Interim Superintendent Dr. Chad Hammit and Fullerton Police Chief John Radus reviewed Fullerton School District’s (FSD) partnership with the Fullerton Police Department and the policy protocols that prioritize student and staff safety. FSD protocols emphasize prevention, quick response, and recovery to return situations to normal after incidents.
Dr. Hammitt said that in the event of an emergency, the Fullerton Police Department can access school site camera recordings (each accessed with a unique password for transparency), classroom key entry, and their database, which holds a routinely updated school site map.
If police activity is in progress within a quarter-mile radius of any FSD school site during the school day, a red circle pops up on the police car’s computer, alerting officers to inform the school principal of the potential impact on students. Principals and police determine if the school should shelter in place, which allows instruction to continue with limited movement, or go into lockdown, where doors are locked, instruction stops, and teachers and students wait for police to announce an “all clear.”…