Education Connection

 
Open Forum for Schools
Sign up for Tuesday’s Open Forum for Schools with special guest Sr. Safety Engineer, Patrick Corcoran from Cal/OSHA Consultation! This month’s round table conversation will focus on Cal/OSHA compliance. Get answers to your compliance-related questions in a round table environment.
Distance Learning Safety Series
Follow our new blog mini-series about distance learning safety! Over the next few weeks, we will continue to post recommendations and best practices to address various safety aspects of distance learning, including grooming, signs of child abuse, student medical emergencies, cyberbullying, and managing the online classroom.

The first blog post is about grooming and is available now!
School Liability Handbook Update
PRISM’s School Liability Handbook was recently updated to reflect new legislation, regulations, cases, and Attorney General Opinions regarding bullying, discrimination, harassment, and intimidation complaints. The password-protected handbook is now available to download. For password assistance, contact Risk Control.
Annual Public Entity Membership Meeting
All public entity members are encouraged to attend the PRISM Annual Public Entity Membership Meeting - “A Year in Review & What’s New” on Friday, November 13th via Zoom. This event is designed to keep you apprised of PRISM programs and services. Sign up today.
Recap of the 2019-20 Calif. Legislative Session
Stay informed with a new on-demand webcast by Patricia Eyres available on October 19th. In this webcast, Patti will review new California employment legislation affecting public entities and schools.
 

Resources

COVID-19 
School Admin Guide to Preventing SAM
PRISM Training Calendar
• School Liability Handbook
• PRISMtv
• Partner Programs
• Risk Simplified Archive
• Best Practices Library

In Other News...

Cal/OSHA – Alternatives to N95 Respirators for Wildfire Smoke
The Effect of SB 820 on the Recording of Distance Learning
Partner Program Spotlight
PRISM works with A-Check Global, a DMV approved Employer Pull Notice (EPN) agent, to provide an electronic platform allowing employers to monitor employee driving records.