Safety and security committee reports SAP referrals up, ChildLine reports down and emergency guide added to district website

At its Aug. 25 meeting — the committee’s first public safety and security session — district staff reported an increase in Student Assistance Program (SAP) referrals and a decline in ChildLine counts, while “Safe to Say” incident reports have doubled, signaling increased reporting and awareness.

Randy Zangara, speaking at the committee meeting and summarized at the work session, said higher SAP referrals are a positive sign that more students are being referred for assistance. Committee members said the security team views the district as heading in the right direction. The district also said it has posted a KCSD emergency guide for parents on the district website’s safety and security section so families know how the district will respond to an incident.

Committee members reported that shorter lunch periods have reduced idle time and are seen as a positive factor for student behavior during that block, and that security staff feel improvements are being made. No formal action items were recorded on these informational updates.