All gates on campus will be locked during school hours.
During these times visitors must be buzzed in to enter campus. The intercom is located at the main campus door in the Yellow Zone.
Staff in the office will monitor the intercom/camera and electronically unlock the gate for identified visitors.
The campus grounds are open to families and neighbors after dismissal during week days, and on the weekends.
All visitors to campus must first report to the school office to sign-in and receive a visitor badge which must be worn at all times whilst on school grounds.
If you need to get a message to your child during the school day, please call the office and we will contact your child’s classroom. If you need to deliver a lunch/backpack, please stop by the office and we will deliver the item to class.
The Burlingame School District, in conjunction with the County of San Mateo and our local fire and police departments practice Emergency Procedures as defined in The Big Five, a county wide emergency preparedness plan. The Central County Fire Department visits the Franklin campus to practice fire and earthquake drills with the students and staff.
Franklin has a Safety Plan that was was written in conjunction with the Burlingame School District and the County of San Mateo. The plan outlines procedures for campus safety during emergencies. A copy of the plan is available in the school office.
In the event of an emergency do not come to campus or phone the main school line.
Please wait for a communication via text/phone/email from the school or district which will give you information on what procedures to follow.
Franklin (and BSD) follows SMCOE directives for air quality. A cheat sheet is included here for reference.
Here is a link to AirNow, which monitors air quality for San Mateo.
In terms of heat and activities, we follow the State and County's guidelines.
On hot days we track the temperature using the National Weather Service (website linked below) and act accordingly.
We use the CDPH's guidelines (website linked below) to decide how to proceed as regards outside activities.
We also encourage all students to have their water bottle and take breaks as needed.