WVUSD: 2019/2020 Year-End Results
o Continue training and education around key safety issues:
• Bullying
• Mental Health
• Suicide Prevention
• Social Media Use and Abuse
o Explore ways to integrate wellness into the classroom environment, including physical
spaces (e.g., wellness centers), and instructional practices (e.g., emotion regulation
exercises)
o Expand the Crisis Response Team
Introduction:
This year, the Walnut Valley Unified School District (WVUSD) coordinated actions, services, and
supports in our ongoing commitment towards the safety and wellness of our students. This focus
has resulted in actions that have further ensured the physical, social, and emotional safety of
our students.
Physical Safety
Several completed objectives demonstrated our successes in this focus area. Schools worked
closely with stakeholder groups in reviewing and refining their safety plans. All fifteen school
sites strengthened their preparations for a variety of disaster and active threat situations by
creating a Comprehensive School Safety Plan. Our schools also partnered with the Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s Department in coordinating age-appropriate active shooter trainings for staff
and students.
The District continued its model of integrating the nationally recognized “Run, Hide, Fight” active
threat protocol as a means to provide staff and students with an options-based approach for
responding to threatening situations. In addition to training, schools conducted several scenariobased
drills to ensure staff and students were correctly applying the appropriate protocols.
Additionally, both comprehensive high schools continued to implement active threat evacuation
and safety procedures.
Several safety-related facility and procedural improvements were made this school year. All
sites, including the District Office, had safety cameras installed. All sites also implemented a
new visitor management system via LobbyGuard. The visitor management software, with the
help of the National Watchdog website, ensures that no sexual offenders enter any campus.
57