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At District 135, safety is part of our mission. Our vision statement says that every student, staff member and parent has the right to a safe school environment. A safe school promotes an atmosphere of mutual respect which honors diversity and integrity; fosters personal responsibility while respecting the rights of others; and creates an environment free from harassment.
VoiceREACH - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
VoiceREACH is an automated voice messaging service that makes calls to thousands of homes within minutes in case of any district-wide or school-specific emergency. This is how VoiceREACH works:
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Parents complete the form available here on our website in the beginning of the school year.
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The information from the forms is compiled into a database.
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The database is sent to the VoiceREACH provider.
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If there is an emergency, Superintendent Dennis Soustek will call the provider and leave a recorded message.
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The provider's system will then call every applicable number in the database and play the recorded message. If no one picks up, the system leaves the message on the answering machine.
7 Ways to Know Before You Go
View a PDF of 7 Ways to Know Before You Go, the document explaining the ways our staff and parents stay informed in case of emergencies.
Safety Resources on the Web
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency): This website includes resources for parents and teachers related to disasters, terrorism, and school safety.
- NetSmartz: This site is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children and teens, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement agencies to teach children about safety on the Internet.
- U.S. Fire Administration for Kids: This website is designed for kids to teach them about home safety, smoke alarms and escaping from fires.
Sex Offenders
Effective January 1, 2007, Public Act 94-994 will require principals or teachers to notify parents on how to obtain information regarding sex offenders living within the school district. The Cook County Sheriff's Office maintains a listing of convicted sex offenders on the internet. The site is accessible at www.cookcountysheriff.org
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