Student Safety

Student safety precautions for getting to and from school:

• Students should walk in groups or pairs
• Students should travel on a designated route, and parents should know the route their student is taking
• Students should check in with a responsible individual when they arrive at home
• Students should be taught to always be aware of their surroundings
• Students should avoid alleys on their designated route to/from school
• Students should walk on designated sidewalks and in well-lit areas
• Parents should notify the school when after-school procedures change
   

Safety Tips and Information for Parents

• GFPS Safety Brochure
• Helping Your Child Cope
• Preventing Child Sexual Assault and Abuse
• Talking to your Child About School Shootings
• Talking to Your Child About the Boston Marathon Bombing

Information for Employees

• Mandatory Reporting Guidelines

For further information, please visit the following websites:

• www.childluresprevention.com
• www.teenluresprevention.com
• http://iers.umt.edu/Montana_Safe_Schools_Center/default.php
• http://iers.umt.edu/Montana_Safe_Schools_Center/schoolemergencymgmt/resourcesemergencymgmt.php

Safety procedures definitions

 Evacuation: Defined as an internal threat such as fire that requires students and staff to leave the building for their safety.

Lockdown: Defined as an internal threat and/or immediate threat. No one IN or OUT without administrator approval.

Shelter In Place: Defined as a safety precaution taken for possible external threat that is not an immediate or internal threat.  

Class Hold: Defined as a safety precaution implemented during an incident where students need to be kept in the classroom.

Release with Care: Defined as a possible threat in the schools' neighborhoods during arrival and release time. Release with care procedures.

• To ensure safety, the building administrator may ask staff to escort students to/from buses or waiting cars.
• Staff may also be asked to accompany students home.