MN SF3962

School boards must adopt a policy establishing threat assessment teams to assess and intervene with individuals whose behavior may pose a threat to school staff or students, consistent with existing district safety policies.

School superintendents must establish an oversight committee to supervise threat assessment teams and may designate an existing committee for this purpose.

Each school must have a threat assessment team including officials with expertise in counseling, instruction, school administration, and law enforcement, with teams able to serve multiple schools.

Threat assessment teams must provide guidance on recognizing threatening behavior, identify reporting procedures, implement board policies, and immediately report preliminary determinations of student violence threats to the superintendent or designee who must notify parents or guardians.

Threat assessment team members must not redisclose educational records beyond their intended purpose, except for health, mental health, and safety emergencies under state and federal law; teams must report summary data according to Minnesota School Safety Center guidance.