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Maintaining a safe school environment is a priority of Fern Ridge School District. Many factors are critical to fostering a safe school climate.

We collaborate with our community partners to review and enhance the District’s safety practices, emergency readiness and response.

Please explore the sections by clicking the buttons above, and reach out to your child’s school principal or the district office if you have any questions. 

Safe School Zone

PROHIBITED ITEMS

  • Tobacco, Alcohol, and Unlawful Drugs are prohibited on all Fern Ridge School District grounds. See ORS 475.904 and Board Policies GBEC, JFCG, JFCH, JFCI, KGC, GBK, KGB. 
  • Firearms and other weapons are prohibited on district grounds, unless specifically authorized by state or federal law. See Board Policies GBJ, JFCJ, KGB. 
  • Any person violating or threatening to violate the above rules will be referred to law enforcement and may be issued a trespass citation and/or removed from the premises. 

 

IDENTIFICATION

  • Volunteers & Visitors are expected to check in at the main office and obtain a visitor or volunteer badge. 
    • Volunteers have additional steps to take to be cleared to volunteer in FRSD schools. See the Volunteers in FRSD page for more information. 
  • FRSD Staff are expected to wear identification badges, clearly identifying them as members of the school/district staff. 

Volunteers & Visitors are expected to check in at the main office and obtain a visitor or volunteer badge. 

Volunteers have additional steps to take to be cleared to volunteer in FRSD schools. See the Volunteers in FRSD page for more information. 

FRSD Staff are expected to wear identification badges, clearly identifying them as members of the school/district staff. 

Emergency Planning & Preparedness

  • In preparation for emergencies, FRSD has implemented the Standard Response Protocol (SRP).

  • Fern Ridge School District students and staff are instructed on emergency procedures so that everyone can respond to an emergency without confusion or panic. All students and staff drill the emergency procedures several times each year. The following drills are conducted each school year:

    • Monthly Fire Drills
    • Two Earthquake Drills
    • Two Lockdown Drills
    • ​Two Secure Drills

  • Emergency Notification Process: FRSD utilizes several different methods to communicate out to families in the event of emergencies. We reach out to parents & guardians mainly via ParentSquare and FlashAlert. We also use phone dialer messages. 

    Contact information is collected during registration, and can be updated at any time in the school office. 

  • Events may occur at school that require parents to pick up their students in a controlled release. The process of controlled release is called a reunification and may be necessary due to weather, a power outage, a hazmat issue, or if a crisis occurs at the school.

    Student and Parent Reunification is a protocol that makes this process more predictable and less chaotic for all involved. Because a controlled release is not a typical end of school day event, a reunification may occur at a different location than the school a student attends. If this location is another school, then those students may be subject to a controlled release as well. 

    The district will communicate the reunification location to parents and guardians; it is important that parents keep their contact information up to date, including a cell phone designated as a mobile number, in their students’ records. Information may also be shared through the district and/or school website, social media and the news media.

    Parents are asked to NOT respond to a school site until they are notified of the reunification location. 

Safe Oregon

SafeOregon is a school safety tip line created for Oregon students, parents, school staff, community members, and law enforcement officers to report and respond to student safety threats.

 

Tips can be submitting through an email, a phone call, text, a mobile app or a web portal.

All tips go immediately to a tip line technician 24×7. Tips are promptly analyzed and forwarded to designated school personnel (and law enforcement when necessary) to provide further assistance in resolving reported incidents.

Standard Response Protocol

Fern Ridge School District is using the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to enhance and standardize our emergency response procedures. This protocol provides a clear and consistent framework that encompasses a range of potential emergencies, including but not limited to natural disasters, security threats, and other critical incidents. This protocol includes specific actions and responses for different emergency scenarios, ensuring that all students and staff members are well-prepared and informed about how to react in the event of an emergency. 

Learn more on the I Love You Guys website. 

 

PDF version of Parent Handout

click here for full-sized parent handoutA school safety poster outlines standard response protocols for various situations.

A school safety poster outlines procedures for Secure and Lockdown events.