School Safety
What is a lockdown?
The term lockdown is used to describe procedures we use to keep students and staff safe when there is a possible safety concern within our building or in close proximity to our school and district buildings.
Entrances to the buildings are also locked down and in most cases, people are not allowed in or out of the building. The School District of Crandon works with local law enforcement to determine if there is a need to lockdown a school building because of a situation that might threaten the safety of our students or staff. During most lockdown scenarios, our teachers continue to teach while the lockdown occurs.
There are multiple reasons that a building might be placed into a precautionary lockdown. When a possible safety concern exists in close proximity to the school police will direct the district to place a building into lockdown. Once the police have determined that the safety concern no longer exists, the lockdown is lifted.
School administration can also place a school into lockdown because of a medical emergency going on within a building, where it is important to keep the hallways clear. In this case, once the emergency has been addressed, the lockdown is lifted.
Communication
The School District of Crandon will work to contact our families and notify them through multiple modes of communication of the lockdown while it is in progress and once it has been lifted. We do encourage our families to refrain from calling a school in lockdown, entering the parking lot, or attempting to access the building. We try to keep the phone lines clear for communication between law enforcement, our neighboring schools, and our district offices. There may be a larger police presence around the school as a precaution.
We recommend that our families keep their contact information and notification settings updated in Skyward so they can receive timely updates. We also encourage our families to follow our social media channels located at the bottom of our home page for updates and relevant information.
Proactive Steps
The School District of Crandon has taken proactive steps in increasing the safety of our schools. We will continue to make progress through constant monitoring and feedback.
District Level Steps
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School-community partnerships to enhance safety measures for students beyond school property
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Crisis plans and preparedness training (site-level teams; simulation drills; training teachers and other staff in how to respond to students’ questions, crisis awareness)
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Threat assessment procedures with help from the Forest County Sheriff’s Department
School Level Steps
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Controlling access to school buildings (designated locked entrances).
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Monitoring of school guests (report to the main entrance, sign in, wear badges, report unfamiliar people to the school office)
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Monitoring of school parking lots and video monitoring
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Monitoring and supervision of student common areas such as hallways, cafeterias, and playgrounds
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Providing the presence of school resource officer (SRO)
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Creating a safe, supportive school climate through Positive Behavior Initiatives and Support (PBIS) that provides school-wide behavioral expectations, caring school climate programs, positive interventions and supports, psychological and counseling services, and violence prevention programs (bully-proofing, social skill development, conflict mediation)
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Encouraging students to take responsibility for their part in maintaining safe school environments, including student participation in safety planning. They, better than adults, know the hidden or less trafficked areas of the school that are more likely to be dangerous
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Promoting compliance with school rules, reporting potential problems to school officials, and resisting peer pressure to act irresponsibly
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Providing anonymous reporting systems (Securly TipLine, bully reporting)
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Providing school preparedness drills (intruder alerts, weather, and fire)
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Ensuring that schools undergo a school safety audit on a yearly basis to reassess safety needs that encompass all drills, building safety, and playground equipment
Board Policy
The School District of Crandon has adopted policies to help ensure the safety and security of staff and students. This includes but is not limited to the physical and social-emotional well-being of our stakeholders. For more information, please visit the School District of Crandon board policies page.
Contact
Have questions about school safety?
Larry Palubicki
District Administrator
(715) 478-6200
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