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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
September 3, 2013
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 25
GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE ON SAFER SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2013, the Secretary of Public Safety was charged with
making schools in North Carolina safer places and creating the Center for Safer Schools to be the
primary point of contact for and a comprehensive resource on school safety issues; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Safer Schools hosted public forums to collect information
from parents, students, teachers, school administrators, law enforcement officers, juvenile justice
professionals, mental health professionals, and concerned citizens about how North Carolinians
can make our schools safer learning environments; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Safer Schools recommends a multidisciplinary advisory
board comprised of stakeholders including parents, students, teachers, school administrators, law
enforcement officers, juvenile justice professionals, and mental health professionals to provide
guidance to the Center for Safer Schools and to consider future policy and legislative action that
is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the 201 1 North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that nearly
23% of middle school students and nearly 40% of high school students reported gang activity on
their school campuses and that 30% of North Carolina’s high school students have been offered,
sold, or given illegal drugs on school property.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly, through Session Law 2013-360, charged multiple
state agencies with setting standards and guidelines for school safety exercises, providing
schematic diagrams of school facilities to local law enforcement, providing anonymous tip lines
so anyone can report concerns about school safety, developing school safety plans and crisis kits,
creating and teaching emergency and crisis training to people who may need to respond to such a
situation at a school, and implementing a volunteer school safety officers program.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor by the
Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, IT IS ORDERED:
Section 1. Established
The Governor’s Task Force for Safer Schools (hereinafter “Task Force”) is hereby established.
Section 2. Membership
The Task Force shall consist of up to twenty (20) voting members.
The Governor shall appoint members from among the following categories:
