School Staff In-service Training on SSSPs. District board of education employees must participate in an annual in-service training on school safety and security to enable them to recognize and appropriately respond to safety and security concerns, including emergencies and crises, consistent with the school district’s plans, procedures and mechanisms for school safety and security and the provisions of N.J.A.C. 6A:165 and N.J.S.A. 18A:41. School officials shall annually consult with law enforcement personnel regarding training. The instruction must include school security drills, and be conducted collaboratively by the school district and law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services personnel in order to identify weaknesses in school safety and security policies and procedures and increase the effectiveness of emergency responders. The training shall utilize various formats such as drills, functional exercises, and tabletop exercises. Joint training exercises may include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, bomb threats, lockdown procedures and active shooters. A law enforcement officer must be present at a minimum of one school security drill in each school year in order to make recommendations on any improvements or changes to school security drill procedures, pursuant to N.J.S.A.18A:41-1.
