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Schools and police share responsibility for school safety and must work together with complementary policies and procedures. Creating a collaborative model to guide school/police efforts in the state has the potential to positively impact the academic success of students and to limit the involvement of students in the juvenile justice, welfare and correction systems.The school police collaboration efforts of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) are based on the following five principles.
The model Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Superintendent of Schools and the Chief of Police is a formal document expressing the agreed upon policies for responding to non-emergency school disruptions, including a chart of types of behavior with appropriate interventions by level of intervention. The Effective School Staff Interactions with Students and Police is a one day training for all personnel working in schools, particularly middle and high schools, with a major emphasis on school police collaboration. The Right Response CT Network is a group of Connecticut communities working with the JJAC and others in the network to improve school disciplinary systems by sharing information, resources and best practices. Participating communities must convene a local collaboration team with school, police and community members that meets regularly, participates in Network training sessions, implements a model Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), and works towards system change. The JJAC offers Right Response CT Network grants to communities and training and technical assistance events. |