The Vermont School Safety Center offers best practices and recommendations on how to keep your school safe.
This guide is intended to provide recommended action steps that can be taken by parents or guardians when informed of an emergency at school.
The School Emergency Information for Parents and Guardians online training provides an overview for parents and guardians about what they should do before, during, and after an emergency at their school. This training discusses the importance of parents and guardians maintaining up-to-date contact information with their school, why parents and guardians should not go to the school during an incident, and gives details on the safety terms and procedures that parents and guardians may hear during an emergency at their school.
Talking to Children about Violence: From the Employee Assistance Program, this document explores the questions that parents and teachers may have about discussing violent events with children.
Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this guide provides tips for how parents, caregivers, and teachers can best talk with children after a traumatic event.
This communication tool can be used to receive emergency alerts for your area and send emergency alerts to the school community.
Located just off exit 12 from Interstate 89 in Williston, the Williston Barracks provides police coverage throughout Chittenden and Lamoille Counties.