Agenda 09-19-23; 4-a - Presentation of the Schools Safety Task Force Final Report

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8 content. She discussed some specific school related exceptions to the First Amendment that included speech that is substantially disruptive to a school. Content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions are permissible. She stated that a Supreme Court case (Tinker v. Des Moines) recognized that speech that undermines the operation of a school can be restricted, and she suggested any ordinance should be limited to times when the school is in session. At the May 25, 2023 meeting, Task Force members divided into three groups to discuss four questions under the rubric, "Where Do We Go from Here?": 1) What have we learned about external public school safety issues in Orange County? 2) Is there more information that we need to gather? Are there clarifications needed? 3) Are there ways that we can improve the safety of public-school students and staff from external threats? 4) Are there any recommendations to the BOCC for changes in policies or practices? Members of the public in attendance were invited to join one of the groups of their own selection. After discussion, the groups reported to each other their responses to the questions. Among their reported informal findings were that: • the school districts' stakeholders make safety a priority; • safety is at the forefront of every day; • SROs are appreciated and needed; • a yearly summit of stakeholders concerning school safety would be useful; • training on school safety should be school specific; and • different levels of disruption call for different response protocols. The recommendations below were developed from this meeting's discussions as well during the review of a draft Report at the June 22nd meeting. Detailed Summaries of the Task Force's six meetings are available at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.2ov/A2endaCenter/Search/?term=&CIDs=38,&s tartDate=&endD ate=&dateRange=&dateSelector= 6