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School Safety

a safe and secure environment
for the students by proactively
planning to prevent safety
and security problems on the
individual campuses. Officers
responds immediately and
professionally to any disruption
or criminal activity, instilling
in students a respect and
understanding of the law
through education and example.
The DARE Program is taught
to all 5th grade students in the
district by the police chief. The
D.A.R.E. Program exists to help
students make better decisions
CCSS Police Chief Chris Elrod in school and life and how
to face other issues such as
School Safety is a priority in the bullying, peer pressure, and
Coffee County School System. how do deal with both.
CCSS recently wrote and

Research shows that parents place student safety above received the Georgia School
instruction when sending their child to school, and the Board Association (GSBA)
Coffee County School System leadership agrees. Safety Grant. Offered annually
After a long partnership with conducts training for officers in to school districts, this grant
the Coffee County Sherriff’s the area of active shooter and assists in enhancing the
Department, the Coffee County carries the training out into the safety of the schools and
School System created its own schools periodically. The Coffee school-related functions such
police department that includes County School System equips as workers compensation,
an experienced police chief. The schools with systems such as property, casualty, etc. The
department provides school the Raptor Visitor Management grant provided full funding for
resource officers on every System and Centegix, which 360-degree bus cameras for
Coffee County Schools campus: enhance the security of our
elementary schools, middle schools’ students and staff. two new special needs school
school, freshman campus, high The responsibility of buses, virtually eliminating
school, and career academy. the police chief is working driver blind spots, as well as
As a certified Georgia Law with the individual school funding for stop-arm cameras
Enforcement Agency, the resource officers and school to prevent stopped school bus
School Safety Department administration in maintaining passing violations.

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