Student Safety & Security

Access to Network Resources 

To ensure data security and privacy, students are granted access to our network resources, including email and Google Drive, while enrolled in our schools.  Students who leave the district during the school year will have their accounts deactivated and deleted on their last day in the district. Accounts for graduating seniors are deactivated and deleted on June 30 following graduation. 

Fire Drills 

Fire Drills are designed to develop behaviors that will result in the orderly evacuation of the building in the event of an emergency. Each classroom teacher is responsible for providing directions to the students and for leading his/her class from the building. The state requires that schools run one fire drill per month. 

In a fire or evacuation drill, students should leave the classroom, exit the building and not stop until they reach the designated area. A fire evacuation plan is posted in each room. Students should study the plan and become familiar with it. No one is to return to the building until the signal is given by the principal or their authorized representative. 

 Outside School Security 

In keeping with our school security protocols, all outside doors are locked except for the brief entry period at the start of each day. Students are prohibited from propping any doors open and will face disciplinary consequences for doing so. Also, a dropbox is kept outside the main entrance for family members to drop off items that students left at home but need for school. The dropbox items are brought inside between periods each day. 

School Security Drills 

State Law also requires one additional drill per month. As with fire drills, these security drills must be carried out as if there were truly an emergency situation. These drills include: - Shelter in Place 

- Hold the Bells 

- Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) 

- Lockdown or Active Shooter 

- Bomb Threat 

- Evacuation 

Pupils have certain responsibilities in order to make sure that the drills are carried out effectively. Teachers will review emergency procedures for each type of drill during homeroom. 

1. At the sound of the announcement, pupils should cease talking immediately. 

2. Students must follow the direction of the teacher and staff during the drill. 

3. In an evacuation drill as with a fire drill, students should leave the classroom, exit the building and not stop until they reach the designated area. An evacuation plan is posted in each room. Students should study the plan and become familiar with it. No one is to return to the building until the signal is given by the principal or his authorized representative. 

Student IDs 

As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance school safety, we are updating our Student ID procedures. Beginning this year, all students will be required to wear their school-issued ID on a black lanyard, which will be provided. This practice aligns with the current identification expectations already in place for staff, substitutes, contractors, and visitors.

Student IDs are used for check-in during morning attendance and at various locations throughout the school day. Wearing IDs on a lanyard will help ensure they are easily accessible, reduce the need to use smartphones for identification, and allow staff to visually confirm that individuals are part of our school community.

• Freshmen will receive their IDs and lanyards during orientation.

• Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors should bring their ID from last year and will be issued a new lanyard.

• Replacement IDs can be purchased in the main office for $10.

We appreciate your cooperation in supporting a secure and well-organized school environment.

After a student checks in for morning attendance without an ID three times, they will receive one detention hour. This process will repeat each time the student accumulates an additional three No-ID sign-ins. 

Visitor Aware

All visitors must have a reservation recorded on the school’s visitor list at least 24 hours in advance. Upon arrival, visitors are required to present photo identification and should allow extra time for check-in through our Visitor Aware system.

Visitors must check in at the main office to receive an identification badge and return there at the end of their visit to sign out.

Student guests are not permitted. Any exceptions must be approved by the school principal.