Safety Check

Students and visitors will need to place any large metal objects, including Chromebooks, laptops, metal water bottles, and cell phones, in a security bin or on the side table located at Safety Check stations. 

The Safety Check devices could sound an alarm if they detect Chromebooks, keys, items with batteries, metal water bottles, vapes, hardware, hand tools, jewelry made from bronze, copper, brass, nickel, and steel, aluminum cans, metal buttons on clothes, coins, and other metal objects.

The amount of time depends on the number of people needing to go through the process, the number of device alarms, and the system familiarity of the people going through. The number of people typically streamed through an uninterrupted Safety Check process is about 100 people every 5 minutes.

Yes, special accommodations will be available for students with disabilities. Parents and guardians should contact the school’s administration for details.

Safety Check devices will be primarily operated by school administrators and Campus Supervisors. The process for staffing and operating Safety Checks will be consistent across all schools in our district.

The Safety Check devices are mobile and can be shifted to a variety of locations for different events and gatherings. We anticipate they will be used at various athletic events, activities and events. 

Clinic entrance will be used by patients only with verified appointments. To access the clinic, they must enter through clinic doors only. Patients will not be allowed to enter the school from the clinic for any reason.

A school administrator will conduct the secondary check in the presence of an additional member of school staff. The secondary  check will be conducted in a more private area near the Safety Check station. The student does not have to agree to the search, but parents will be notified and the student may not be able to enter the school.

School staff will conduct all preliminary searches.  Police will only be involved if items of a criminal nature are discovered.

No. Students empty pockets, and take off shoes, hats etc. Staff does not pat them down. If needed, staff can scan a metal detector wand over clothing.

Staff will notify parents/guardians if their student's bag or person is searched for any reason.

Any violations of the school code of conduct or school rules discovered through Safety Check will be addressed by school staff/campus supervisors, administrators, and district safety staff. All violations will be addressed immediately upon discovery. Any criminal behavior will be handled by local law enforcement including SROs. Consequences will include but are not limited to suspension and expulsion.

The first week of Safety Check implementation will be less strict as staff and students become familiar with the Safety Check process and procedures. After the first week, schools will return to enforcing regular tardy policies.

The Student Code of Conduct will be discussed during student advisory sessions. When changes are made to the code, teachers will review the changes with students and send parents notification of the changes when they are published.

Student Advisory sessions will include discussion of the school's student code of conduct policy, explanation of the Safety Check school entry procedures, discussion on the types of items that will be confiscated and prompting disciplinary action up to and including suspension or expulsion, and intervention by law enforcement, questions and answers discussions, refinements and improvements to the Safety Check procedures.

Students will be introduced to Safety Check systems during trial runs in October-December.

Some parents may have already seen the safety check systems at parent-teacher conferences and during trial runs. Parents can see the systems fully in action when checks are fully implemented in January.

Information about Safety Check will appear in the school's parent newsletter. The devices will also be in operation during parent/teacher conferences, school activities and athletics so parents can get a first-hand look at the technology and watch how it is used.  As the school prepares to initially launch Safety Check, parents will be invited to participate in some question and answer sessions and hear how the technology works to keep our schools safer.

Yes, parents/guardians are sent the same information that students receive in Advisory. Parents/guardians will receive information via email on the day students receive the information in their advisory session.