Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.5: Safe School Committees – Model policy

A. Every year each public school site shall establish a Safe

School Committee to be composed of at least seven (7) members. The

Safe School Committee shall be composed of teachers, parents of

enrolled students, students, and a school official who participates

in the investigation of reports of bullying as required by

subsection A of Section 24-100.4 of this title. The Committee may

include administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community

representatives, and local law enforcement agencies. The Committee

shall assist the school board in promoting a positive school climate

through planning, implementing and evaluating effective prevention,

readiness and response strategies, including the policy required by

Section 24-100.4 of this title.

B. The Safe School Committee shall study and make

recommendations to the principal regarding:

1. Unsafe conditions, possible strategies for students, faculty

and staff to avoid physical and emotional harm at school, student

victimization, crime prevention, school violence, and other issues

which prohibit the maintenance of a safe school;

2. Student bullying as defined in Section 24-100.3 of this

title;

3. Professional development needs of faculty and staff to

recognize and implement methods to decrease student bullying;

4. Methods to encourage the involvement of the community and

students, the development of individual relationships between

students and school staff, and use of problem-solving teams and

resources that include counselors and other behavioral health and

suicide prevention resources within or outside the school system;

and

5. Professional development needs of faculty and staff to

recognize and report suspected human trafficking.

In its considerations, the Safe School Committee shall review

the district policy for the prevention of bullying and the list of

research-based programs appropriate for the prevention of bullying

of students at school compiled by the State Department of Education.

In addition, the Committee may review traditional and accepted

bullying prevention programs utilized by other states, state

agencies, or school districts.

C. The Safe School Committee may study and make recommendations

to the school district board of education regarding the development

of a rape or sexual assault response program that may be implemented

at the school site.

D. The State Department of Education shall:

1. Develop a model policy and deliver training materials to all

school districts on the components that should be included in a

school district policy for the prevention of bullying; and

2. Compile and distribute to each public school site,

prominently display on the State Department of Education website and

annually publicize in print media a list of research-based programs

appropriate for the prevention of bullying of students. If a school

district implements a commercial bullying prevention program, it

shall use a program listed by the State Department of Education.

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to technology

center schools.