Feb. 28, 2018
Dear LCS Parents,
With the tragic events in Florida still fresh in our minds, many schools across the state and nation are dealing with reports of threats or other dangerous behaviors. Ensuring the safety of our students, employees, and school visitors remains our top priority. In the event that Lawton Community Schools receives such a report, the following protocol will be followed:
1. Ensure the immediate safety of all students and staff.
2. Investigate the credibility of all reported threats. This may involve collaboration with the local, county and/or state police departments.
3. Depending on the credibility of the information, the accused student may be removed from school and referred to county agencies for a thorough assessment of risk. These agencies may include Van Buren County Mental Health and Van Buren ISD Crisis Management.
4. Following the investigation and the assessment of risk, the enrollment status of a student involved in a school threat will be reconsidered.
In recent days, our Middle and High School students have been reminded of the OK2Say resource www.OK2Say.com which provides a confidential reporting platform. Please check with your students to ensure that they have downloaded the OK2Say app on their mobile phones.
We also encourage parents to closely monitor the online activity of their children and remind them that their spoken words and social media activity can have serious consequences.
School administration continues to review available resources and adjust school-day processes to provide the safest possible school environments.
Sincerely,
Chris Rice
Superintendent
Dear LCS Parents,
With the tragic events in Florida still fresh in our minds, many schools across the state and nation are dealing with reports of threats or other dangerous behaviors. Ensuring the safety of our students, employees, and school visitors remains our top priority. In the event that Lawton Community Schools receives such a report, the following protocol will be followed:
1. Ensure the immediate safety of all students and staff.
2. Investigate the credibility of all reported threats. This may involve collaboration with the local, county and/or state police departments.
3. Depending on the credibility of the information, the accused student may be removed from school and referred to county agencies for a thorough assessment of risk. These agencies may include Van Buren County Mental Health and Van Buren ISD Crisis Management.
4. Following the investigation and the assessment of risk, the enrollment status of a student involved in a school threat will be reconsidered.
In recent days, our Middle and High School students have been reminded of the OK2Say resource www.OK2Say.com which provides a confidential reporting platform. Please check with your students to ensure that they have downloaded the OK2Say app on their mobile phones.
We also encourage parents to closely monitor the online activity of their children and remind them that their spoken words and social media activity can have serious consequences.
School administration continues to review available resources and adjust school-day processes to provide the safest possible school environments.
Sincerely,
Chris Rice
Superintendent