Emergency Operating Procedures
Reminders for Parents:
- DO NOT CALL OR GO TO THE SCHOOL SITE: For your safety and the safety of responders, DO NOT call or approach the school or evacuation areas during emergencies. During an active emergency, staff members are prioritized to enact critical safety procedures, which require their full focus and attention. You will be notified via Parent Square and when a student release process is initiated.
- Read Emails and Follow Guidance: The district will communicate key information and provide instructions to parents/guardians through ParentSquare at the direction of law enforcement and emergency services agencies. The District's highest priority is to first evaluate and respond to the emergency and ensure the immediate safety of students; and then to notify parents/guardians if the individual emergency dictates. When you receive a message from ParentSquare, please regard it as very important and follow all instructions provided. In the event of any earthquake, flood, wildfire, or other emergency, keep your radios tuned to KCBS-740 AM, or KGO-810 AM for advisory information.
- Follow Directions from Staff: Our staff are trained to manage these situations. Please follow their instructions and cooperate fully to help us maintain an organized and safe environment.
- Delayed Student Release: It’s important to note that all EOPs include a student release plan. However, please understand that reaching the student release portion of the EOP may take some time and typically falls towards the end of the EOP. During an active emergency, staff members are prioritized to enact critical safety procedures, which require their full focus and attention. As a result, we will have very minimal staff available to process student release requests. This is intentional, as the safety and well-being of all students and staff must come first.
- Bring Identification: You must bring Picture ID to identify yourself for release of any student to your care. Do not attempt to remove your child or any other child from school without having signed the emergency release form at the Student Release area.
- Update Contact Information Regularly: ParentSquare's accuracy is dependent on making sure all information is up-to-date in the school district's database. Any adjustments in your contact information or emergency contacts can be made by contacting your child's school. It is important to keep your contact information up-to-date at all times, even including changes in email addresses, phone numbers and your emergency contacts. We will not allow anyone to pick up your child if they are not listed as an emergency contact.