Safety & Security
Golf School District 67 takes the safety and security of our students and staff very seriously. The District has a Safety and Security Team that works to ensure the District is prepared and well-equipped to handle emergencies.
The Safety and Security Team provides training throughout the school year to faculty and staff. Some of these trainings are partnered with representatives of the Morton GrovePolice Department and/or the Morton Grove Fire Department. These trainings help to improve their crisis management skills and help them gain confidence that if a real situation were to occur they would know what to do.
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
The District complies with the Illinois School Safety Drill Act. The purpose of this Act is to establish minimum requirements and standards for schools to follow when conducting school safety drills and reviewing school emergency and crisis response plans. The Illinois School Safety Drill Act also encourages schools and first responders to work together for the safety of children.
All buildings that hold students during the school day are required to conduct the following drills annually:
- Fire Drills: The fire department must be present at one of these drills to observe and provide direction and feedback.
- Severe Weather Drills: These are commonly referred to as tornado drills.
- Bus Evacuation Drills: These are conducted by the District’s bus transportation provider
- Intruder Drills: These are commonly referred to as hard lockdown or active shooter drills. These drills must be observed by local law enforcement officials. Our district follows the Run, Hide, Fight response protocol.
Each public school district, through its school board or the board’s designee, shall conduct a minimum of one annual meeting at which it reviews each school building’s emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and procedures and each building’s compliance with the school safety drill programs.
Communicating During an Emergency
The District has a variety of ways to communicate to families during an emergency. One way to communicate during an emergency is by utilizing the our mass notification system. This system allows us to quickly and efficiently deliver messages to the entire school community or to a particular group or building that is affected. Notifications can be delivered via land line, cell phone, email, and text alerts. To review or updated your contact information, please log into your Campus Parent Portal account.
Please rely only on official communication from school or public safety officials. Official communication may come through the following avenues:
- The District’s mass notification system
- The District’s website
Student/Family Reunification Process
In some emergency situations, students may be relocated to another facility for safety. In such an instance, Golf School District 67 Emergency Response Plan incorporates a systematic approach to reuniting students with their parent/guardians. The plan identifies two possible sites for Parent/Student Reunification for each building. Due to the unpredictable nature of an emergency, we will only be able to tell you where the Parent/Student Reunification Site is located at the time of the emergency. This will be communicated to you in one or all of the ways noted above in “Communication during an Emergency.”
In order to ensure your student’s safety, it is necessary for us to establish some protocols related to picking up your student. Please understand that the reunification process time-consuming so parents/guardians are urged to be patient. We will do everything we can to reunite you with your student as quickly and safely as possible. Therefore, please be advised of the following guidelines when picking up your child from a Parent-Student Reunification Site:
- Upon arrival, please report to the area designated as “Parent Report Point.” District Parent Reunification Team members will greet you and provide you with a student release form.
- You will be required to present valid identification. This step is required to protect your child from any unauthorized individuals attempting to pick up your child. The school will be receiving assistance from other schools or outside agencies and, therefore, may not know you.
- Students will only be released to you or an individual designated on the student’s Emergency Contact Information. It is critical that the information and phone numbers on your child’s Emergency Contact Information is current. We will be using this information to contact you through the District’s emergency notification system with the evacuation process and location for picking up your child. Please call your school’s main office to update your information.
- You will be required to sign for the release of your child. This is extremely important as it is our only means of ensuring that all students are accounted for at all times. Please do not take your child from the reunification center without signing for their release.
We recognize that you may be worried and want to be reunited with your child as quickly as possible. However, this system has been established to ensure your student’s safety. You may be jeopardizing your student or another student’s safety by not adhering to these procedures.