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Upon a preliminary determination that an individual poses a threat of
violence or physical harm to self or others, a threat assessment team
immediately will report its determination to the Superintendent or
Superintendent's designee. The Superintendent or Superintendent鈥檚 designee
immediately will attempt to notify the student's parent or legal guardian and
shall provide, either in such initial attempt to notify the student's parent or
legal guardian or through a separate communication to the student's parent
or legal guardian made as soon as practicable thereafter, materials that:
e address recognition of and strategies for responding to behavior
indicating that a student poses a threat of violence or physical harm
to self or others,
e include information on the legal requirements in Va. Code
搂 18.2-56.2 relating to the safe storage of firearms in the presence of
minors; and
e may include guidance on best practices and strategies for limiting a
student's access to lethal means, including firearms and medications.
Nothing in this policy precludes school division personnel from acting
immediately to address an imminent threat.
No member of a threat assessment team, including law enforcement officers,
will redisclose any criminal history record information or health information
obtained pursuant to this policy or otherwise use any record of an individual
beyond the purpose for which such disclosure was made to the threat
assessment team [Code of Virginia 搂19.2-389.1; FERPA 搂 99.31 (a)(1)(i)(B)].
Each threat assessment team will collect and report quantitative data on its
activities to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety. Even in the
absence of threats, teams should assemble regularly to complete case
management and review best practices.
The Superintendent may establish a committee to oversee the threat
assessment teams or may assign the oversight of the teams to an existing
committee. If such a committee is established, it will include individuals with
expertise in human resources, education, school administration, mental health
and law enforcement. Such a team would also be required to complete an
initial threat assessment training prior to joining the team and must complete
refresher threat assessment training once every three years.
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