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The 2016 Emergency Task Force recommended securing school building entrances, installing security hardware in vulnerable areas, and incorporating physical safety measures into emergency operations plans.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 12 · House Joint Resolution 19, 2016 Regular Session
ALSDE Support Services provides guidance related to school safety, emergency operations planning, and health-related building considerations affecting day-to-day facility use and readiness.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 14–15 · Ala. Code § 16-6B-3
The 2018 SAFE Council recommended integrating physical-security upgrades into school emergency operations plans and designating district safety coordinators.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 13 · SAFE Council Final Report, April 2018
School emergency operations plans are described as addressing evacuation, shelter, lockdown and hazard protocols.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 31
Ed. Code §§ 32280–32289 require school safety plans.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 56 · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 32280–32289
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