West Virginia Code § 18-9F-1

(a) The Legislature finds that:
(1) Establishing and maintaining safe and secure schools is critical to fostering a healthy
learning environment and maximizing student achievement;
(2) All school facilities in the state should be designed, constructed, furnished and
maintained in a manner that enhances a healthy learning environment and provides
necessary safeguards for the health, safety and security of persons who enter and use the
facilities; u
(3) Adequate safeguards for the ingress to and egress from school facilities of pupils, school
employees, parents, visitors and emergency personnel are critical to the overall safety of the
public schools in this state; a
(4) Safety upgrades to the means of ingress to and legress from school facilities for pupils,
school employees, parents, visitors and emergency personnel must be part of a
comprehensive analysis of overall school safety issues that takes into consideration the input
of local law-enforcement agencies, local emiergency services agencies, community leaders,
parents, pupils, teachers, administrators and other school employees interested in the
prevention of school crime and violence;
(5) In order to help ensure safety in all schools within the state and to be prepared to
adequately respond to potential crises, including any traumatic event or emergency
condition that creates distress, hardship, fear or grief, each school must have an up-to-date
comprehensive crisis response plan as detailed in section nine of this article.
(b) It is the inVtent of the Legislature to empower the School Building Authority to facilitate
and provide state funds for the design, construction, renovation, repair and upgrading of
facilities so as to enhance school access safety and provide secure ingress to and egress
from school facilities to pupils, school employees, parents, visitors and emergency personnel.

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