Indiana § 10-21-1-10 - School safety plan; requirements; withholding from public disclosure

§ 10-21-1-10. School safety plan; requirements; withholding from public disclosure

Sec. 10. (a) A school corporation shall develop a school safety plan in accordance with subsection (c) for review as described in section 11 of this chapter.

(b) Each charter school shall develop a school safety plan in accordance with subsection (c) for review as described in section 11 of this chapter. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.

(c) The school safety plan:

(1) must be developed by a school safety specialist and the school's safe school committee, including a school resource officer if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter school, in consultation with the:

(A) law enforcement agency; and

(B) fire department;

that have jurisdiction over the particular school building;

(2) must:

(A) protect against outside and internal threats to the physical safety of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including unsafe conditions, crime prevention, school violence, bullying and cyberbullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse and child sexual abuse, mental health and behavioral health, suicide awareness and prevention, violence prevention and training, situational awareness, and other issues that prevent the maintenance of a safe school;

(B) prevent unauthorized access to school property and interior areas or rooms, including the management of authorized visitors on school property, before, during, and after regular school hours;

(C) secure schools against natural and manmade disasters, including all emergency preparedness drill requirements set forth in IC 20-34-3-20;

(D) establish an armed intruder drill protocol that:

(i) provides accommodations for students who have mobility restrictions, sensory needs, or auditory or visual limitations;

(ii) emphasizes the practical nature of the drill;

(iii) provides access to mental health services on school grounds following the conclusion of a drill;

(iv) provides advance notice of a drill to parents or legal guardians of students who attend the school; and

(v) provides alternative exercises for students who are unable to participate in a drill;

(E) include a site vulnerability assessment for each school building;

(F) not later than July 1, 2025, include the establishment of a multi-disciplinary threat assessment team;

(G) include measures to expedite notification of first responders and access to school property for first responders; and

(H) include any additional requirements required by the Indiana state board of education;

(3) must be provided to a member of the board if a member requests the school safety plan;

(4) must be available for inspection by the department's office of school safety (as established by IC 10-19-3.5-4);

(5) must be provided to the law enforcement agency and the fire department that have jurisdiction over the school corporation or charter school;

(6) must include an attestation that:

(A) a copy of the floor plans for each building located on the school's property were provided to the law enforcement agency and the fire department that have jurisdiction over the school corporation or charter school that clearly indicates each entrance and exit, the interior rooms and hallways, and the location of any hazardous materials located in the building; or

(B) the school corporation or charter school has conducted critical incidence digital mapping for each school building within the school corporation or the buildings that are operated by a charter school, including providing the critical incidence digital mapping information to:

(i) the law enforcement agency and fire department that have jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and

(ii) the statewide 911 system described in IC 36-8-16.7-22 through the public safety answer point, or "PSAP", described in IC 36-8-16.7-20 that has jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and

(7) must be filed with the county school safety commission under section 12 of this chapter having jurisdiction over the school corporation or charter school.

(d) For purposes of IC 5-14-3, the entities specified in subsection (c) that receive information under this section shall keep the information compiled and retained under this section confidential and shall withhold the information from public disclosure.

As added by P.L.150-2023, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.135-2024, SEC.1; P.L.238-2025, SEC.42.