Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-1 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 6A-1.0019 - Threat Management

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose. The
				purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements relating to threat
				management, a process by which school districts, K-12 schools, charter school
				governing boards, and charter schools identify, assess, manage, and monitor
				potential and real threats to student safety.
(2) Definitions.
(a) "Florida Harm Prevention and Threat
				Management Model" or "Florida Model" means the Florida-specific behavioral
				threat management process required by Section
				1001.212(12),
				F.S. The Florida Model consists of the Florida Threat Management Manual and the
				Florida Harm Prevention and Threat Management Instrument ("Instrument"). Under
				the Florida Model, threats and reports of concerning behavior or concerning
				communications are categorized as having a low, medium, or high level of
				concern.
(b) "School" means a
				public K-12 school, including a charter school, with a Master School
				Identification Number (MSID) number as provided under Rule
				6A-1.0016, F.A.C., but does not
				include:
1. Settings where instruction is
				provided in a county jail or state prison, in a Department of Juvenile Justice
				facility or program, in a hospital, or while a student is homebound;
2. Schools that provide only prekindergarten
				or adult education;
3. Technical
				centers under Section
				1004.91, F.S.
"School" also includes the Florida Virtual School (Section
				  1002.37, F.S.), the Florida
				  School for the Deaf and the Blind (Section
				  1002.36, F.S.), and
				  Developmental Research (Laboratory) Schools (Section
				  1002.32, F.S.). These entities
				  also function as "school districts" as defined in paragraph (2)(d) of this
				  rule. A list of schools meeting this definition will be provided to the School
				  Safety Specialists annually by July 1.
(c) "School-based mental health services
				provider" means a school psychologist certified under Rule
				6A-4.0311, F.A.C., a school
				social worker certified under Rule
				6A-4.035, F.A.C., a school
				counselor certified under Rule
				6A-4.0181, F.A.C., or a mental
				health professional licensed under Chapter 490 or 491, F.S., who is employed or
				contracted by a district or school to provide mental health services in
				schools.
(d) "School district" or
				"district" means a Florida school district, the Florida Virtual School (Section
				1002.37, F.S.), the Florida
				School for the Deaf and the Blind (Section
				1002.36, F.S.), Developmental
				Research (Laboratory) Schools (Section
				1002.32, F.S.), and universities
				or Florida College System institutions that sponsor charter schools (Section
				1002.33(5),
				F.S.).
(e) "Student Support
				Management Plan" or "SSMP" means an ongoing intervention and monitoring plan
				implemented by the school-based threat management team. The SSMP may impose
				requirements on a student of concern for a defined period of time based on the
				level of concern. The SSMP is reviewed each month by the School Based Threat
				Management Team (SBTMT).
(f)
				"Threat Assessment" means the identification of individuals exhibiting
				threatening or other concerning behavior.
(g) "Threat Management" means the multipart
				process by which schools identify individuals exhibiting threatening or other
				concerning behavior, assess the risk of harm, and coordinate appropriate
				interventions and services for such individuals, as provided in Section
				1006.07(7),
				F.S.