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Report regarding the status of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District. (Scott Campbell, Chief of Police)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council receive a report on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District and provide feedback and direction.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
As described in the SSFPD-SSFUSD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pertaining to the School Liaison Officer (SLO) Program, an annual review will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and whether the parameters of the MOU are being followed. Pursuant to the MOU, the first annual report was to be completed in March 2023. Factors included in the annual report include:
1. Success of established program goals and objectives.
2. An appraisal of areas with opportunities for improvement.
3. Aggregated data regarding why the police were called to campus, who called them, demographic data on the students and other people with whom the police interacted, and outcomes (including arrests, citations, and other relevant data).
4. A summary of the student arrests and citations by gender, race/ethnicity, and any other relevant data.
I. Achievement of the Goals and Objectives of the SLO Program
A. Protect the constitutional and civil rights of students.
All SSFPD officers are entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the constitutional and civil rights of all individuals, but particularly the students in our school district.
B. Maintain a safe and secure environment on school campuses which will be conducive to learning.
All SSFPD officers are expected to maintain safe and secure school campuses. Officers receive ongoing training regarding Active Killer and Critical Incident Responses, Crisis Intervention and De-escalation, Behavioral Intervention, and Proce...
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