Clarkston Board of Education approved revised school safety policies at their Dec. 14 meeting.
The policy will now include threat assessments at school, following guidelines created by the U.S Secret Service and U.S Department of Education.
Threats include crime and violence inside and outside the school system.
‘We want to interact with and engage students to resolve conflict,? said Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock.
The assessment will be based on evidence of behavior and communication in certain circumstances, such as when a student makes a threat to others or themselves.
If violent crime exceeds a state established threshold, the superintendent must convene a meeting with school building administrator, local law enforcement, parents, and others to create a corrective action plan.
They will gather information, perform an evaluation, and create an individual plan to reduce threats and help students.
Each year, the superintendent must submit a report to the state, outlining the number of students expelled and why they were removed from the district.
State law requires officials to submit a report about violence, drug cases, and other crimes.
Other policy changes include entrance requirements, foreign and foreign-exchange students, graduation requirements, animals on district property, and immunization.
Students who do not meet state immunization requirements can be suspended from the district unless a waiver is submitted. Waivers can be granted for a valid medical reason , religious beliefs, or vaccinations not due. In December 2014, the Joint Commission on Administrative rules required those seeking non-medical waivers, which are provided at the Oakland County Health Department, to speak with a health educator at the Oakland County Health Department.