{"id":2158,"date":"2019-11-27T21:19:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/?page_id=2158"},"modified":"2019-11-27T22:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:08:30","slug":"school-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/old\/school-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"School Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tSchool Safety &#8211; Seguridad de Escuela\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<h5>English\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<!-- Display Switch -->\n\t\t\t<label><input type=\"checkbox\" ><\/label>\n\t\t\t<h5>Espa\u00f1ol<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>Green Dot families,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we return from fall break, I wanted to reach out to express my thanks to our incredible students, families, and staff who help maintain safe, fun, supportive learning environments every day. Here at Green Dot, we are family. We will always look out for each other and put our students first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also wanted to address the matter that you may have seen in the news before the fall break regarding the security threat made against one of our schools, \u00c1nimo Mae Jemison. The safety and well-being of our students and staff are our highest priority, and we completely understand how unsettling the news has been. I have included some <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/letter-to-families_ENGLISH-2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">tips from the National Association of School Psychologists<\/a> to help you talk with your student about this type of incident.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you know, schools across the country have been facing violence and threats of violence, and we are deeply saddened that our school community has now been on the receiving end of this awful trend. That said, we are also grateful that at Green Dot, we have built a culture that allows our students to raise their concerns or speak up if something makes them uncomfortable so that we may identify and respond to these types of threats before they become tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As many already know, our students informed adults on campus of their safety concerns. Once our staff at \u00c1nimo Mae Jemison were notified of the threat, they quickly informed the sheriff&#8217;s department, an investigation was conducted, and they prevented any harm from coming to students. Because the students did the right thing by coming forward with concerns &#8211; and the trusted adults on campus immediately acted &#8211; we averted a potential tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the supportive culture that we\u2019ve built at all our schools, we also wanted to highlight some of the processes and procedures that we have in place at our campuses that contribute to a safe learning environment, including:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A robust system of mental health supports provided through school counselors, school psychologists and clinical social workers;<\/li>\n<li>An electronic visitor management system to screen all campus visitors;<\/li>\n<li>Campus security officers for general supervision day-to-day;<\/li>\n<li>Staff trainings in safety measures like ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) to help prepare for the possibility of an active threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will continue to refine these safety systems and procedures to ensure we promote Green Dot\u2019s overall culture of safety and support, and we will maintain an environment that helps our students learn, grow, and feel empowered every day to speak up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you again for being a part of the Green Dot community, and for working with us to cultivate a safe environment for our students to learn and grow. I hope the Thanksgiving holiday brought you all comfort, joy, and time with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President and CEO of Green Dot Public Schools California<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>Estimadas familias de Green Dot,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ya de regreso de las vacaciones de oto\u00f1o, quer\u00eda comunicarme con ustedes para expresar mi agradecimiento por nuestros incre\u00edbles estudiantes, familias y personal quienes ayudan a mantener un ambiente de aprendizaje seguros, divertidos, con apoyo, todos los d\u00edas. Aqu\u00ed en Green Dot somos familia. Siempre nos cuidaremos los unos a los otros y nuestros estudiantes ser\u00e1n nuestra prioridad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n quer\u00eda mencionar un asunto que quiz\u00e1s hayan visto en las noticias antes de las vacaciones de oto\u00f1o con respecto a una amenaza de seguridad en contra de una de nuestras escuelas, la \u00c1nimo Mae Jemison. La seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros estudiantes y nuestro personal son nuestra m\u00e1xima prioridad, y entendemos perfectamente lo inquietante que ha sido esa noticia. Les he incluido algunos <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/resources-letter-to-families_SPAN-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">consejos de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Psic\u00f3logos Escolares<\/a> para ayudarlos a hablar con sus hijos\/estudiantes sobre este tipo de incidente.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Como saben, escuelas en todo el pa\u00eds han enfrentado violencia o amenazas de violencia, y nos entristece profundamente que en esta ocasi\u00f3n haya sido nuestra comunidad escolar v\u00edctima de esta terrible tendencia. Dicho esto, tambi\u00e9n estamos agradecidos de que en Green Dot hemos creado una cultura que permite a nuestros estudiantes expresar sus inquietudes e informarnos de si algo los incomoda, para que podamos identificar y responder a este tipo de amenazas antes de que se conviertan en tragedias.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Como muchos ya saben, nuestros estudiantes informaron a los adultos en el campus sobre sus preocupaciones en cuanto a seguridad. Una vez que nuestro personal en \u00c1nimo Mae Jemison fue notificado de la amenaza, ellos informaron r\u00e1pidamente al departamento del Sheriff, el que realiz\u00f3 una investigaci\u00f3n, y as\u00ed lograron evitar que ning\u00fan da\u00f1o afectara a otros estudiantes. Debido a que los estudiantes hicieron lo correcto al expresar sus inquietudes, y los adultos de confianza en el campus actuaron de inmediato, logramos evitar una posible tragedia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de la cultura de apoyo que hemos creado en todas nuestras escuelas, tambi\u00e9n quer\u00edamos resaltar algunos de los procesos y procedimientos que contribuyen al ambiente de aprendizaje seguro que tenemos en nuestros planteles, que incluyen:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Un sistema robusto de apoyo de salud mental brindado a trav\u00e9s de consejeros escolares, psic\u00f3logos escolares y trabajadores sociales cl\u00ednicos;<\/li>\n<li>Un sistema electr\u00f3nico de control de visitantes para evaluar previamente a todos los visitantes del campus;<\/li>\n<li>Agentes de seguridad en el campus para la supervisi\u00f3n general del d\u00eda a d\u00eda;<\/li>\n<li>Capacitaci\u00f3n del personal en medidas de seguridad como ALICE (En ingl\u00e9s: Alerta, Bloqueo, Informar, Contrarrestar, Evacuar) para ayudar a prepararse para una posible amenaza activa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuaremos refinando estos sistemas y procedimientos de seguridad para asegurarnos de promover una cultura general de seguridad y apoyo en Green Dot, y mantendremos un ambiente que ayude a nuestros estudiantes a aprender, crecer y sentirse empoderados siempre listos a expresar lo que necesitan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gracias nuevamente por ser parte de la comunidad Green Dot y por trabajar con nosotros para cultivar un ambiente seguro para que nuestros estudiantes aprendan y crezcan debidamente. Espero que la celebraci\u00f3n de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias les haya brindado todo el confort, alegr\u00eda y tiempo deseado con sus seres queridos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Muy atentamente,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dra. 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