The Security and Emergency Management (S&EM) team works every day to help create a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors on Charleston County School District property.  The S&EM team is made up of dedicated professionals from backgrounds such as law enforcement, emergency management, corrections, military, and school support.

In addition to supporting school operations during the day, the S&EM team works with school staff, site coordinators, Athletic Directors, and public safety partners to create safe after-school programs and events.  The S&EM team also utilizes 24/7 personnel to watch over the district's 100+ facilities and properties across an area that spans over 1,000 square miles.

The S&EM team is made up of three units:

• Emergency Management:  Responsible for the initiatives the enhance the district's ability to mitigate the impacts of, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a natural or human-caused disaster or critical incident.  The emergency management team also includes fire safety.
• Security Operations:  Responsible for supporting the daily security needs of schools and offices throughout CCSD.  The district's 24/7 security operations center and facility security response team is also housed within this unit.
• Support Services:  Responsible for proactive security assessments of district facilities, the management of random school searches, supporting school-based search operations, and school crossing guards.

To learn more about the structure of the Security and Emergency Management team, please view the S&EM organization chart here.