The Legislature recognizes that crime, including vandalism, and violence have reached an alarming level at school sites throughout California. The Legislature further recognizes that there is a need for dealing with the complex problems of crime and violence at school sites and for developing effective techniques and programs to combat crime and violence at school sites.
Article 5School Safety and Security
Section § 32250
This law acknowledges the serious issues of crime and violence, including vandalism, at school locations in California. It emphasizes the need to address these complex problems and develop effective programs to combat them.
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Section § 32251
This law establishes a unit within the Department of Education that focuses on school safety and security.
There is hereby created in the Department of Education the School Safety and Security Resource Unit.
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Section § 32252
This section outlines the roles of the School Safety and Security Resource Unit. Their main tasks include identifying successful anti-crime and violence programs in schools, helping schools develop similar programs, and understanding the causes of school violence to share useful information with education officials.
The primary functions of the School Safety and Security Resource Unit are all the following:
(a)CA Education Code § 32252(a) Identification of exemplary programs and techniques which have been effectively utilized by any county superintendent of schools or in any school district to combat crime and violence in the public schools, and dissemination of information relating to such programs and techniques to county superintendents of schools and school districts.
(b)CA Education Code § 32252(b) Provision of technical assistance to county superintendents of schools and school districts which are developing and implementing programs to deal with crime and violence at school sites.
(c)CA Education Code § 32252(c) Attempt to ascertain the underlying causes of violence and vandalism at school sites, and dissemination of such information to county superintendents of schools and school districts.
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Section § 32254
This part of the law says that the Department of Education doesn't have to follow the rules of this article unless there is specific funding available for it.
The Department of Education shall not be subject to the duties, obligations, and responsibilities prescribed by this article unless funds specifically appropriated for the purposes of this article are available.
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