Security Guidelines For School Safety Committees



1. Schools requesting support from the WCED: Education Safety Management office, as well as those schools deploying security privately, must adhere to this guideline.

2. Security services for which WCED: ESM gives authority to the school can only be secured for short periods of time not exceeding a two-week period, and will only be considered when the security infrastructure has been bridged due to vandalism or in the extreme, when life and limb of educators, learners and support staff is threatened

3. Written application for short-term security must be made to the District Safe Schools Co-ordinator or Education Safety Management, Head Office, Cape Town.
3.1 Please fax to 021 467 2573 detailing the need for such a service.
3.2 Please call 021 467 2598 to verify receipt of the fax. The school will receive a written response to its request before the end of business on that day.

4. This guideline must be read in conjunction with Annexure A and B:
Annexure A Supporting documentation needed to facilitate the payment of security services rendered
Annexure B Statutory requirement, rules and conditions for contracting security services
5. Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all educators, parents, learners and all concerned.


SIGNED: RB SWARTZ
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2009:06:30

Annexure A: Supporting documentation needed to facilitate the payment of security services rendered  (size: 14 KB)
Annexure B: Statutory requirement, rules and conditions for contracting security services  (size: 19 KB)