Common use of Best Practices Guidelines Clause in Contracts

Best Practices Guidelines. The school official shall provide to the responding law enforcement agency all known information relevant to the threat, including but not limited to any historical or background information concerning the person’s behavior or state of mind. For the purposes of this reporting requirement, the threatened or planned act of violence need not be imminent, and the intended victim of the violent act need not be aware of the threat. Nor shall it be relevant for the purposes of this reporting requirement that the intended victim is not a student or member of the school community, or that the violent act is not intended to be committed on school grounds. The parties to this Agreement understand and agree that students who make a credible threat of harm to themselves or others should be taken seriously. Accordingly, the provisions of this paragraph shall be liberally construed with a view toward preventing future acts of violence.

Best Practices Guidelines. The school official shall provide to the responding law enforcement agency all known information relevant to the threat, including but not limited to any historical or background information concerning the person’s person‟s behavior or state of mind. For the purposes of this reporting requirement, the threatened or planned act of violence need not be imminent, and the intended victim of the violent act need not be aware of the threat. Nor shall it be relevant for the purposes of this reporting requirement that the intended victim is not a student or member of the school community, or that the violent act is not intended to be committed on school grounds. The parties to this Agreement understand and agree that students who make a credible threat of harm to themselves or others should be taken seriously. Accordingly, the provisions of this paragraph shall be liberally construed with a view toward preventing future acts of violence.