SECURITY & EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Checking In:

All visitors must report to the school office before visiting a classroom or picking up a student from school. Parents needing to take a child out of school during regular school hours must check the child out at the office. Teachers are not to dismiss any child from school before dismissal without communication from the office. No student will be released from school, except to a parent, guardian, or designee. Students will not be released to a designee without prior notification from parents. This procedure helps to insure that students are accounted for at all times. Please provide court-ordered custodial documents as applicable for individual students.

Parents are urged to leave their children in school all day. To allow for smooth dismissals, please do not pick your child up before dismissal. Doctor or other appointments should be scheduled outside of school hours whenever possible.

Emergency Closings:

The school district utilizes ParentSquare to inform of school closings or emergencies. The system will also send email alerts and/or text messages. The contact information is provided from PowerSchool. It is essential that parents update their information when changes occur to their address, home and cellular phone numbers and additional contact information.

When there is an emergency or weather-related closing in the school district, announcements via ParentSquare will be made as soon as possible. Information about school cancellations may be found on the district website, and on the following radio and television stations:

Radio Stations:

  • 95.1 FM

  • 98.7 FM

  • 104.5 FM

  • 101.3 FM

  • 107.3 FM

TV Channels:

  • KWCH Channel 12 TV

  • KAKE Channel 10 TV

  • KSN Channel 3 TV

When a tornado or other severe weather is threatening, students will not be dismissed until the all clear is issued by emergency management or a central office administrator.

Kansas School Safety Hotline:

The Kansas Legislature established a statewide school safety hotline that will be staffed by the Kansas Highway Patrol. The purpose of the hotline is to give students an opportunity to report "impending school violence." The toll-free Kansas School Safety Hotline number is 1-877-626-8203.