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POLICYWELFARE 4147
Pupils/Employees

Safety

The physical well being of every student, visitor, staff member, and employee will be a primary consideration in every school activity, including the designing of facilities, the planning for school functions, or the performance of a task.

All employees of the Madison Metropolitan School District must accept responsibility for the safety of all students and of each other in the conduct of their duties.

PROCEDUREWELFARE 4147
Pupils/Employees

Safety

All Madison Metropolitan School District employees who conduct activities/programs that use District facilities will follow the District Emergency Procedures in taking immediate and effective action in cases of sudden illness or injury from accidents to pupils or employees occurring on school premises or at school sponsored functions.

Employees or non-staff activity leaders who assume or are assigned the responsibility for the performance of others are responsible for a safe environment for their clients. Should an accident occur, this responsibility includes completing the Accident Report Form, determining the cause of the accident, and, if appropriate, initiating corrective action to eliminate or protect against any hazards found to exist.

To assist in the fulfillment of this POLICY of accident prevention, it is urged that the advice of any committee including the Safety Committees and the services of any District employee, including the District's SAFETY COORDINATOR and other professional staff shall be used at every opportunity. High-hazard areas (e.g., swimming pools, art rooms, stages, vocational education shops, science labs, playgrounds) warrant extraordinary safety measures that are addressed in individual protocols.

Medical Emergencies Requiring Transportation

The school has a legal responsibility to act on behalf of the seriously injured or ill student, employee, or program participant in the most prudent way.

  1. The PRINCIPAL, designee, or Program Supervisor must act on behalf of the parent/guardian or injured/ill individual by CALLING MADISON FIRE/RESCUE FOR ASSISTANCE in the following instances where medical assistance and response time may be critical to preserve life or prevent major disability:
    1. In LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS;
    2. In situations where the need for IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE is suspected.
  2. The PRINCIPAL, designee, or Program Supervisor, along with the parent/ guardian or designee, decide on HOW - WHEN - WHERE to transport the injured or ill individual:
    1. In situations where EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION IS NEEDED AND RESPONSE TIME NOT CRITICAL.

Emergency care procedures to be used are those presented in the Emergency Procedures Manual published by the Madison Metropolitan School District.

Accident Report

All accidents to any person in a school building, on school premises, or while attending any school function or any function conducted by any department under the jurisdiction of the BOARD shall be reported.

  1. It shall be the responsibility of the person in charge of a group to report all accidents to the COORDINATOR FOR SAFETY.
  2. Accidents shall be reported which occur:
    1. On school premises, whether school is in session or not;
    2. At a school-sponsored function on or off school premises;
    3. While a pupil or any employee of the Madison Metropolitan School District is at a school-sponsored function, or any function sponsored by any department of the BOARD.
  3. An accident involving a pupil shall be reported to the PRINCIPAL who shall retain a copy of the report and the original shall be sent to the COORDINATOR FOR SAFETY for recording and possible investigation.
  4. For any accident not involving a pupil, the PRINCIPAL or the DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT shall retain a copy of the report and send the original to the COORDINATOR FOR SAFETY for recording and possible investigation.
  5. Any accident which involves the SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT use of buildings or facilities shall be reported and a copy of the report shall be sent to the DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL- COMMUNITY RECREATION who shall send a copy of the report to the COORDINATOR FOR SAFETY for recording and possible investigation.

8/26/02

 

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