**GBGB - STAFF PERSONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY** **Last Updated Date:** 03/25/2014 **Adoption Date:** 01/10/2006 **Related Policies:** [EB](https://www.southhadleyschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=2&PageModuleInstanceID=16130&ViewID=1c43854f-5875-4d47-be5f-0e18028c22cb&FlexDataID=21243)[GCBD](https://www.southhadleyschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=2&PageModuleInstanceID=16130&ViewID=1c43854f-5875-4d47-be5f-0e18028c22cb&FlexDataID=21294) Through its overall safety program and various policies pertaining to school personnel, the School Committee will seek to assure the safety of employees during their working hours and assist them in the main­tenance of good health. Prior to employment in the school system, physical examinations will be required of bus drivers and food handlers as law or state regulations require. The superintendent may require an employee to submit to a physical examination by a physician appointed by the school system whenever that employee's health appears to be a hazard to children or others in the school system or when a doctor's certificate is needed to verify need for sick leave. The School Committee takes seriously any incident involving assault on any member of the school community. Definition and Coverage Assault will be defined as any physical, verbal, or psychological abuse inflicted upon an employee which takes place during the work day, at a school-sponsored event, while performing work-related duties at the work site, or any other time or place as a result of the employee's performance of work-related duties. Report Procedure for Assault by a Student in a Job-Related Incident 1.   Duty of staff member: File a detailed report within twenty-four (24) hours with the principal or supervisor; included, if necessary, should be: A.  Worker's Compensation claim form B.  Medical, hospital, or doctor's statement of injury suffered 2.   Duty of supervisor or principal: A.  Review with employee the detailed report of assault adding addendums necessary for filing in a "Student Discipline Report File." B.  File report with superintendent or his/her designee within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of the report, if necessary. C.  The matter should be discussed in a conference with the staff member, principal, parent or guardian or student, or both, to aid in decision-making. 3.   Duty of the superintendent: A.  Review, in a meeting with the staff member, the supervisor, or principal, and the superintendent or his/her designee, the filed report and instigate the proper procedure with the appropriate person or agency, if necessary. B.  To ensure that all parties be cognizant that mutual agreement is essential for proper procedure and if not, the report should be continued to the next level. C.  All decisions should be documented as they are reached at level or procedure. **Policy References:** M.G.L. 71:54; 71:55B; 71:55C The Negotiated Agreements; Agreement with the South Hadley Education Association – Units A, C, D, and E