{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.03b","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-132.03b","heading":"Training for school security personnel.","body":"(a)\nFor the school year beginning in 2020, DCPS may use the training curriculum adopted by MPD pursuant to § 5-132.03 to train its school security personnel.\n\n(b)\nBy the start of the school year beginning in 2021, DCPS shall adopt a school security personnel training curriculum based on the positive youth development philosophy. The curriculum shall focus on training supervisory and on-site personnel to provide security services responsive and appropriate to the student, staff, and family populations at each school building. At a minimum, the curriculum shall include training in the following areas, developed with advice from appropriate other District agencies:\n(1)\nChild and adolescent development;\n(2)\nEffective communication skills;\n(3)\nBehavior management;\n(4)\nConflict resolution, including restorative justice practices;\n(5)\nDe-escalation techniques;\n(6)\nBehavioral health issues for youth and families;\n(7)\nChild sexual abuse and gender-based violence prevention, identification, and response;\n(8)\nAvailability of social services for youth;\n(9)\nDistrict of Columbia laws and regulations;\n(10)\nConstitutional standards for searches and seizures conducted by school security personnel on school grounds; and\n(11)\nViolence prevention, including gang and crew dynamics.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.","Subchapter XVI-A. Contracting Procedures for Public School Security."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-132.03b","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e2ace8cd637b706a19c5150df85c33797af967773c372356f91724030a22aad2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.03a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}