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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING AND THANKING THE BURRILLVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

FOR ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL SAFETY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Place, Newberry, Shekarchi, Filippi, and Mattiello

     Date Introduced: May 29, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, In these challenging times, school safety has become of paramount

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importance to students and their parents as well as for school staff and local police departments;

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and

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     WHEREAS, The Burrillville Police Department has developed and implemented clear

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school policies and protocols that will enable the five public schools in Burrillville to be prepared

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in the event of any threat of violence at the schools; and

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     WHEREAS, Lockdown Drills are conducted twice a year at each school, with officers,

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school staff, and administration responding in concert, and security posts have been established in

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each school with a daily walk through conducted by trained officers and held at the beginning and

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end of each school day, in conjunction with and supplementing the School's Resource Officer;

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and

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     WHEREAS, The Burrillville Police Department has also established an Active Shooter

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Team, which meets with school SRO officers, local Fire District representatives, and school

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department personnel once a month, and are equipped to be deployed to any school quickly; and

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     WHEREAS, Any and all threats at Burrillville's Schools are taken seriously and

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thoroughly vetted, and the Police Department has provided additional training for officers in the

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best practices to address all aspects of school safety; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition, all members of the Police Department are issued key cards that

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allow them immediate access into the schools during an emergency or critical incident, with

 

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Supervisors having master keys, which allow them to open doors once inside the school; and

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     WHEREAS, Keeping our children safe to learn and grow in an environment free from

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harm or threat is essential in providing for their successful education and affording them with the

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potential for a bright and prosperous future; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and thanks the Burrillville Police Department for its

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efforts to promote school safety; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Colonel Stephen J. Lynch, Burrillville Chief of

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Police.

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