District-Wide Safety Information

Southern Westchester BOCES is required to develop a district-wide safety plan designed to prevent or minimize the effects of serious violent incidents and emergencies and to facilitate the coordination of the district-wide response with local and county emergency responders.

The district-wide safety plan is responsive to the needs of our programs within Southern Westchester BOCES, and is consistent with the more detailed emergency response plans required at the school building level. Southern Westchester BOCES, like school districts, has the potential to be impacted by various emergency situations. To address these potential events, the State of New York has enacted the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) law. Project SAVE is a comprehensive planning effort that addresses prevention, response and recovery with respect to a variety of emergencies in each school district and its schools.

The link provided will direct you to the document for the 2025-26 Southern Westchester BOCES District-Wide Safety Plan.  

The Southern Westchester BOCES Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the District-Wide Safety Plan on August 20, 2025 at our 17 Berkley Drive location in Rye Brook, NY.  In addition, we anticipate adopting the 2025-26 District-Wide Safety Plan at our August 27, 2025 meeting at 17 Berkley Drive location in Rye Brook, NY.  Pursuant to Commissioner's Regulations, Section 155.17(e)(3), this plan is made available for public comment at least 30 days prior to its adoption.   Please review the draft document and use the form below to submit your comments or questions.

Southern Westchester BOCES 25-26 District Wide Safety Plan

District-Wide Safety Plan Comments and Questions Form