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On December 14, 2022, the State Board of Education approved significant changes to the School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) rule. Details can be found here:
School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) grew out of the public’s concern for children's safety in the school environment. In response to this concern, the SESIR system was initiated in 1995-96 to enable schools to track incidents and analyze patterns of violent, criminal or disruptive activity. The intent is for there to be complete and objective data from which to design interventions to improve the learning environment. SESIR operates at the school, district and state levels. School-level data are sent to the district in a standardized format and in turn, the district sends data to the Department of Education (DOE) where it is compiled into an annual report. This report presents the frequency of the SESIR incidents by district and for the state as a whole. Additionally, the disciplinary actions associated with the incidents are reported.
The School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting System collects data on 26 incidents of crime, violence, and disruptive behaviors that occur on school grounds, on school transportation, and at off-campus, school-sponsored events, during any 24-hour period, 365 days per year. Incidents are reported by schools to the districts which, in turn, provide the data to the DOE.
SESIR takes a comprehensive look at serious crime and violence on the school campus. The included incidents relate to:
Highlighting above designates incident definitions that changed in the December 2022 amendment to the SESIR rule.
SESIR incidents are serious incidents. While less serious incidents may be recorded and reported for the district; they should not be reported to DOE as SESIR incidents. SESIR incident definitions can be found here or on the Office of Safe Schools website.
When a SESIR incident occurs, it is important to track whether certain “related elements” were involved. For SESIR, the related elements that must be reported are:
Highlighting above designates incident definitions that changed in the December 2022 amendment to the SESIR rule.
Knowledge of the frequency of occurrence of these elements helps with subsequent planning for interventions and required reporting to federal funding sources.
SESIR applies to incidents that occur:
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On December 14, 2022, the State Board of Education approved significant changes to the School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) rule. Details can be found here:
School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) grew out of the public’s concern for children's safety in the school environment. In response to this concern, the SESIR system was initiated in 1995-96 to enable schools to track incidents and analyze patterns of violent, criminal or disruptive activity. The intent is for there to be complete and objective data from which to design interventions to improve the learning environment. SESIR operates at the school, district and state levels. School-level data are sent to the district in a standardized format and in turn, the district sends data to the Department of Education (DOE) where it is compiled into an annual report. This report presents the frequency of the SESIR incidents by district and for the state as a whole. Additionally, the disciplinary actions associated with the incidents are reported.
The School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting System collects data on 26 incidents of crime, violence, and disruptive behaviors that occur on school grounds, on school transportation, and at off-campus, school-sponsored events, during any 24-hour period, 365 days per year. Incidents are reported by schools to the districts which, in turn, provide the data to the DOE.
SESIR takes a comprehensive look at serious crime and violence on the school campus. The included incidents relate to:
- Aggravated Battery
- Alcohol
- Arson
- Bullying
- Burglary
- Disruption on Campus-Major
- Drug Sale/Distribution
- Drug Use/Possession
- Fighting
- Harassment
- Hazing
- Homicide
- Kidnapping
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Larceny/TheftGrand Theft ($750) - Other Major Incidents
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Physical AttackSimple Battery - Robbery
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Battery
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Offenses-Other
- Threat/Intimidation
- Tobacco
- Trespassing
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VandalismCriminal Mischief ($1000) - Weapons Possession
Highlighting above designates incident definitions that changed in the December 2022 amendment to the SESIR rule.
SESIR incidents are serious incidents. While less serious incidents may be recorded and reported for the district; they should not be reported to DOE as SESIR incidents. SESIR incident definitions can be found here or on the Office of Safe Schools website.
When a SESIR incident occurs, it is important to track whether certain “related elements” were involved. For SESIR, the related elements that must be reported are:
- Alcohol-related
- Bullying-related
- Drug-related
- Gang-related
- Hate crime-related
- Hazing-related
- Injury-related
- Vaping-related
- Weapon-related
Highlighting above designates incident definitions that changed in the December 2022 amendment to the SESIR rule.
Knowledge of the frequency of occurrence of these elements helps with subsequent planning for interventions and required reporting to federal funding sources.
SESIR applies to incidents that occur:
- On school campuses and school grounds
- During transportation to and from school
- At school-sponsored events
- Any 24-hour period
- 365 days of the year
- The incident was not reported to law enforcement because it was a petty act of misconduct that did not require law enforcement involvement according to policies developed by the district pursuant to Section 1006.13, F.S.;
- The incident was reported to law enforcement and resulted in official law enforcement action being taken by an SRO or other law enforcement agency or official; or
- The incident was reported to law enforcement and did not result in official action being taken by an SRO or other law enforcement agency or official.
“Law enforcement action” means that official action was taken by a School Resource Officer (SRO) or local law enforcement officer in response to a SESIR incident, including but not limited to: an arrest, referral to a civil citation or similar prearrest diversion program authorized by Section 985.12, F.S., or initiation of an involuntary examination authorized by Section 394.463, F.S.
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