School Safety and Security

School Safety and Security is committed to the safety of our students, staff and visitors, the security of all RCSD facilities, and creating safe school environments. The Department collaborates with District staff and community partners to: reduce VADIR incidents (Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting); and ensure District staff is prepared to plan for, respond to, and recover from critical incidents. School Safety supports the District's goals to establish and maintain safe schools, increase the graduation rate, and ensure each of our students is prepared for post-secondary educational opportunities by providing relevant training and professional development; safety assessments; incident reviews; and exploring and enhancing collaborative opportunities. In addition, School Safety conducts thorough and impartial internal investigations to ensure the integrity of the RCSD and the professionalism demonstrated by District employees.

To contact School Safety and Security, please call 262-8600.

To view the RCSD District Emergency Plan, please click here.

To view more information about the New York State Sex Offender Registry, please click here.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.