Two Hour Violence Prevention
Certification Course
Mandated for New York State Certification
The Two-Hour Violence Prevention Certification Course is held monthly during the school year. Training deliveries are also held during the summer. Please contact our office at the telephone number below for the summer training schedule. Training deliveries are held from 4:00-6:00 P.M. from September - June at :
Western Suffolk BOCES, Office of Instructional Services:
31 Lee Avenue
Wheatley Heights, New York 11798
Cost: $35.00 Per Person
(Cash or money order only)
Certificates will be issued on-site following each delivery.
If you or require additional information, please contact Joann Zerbo at: (631) 595-6843 or Connie Olive (631) 595-6832 for specific information. On-site training deliveries are available for groups over 25 for an additional fee.
Directions To Western Suffolk BOCES,
Division of Instructional Services,
31 Lee Avenue, Wheatley Heights, New York:
From Southern State Parkway: Get off the Southern State Parkway at exit 36 North. (Wyandanch/ Straight Path, North) Travel on Straight Path approximately 3 miles to 18th Street and make a left. Follow 18th Avenue over the rail road tracks. Continue until the end, which is Lee Avenue. Make a left at Lee Avenue
For additional information related to New York State School Safety Laws and school district requirements related to student attendance, discipline, safety planing and violence prevention, please refer to the following sites.
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/sss/
http://www.nassauboces.org/cit/health&safety.htm
To return to the Western Suffolk BOCES home page, please click the link below.
http://www.wsboces.org
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Governor Pataki laid the groundwork for SAVE in January 1999, when he formed a task force on school violence, appointing Lt. Governor Donohue as chair. The goal of the task force was to develop methods for improving school safety statewide, so that students could focus more on their schoolwork and less on personal safety. The SAVE legislation (Senate Bill 8236) was signed into law on July 24, 2000. It amended the state’s education, penal, criminal procedure, and executive and family court laws.[1] The Commissioner of Education also adopted regulations pursuant to SAVE—these mostly reiterate the legislative requirements, but in a few areas expand them.[2]
[1] The most pertinent amendments relating to codes of conduct were to Education Law sections 2801 and 3214. The old section 2801 was repealed by SAVE and a new section replaced it. Section 2801 pertains to the actual code of conduct now required under SAVE. Section 3214 was substantially amended by SAVE, and each district’s code of conduct must comply with the new disciplinary rules set forth in this section.
[2] 8 NYCRR 100.2(1).
New Requirements for Discipline Codes Under SAVE Law
SAVE requires each school district to adopt a code of conduct. Prior to this, districts were required to have rules and regulations for maintaining public order, but not necessarily a unified code. The code must apply not only to students, but also to teachers, other staff, and visitors. It must be developed in collaboration with students, teachers, administrators, parents, school safety personnel, and other school staff, and must be filed with the New York State Commissioner of Education. Failing to adopt a code in a timely manner can ultimately result in the withholding of state aid or assistance. The code must be disseminated to students and parents. The SAVE legislation lists required components of the code in Education Law §2801, including sections on:
· The role of non students
· Dress, language, and behavior
· Procedures for detention, removal, and suspension of students, including providing for their continued educational programming
· Responses to violations of the code
· Security and safety of students and school personnel
· Disciplining students with disabilities
· Notifying law enforcement and parents when students commit violations
· Filing PINS (Persons in Need of Supervision) petitions
· Referring students to juvenile delinquency proceedings
· Referring students to human service agencies
In addition to requiring schools to adopt codes of conduct, SAVE also amended Education Law §3214’s procedures for suspending students. It expanded the list of suspension-eligible behaviors, revised the due process procedures for short-term suspensions (less than five days), and called for a minimum suspension period for certain types of student behaviors. With SAVE in place, teachers are authorized to remove disruptive students from the classroom, consistent with disciplinary measures contained in the district’s code of conduct, as long as they comply with due process requirements. Schools are required to provide removed and suspended students with continued educational programming. If you require additional information related to these requirements, please contact our office @ (631) 242-1128.
Violence Prevention:
2-Hour Violence Prevention Course:
New York State's violence prevention legislation (SAVE) requires all persons seeking certification to attend a 2-hour Violence Prevention Course. The course is offered monthly through workshops at our offices. Staff from the Long Island Regional Student Support Services Center will provide the required the violence prevention and intervention training for teaching professionals and instructional support staff. Individuals interested in the training should contact our office @ (631) 242-1128..
VADIR Data Collection for 2006-07
The collection of violent and disruptive incident (VADIR) data for incidents occurring during the 2005-06 school year will run from December 1, 2006 through January 26, 2007. All public schools, including charter schools and BOCES, must complete the online VADIR Summary Form for 2005-06. District offices will use the online VADIR form only to report incidents that are reportable under VADIR, but not attributable to a particular school within the district. Information regarding submitting the 2006-07 data will be posted once the information is available.
As in 2004-05, the VADIR data will be collected through the online Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) application. No paper forms will be accepted. Usernames and passwords used for Fall 2006 BEDS will still be valid for entering and saving VADIR data. Please be aware that because of the lag between the BEDS and VADIR data collection cycles, you must access the 2005-06 VADIR form by selecting “2006-07” from the BEDS drop-down menu.
Please note that for 2006-07 incidents, the Department is considering moving the VADIR data collection cycle up to July and August of 2007. Reducing the delay between the end of the school year and the data collection period should improve data quality and facilitate the use of incident data to improve school safety.