guidance-quad-fold" }, { "code": "U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Publication", "description": "Bomb Threat Checklist", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/bomb-threat-checklist" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "California State Threat Assessment System ", "url": "https://calstas.org/)" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services", "url": "https://legalservices.csba.org/" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "California Department of Education, Safe Schools", "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/oese/safe-supportive-schools" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "U.S. Department of Homeland Security", "url": "http://www.dhs.gov" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "CSBA", "url": "http://www.csba.org" } ] } ], "crossRefs": [ { "code": "0450", "title": "Comprehensive Safety Plan", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "0450", "title": "Comprehensive Safety Plan", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "1112", "title": "Media Relations", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "1313", "title": "Civility", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3515", "title": "Campus Security", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3515", "title": "Campus Security", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3516", "title": "Emergencies And Disaster Preparedness Plan", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3516", "title": "Emergencies And Disaster Preparedness Plan", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3516.1", "title": "Fire Drills And Fires", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "3516.5", "title": "Emergency Schedules", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4040", "title": "Employee Use Of Technology", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4118", "title": "Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4118", "title": "Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4131", "title": "Staff Development", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4131", "title": "Staff Development", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4218", "title": "Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4218", "title": "Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4231", "title": "Staff Development", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "4331", "title": "Staff Development", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "5131", "title": "Conduct", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "5131.7", "title": "Weapons And Dangerous Instruments", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "5131.7", "title": "Weapons And Dangerous Instruments", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "5144.1", "title": "Suspension And Expulsion/Due Process", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "5144.1", "title": "Suspension And Expulsion/Due Process", "type": "AR" }, { "code": "6164.2", "title": "Guidance/Counseling Services", "type": "AR" } ], "attachments": [] }