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If you have an emergency, please call 911. School police can be reached at 410-396-8588 or 410-396-8589.
Baltimore City School Police ensure that students and staff have safe, secure environments for teaching and learning.
In addition to patrolling, responding to calls, and investigating offenses, police officers counsel students, de-escalate conflict, advise school staff on security issues, and provide information to parents. They also work to build relationships and community at their schools, where they act as mentors, sponsor safety patrols, visit 3rd-grade classrooms with McGruff the crime-fighting dog to teach about saying no to drugs and gangs, and take small groups of students to "Shop with a Cop" for holiday gifts. From personal relationships founded on trust, school communities grow into supportive, respectful, and positive places where staff and students thrive.
Youth Voice Matters! Students that attend the schools listed below should complete this survey before April 21, 2023. The school with the most survey responses by grade level will win a Noisy Burger and Chick-fil-A Youth Up Next Pop-Up Event!
- Download the flyer in English or Spanish
- Fill out the survey
Schools:
- Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
- Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High School
- Baltimore School for the Arts
- Renaissance Academy
- Booker T. Washington Middle School
- Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
- Baltimore Design School
- Patterson High School
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
- National Academy Foundation
- New Era Academy
- Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School
- Success Academy
- Reginald F. Lewis High School
- REACH! Partnership
- Academy for College and Career Exploration
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
- Western High School
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
- Baltimore City College High School
- ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
- Bard High School
- Forest Park High School
- Frederick Douglass High School
- Digital Harbor High School
- Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
- Edmondson-Westside High School
- Carver Vocational-Technical High School
Authority
According to Maryland law, the Baltimore City School Police Force is the primary agency responsible for policing property owned, leased, and operated or controlled by Baltimore City Public Schools, and its school police officers have all the powers of any peace or police officer in the state. They receive the same basic academy training as Baltimore City police officers.
To better serve the City Schools community, the School Police Force has a “concurrent jurisdiction agreement” with the Baltimore Police Department, which gives school police the authority to enforce the law within the limits of the City of Baltimore. This means that, while the School Police Force's primary jurisdiction is school property, as first responders, school police officers have a responsibility to take action when necessary to restore order and can make arrests anywhere within the Baltimore city limits.
Complaints
The Civilian Review Board of Baltimore City is an independent agency where the public can issue a complaint against officers of various law enforcement units.
Youth and School Police Complaints
Learn more about the process
General orders
General Orders approved by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners on June 12, 2018, with additional revisions to certain General Orders approved on September 27, 2022.
The following items represent the published directives and expectations for the Baltimore City School Police. Adapted from multiple sources, they are focused and designed to ensure integrity and professionalism from all personnel within the department. (All links open PDF documents.)
Section A. Written Directives
- 10-1. General Orders Manual
- 10-2. Departmental Directives System
- 10-3. Daily Activity Report
Section B. Organization
- 10-4. Organizational Structure
- 10-5. Command, Supervision, and Direction
- 10-6. Ceremonial Honor Guard
- 10-7. Selection and Identification of the Officer in Charge
- 13-1. Jurisdiction
Section C. Rules and Regulations
- 10-8. Rules and Regulations
- 10-9. Departmental Administrative Disciplinary Process
- 10-10. Firearms Directives and Procedures
- 10-11. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Code of Ethics
- 13-2. Compliance with Maryland Law Enforcement Discipline Laws
- 13-4. Internal Investigations
- 13-8. Agency/On-Off Duty Notification Requirements
Section D. Direction, Planning, Inspections, Education and Training
- 10-12. Departmental Vehicles — Use of Vehicles — Fleet Maintenance and Repair
- 10-13. Inspections
- 10-14. Firearms Training Facilities — Safety and Administrative Procedures
- 13-9. In-Service Training
Section E. Calls for Police Services: Communications and Field Reporting
- 13-10. Emergency Calls for Service/Response Codes
- 10-17. Procedure for Assisting an Officer Call
- 10-18. Response to an Active Shooter Incident
- 13-11. Transportation of Passengers in Departmental Vehicles
- 13-12. Traffic Control
Section F. Special Field Operations Procedures
- 10-19. Communicable Disease and Human Bites
- 10-20. Trespassing and Picketing on Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Property
- 10-21. Public Speaking Engagements
- 10-22. Bomb or Bomb Threat — Calls for Service
- 10-23. Reporting of Hate Crimes and Hate/Bias Based Incidents
- 13-14. Bias-based Profiling
- 18-1. Community Relations
- 18-7. Marijuana — Uniform Civil Citation
- 18-8. Traffic Enforcement at School Sites
Section G. Criminal Investigative Procedures
- 10-24. Criminal Investigations
- 10-25. Custodial Interrogations and Miranda Warnings
- 10-26. Controlled Dangerous Substances
- 10-30. Strip Searches and Body Cavity Searches
- 13-16. Crime Scene Collection/Preservation of Evidence
Section H. Citizen Contact Procedures
- 10-31. Field Interviews, Stop and Frisk, and Investigative Detentions
- 10-32. Statement of Charges/Warrant/Warrantless Arrest Procedures
- 13-17. Search and Seizure Warrants
- 13-18. Citizen/Police Contact
- 18-6. Limited English Language Proficiency
Section I. Evidential and Other Nondepartmental Property
- 10-33. Child Abuse Investigations
- 10-34. Persons in Police Custody
Section J. Departmental Property
- 10-36. Departmental Uniforms and Equipment
- 10-37. Wear and Care of Departmental Body-Worn Cameras, Portable Transceivers, and Other Technology Accessories
Section K. Personnel Administration
- 10-39. Nepotism
- 10-40. Sexual Harassment
- 10-41. Secondary Employment
- 10-43. Vacation, Personal, and Holiday Leave
- 10-44. Medical
- 10-45. Grievance
- 10-46. Random Drug Testing
- 10-47. Transfers
- 10-49. Sworn Performance Evaluation
- 13-20. Use of Force
- 10-52. Promotional Examination
- 10-53. Light Duty
- 18-2. De-escalation
- 18-3. Diversion Strategies
- 18-4. Individuals with Disabilities
- 18-5. Interactions with LGBTQ Individuals
Section L. Fiscal Management
- 13-21. Payment to Departmental Members for Off-Duty Court Appearances
- 10-56. Overtime, Compensation, and Holidays
Section M. General Administrative Procedures
Section N. Domestic Violence
- 13-22. Domestic Violence
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