Emergency Response

Students and staff are evacuated anytime a building is unsafe:

This could include:

• Visible smoke and/or fire
• Gas leaks or other hazardous chemical inside the school
• Credible bomb threat

All students and staff will exit the building. Students will be directed to leave their personal items and coats behind. While outside the school, you must make it at least 100 feet from the school.  Check in with your teacher so they can account for students. Anyone missing or injured should be reported to school administration. If the school grounds are not safe, students may be relocated to another site.  

Students and staff shelter in place any time conditions outside the school may not be safe. This could include:

• Police activity in the area of the school
• Hazardous chemical outside the school

Staff and students will move into the building quickly and remain during the shelter in place. All exterior windows and doors will be locked and there will be no access in or out of the building. Classroom instruction will continue, and students are expected to participate in class discussions during that time. If a potentially hazardous chemical has been released into the environment, ventilation systems will be temporarily disabled to keep out contaminants. 

During a shelter-in-place or lockdown, building access will be restricted to the public, including parents.

Schools lockdown when conditions inside the school may not be safe. This could include:

• An angry or upset person inside of the school
• Unknown person inside the school who may pose a danger

All students and staff will secure their areas by locking doors and windows. Public access to the school will be suspended.

Students in the hallway should find the nearest classroom teacher as they scan the hallways for students. The lights in the classrooms will be turned off and doors secured. Students should spread out and hide behind objects, so they are out of site from the door. All individuals inside should remain quiet for the safety of themselves and others. All cell phones and electronics must be silenced, and all persons inside should disregard fire alarms unless you see smoke or fire.

If you are outside the building, move away from the school. 

Osseo Area Schools will move to severe weather shelters when the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning or if there are reports of sustained straight-line winds that exceed 70mph.

All students and staff will be moved to designated shelter areas within the building. The doors and windows will be closed if safe to do so, and everyone inside should stay away from windows. Students will be directed to sit or kneel facing the wall with hands over the back to the head and neck, tucked into a ball.

• Read through the Student Behavior Handbook.
• Make sure your contact information is up to date in case staff need to reach you.
• Discuss emergency preparedness with your student.
• Monitor your child's social media, internet presence, and their space at home to make sure they are not accessing materials that are harmful for them.
• Reach out to your school's social worker or administrator if you have concerns about your students behavior.
• If you are aware of ongoing issues in your neighborhood, those tend to spill over into the schools, so report that to your school administration as quickly as you can.

Yes, if you are visiting a school, you must check in at the office, have your ID checked and you will be given an ID sticker.  This sticker must be always visible while present in our schools.

Yes, The district's safety team is constantly adding and upgrading the camera systems as technology advances.  These cameras are utilized at the sites for ongoing safety and security.  Video footage requests go through district staff and are not given to unauthorized personnel.