Perrysburg Schools

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School Safety - Everyone Plays a Role!

The Perrysburg School District is committed to providing a safe environment for students, employees and visitors. We work closely with our local public safety officials – sheriff, police, fire and county emergency leaders – to ensure our schools are well-prepared for an emergency. Each building in the school district has an Emergency Operations Plan that guides employees and public safety partners in the event of an emergency.

Students

Faculty

Staff Members

Administrators

Families

Community Partners (fire, police, etc.)

School Resource Officers (SROs)

Community Members

Pupil Services Department (mental health, crisis response, and threat assessments)

District Safety Committee

Parent Safety Task Force

District Crisis Team

Building Crisis Team

Building Threat Assessment Team

Tech Advisory Committee

School Nurses

Wood County Health Department

One of the most important proactive steps families can take is to keep your contact information updated in our student information system. You may do this by thoroughly reviewing your contact information annually at the start of each school year and notifying the secretaries of your child’s school right away if you have any changes throughout the school year. Opt in to text messaging by following these instructions.

In a school emergency, the first instinct of many parents/guardians is to call or rush to their child’s school, however, the best action they can take in an emergency is to stay close to their phone and email to monitor school district communications for updates and instructions.

Please do not come to your child’s school during emergency situations. The school access route and street entrance areas must remain clear for emergency vehicles. Please avoid calling the school or the district offices during the emergency. Follow directions provided by the school district as needed. Talk with your child about school safety.

District Safety Committee

Meets monthly and includes representatives from each building, Director of Operations, Director of Maintenance, School Nurse, SROs, Perrysburg Fire Division, Perrysburg Police Division, Township Police, and Wood Co. Sheriff. The committee discusses any safety concerns from schools as well as updates from community partners to collectively solve problems.

The Jacket Way

Perrysburg Schools’ Jacket Way Program is an essential part of the student experience. The Jacket Way is formed within the parameters of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and is implemented in all schools within our district.

Students are taught the value the Three R’s of the Jacket Way: Respectful, Responsible and Ready. We also believe in creating a positive atmosphere for students in promoting desired positive behaviors. Our faculty and staff members reward students who display these positive behaviors using our Jacket Way Program and we emphasize the rewarding of students who consistently demonstrate those actions in representing the Jacket Way.

Emergency Management Tests

State law requires each school to conduct three types of tests over a three-year cycle.

Table Top Exercise

The most basic test is a tabletop exercise. Typically, this exercise happens in an informal setting. The intent is to discuss various issues regarding a hypothetical, simulated emergency. Tabletop exercises enhance general awareness, validate plans and procedures, and rehearse potential situations. Additionally, they assess the systems schools needs to prevent as well as to protect, mitigate, respond and recover during a defined incident. Tabletop exercises facilitate conceptual understanding, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and/or achieve changes in attitudes.

Functional Exercise

To further validate school emergency plans, we actually try to complete the procedures written in the plan for a specific hazard through a functional exercise. The focus is to see how policies and procedures work in a realistic, but still simulated, setting. Additionally, it allows school administrators to direct staff and students in their response to the hazard. In functional exercises, the practice may include changes in the situation that management must respond to through quick adjustments. A functional exercise consists of one of the protective actions in the functional content areas of a plan.

Full Scale Exercise

Finally, there is the most complex of the exercises or tests, the full scale exercise. Here, we exercise multiple functional content area sections of our plan, putting together a more complete response. It may involve first responders (fire, law enforcement, EMS, and/or emergency management), local officials and community organizations. For a full scale exercise, they look for a combination of evacuation and family reunification or lockdown, reverse evacuation, and emergency notification.

Emergency Operations Plans

ORC 5502.262 requires administrators of each facility in the state of Ohio, which provides educational services to children and is subject to regulation by ODE, to develop and adopt a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. This plan consists of the following:

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
Floor Plan
Site Plan
Emergency Contact Information Sheet
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Mental Health Supports

Perrysburg Schools is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of our students. Our team includes school counselors, psychologists, social worker, a prevention specialist, and a student and family engagement coordinator—all working together to provide a strong network of care. We are here to help students navigate challenges, build resilience, and thrive both in and out of the classroom.

Online Safety

At Perrysburg Schools, we take online or digital safety seriously and are committed to creating a secure, supportive online environment for all students. We filter internet content, utilize a District Technology Advisory Committee, and we teach digital citizenship to help students use technology responsibly. We believe that keeping families informed and involved is key to promoting safe and effective technology use in and out of the classroom. Data Privacy Agreements may be found at this link.

Parent Safety Task Force

Mission: To share information and promulgate new ideas about school safety among the school district, local emergency services, city resources and families in order to ensure the highest level of education and understanding across the local school community.

Learn more here: https://www.perrysburgschools.net/ParentSafetyTaskForce.aspx

Reporting - Tip & Crisis Lines

Safer Ohio School Tip Line - 844-723-3764

This is a free service that accepts calls and texts 24/7 and allows anyone to anonymously share information with school officials and law enforcement about threats to safety.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 access to trained counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. People in distress can call or text 988, or chat with someone on 988lifeline.org. People worried about a loved one who may need crisis support may also use these services.

School Resource Officers

SRO program goals include:

To ensure a safe learning environment for all children and adults who enter the building.
To prevent and reduce potential harm related to incidents of school violence.
To foster a positive school climate based on respect for all children and adults in the school.
To create partnerships with behavioral health and other care providers in the community for student and family referral.

The school district has three full-time SROs housed at HPI, PJHS, and PHS but they are also available to grades PS-4 as needed.

School Safety Drills

Required regular and evacuation drills:

Fire Drills
Tornado Drills
Safety Drills

Student Safety and Staff Accountability

Recent Actions

• Continued focus on transparency and student safety:

- The Student Bill of Rights introduced to PHS students.

- Anti-grooming policy adopted by Board of Education.

- Collaboration with police continues.

Threat Assessment

Perrysburg Schools takes any and all threats seriously. Ensuring a safe school environment for students and employees is paramount. Because each situation is unique, school-level actions and responses may vary. Our response is consistently prompt and thorough and follows our school district safety plan. All of our schools have trained threat assessment teams.

What is a Crisis?

An intensely stressful event that threatens to override normal human capacity to cope. This is sometimes referred to as a traumatic event. The District Crisis Team is not to be confused with school Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) team, which responds to behavior and emotional outbursts. The difference between a major and minor crisis is the outcome and potential for harm.

District Crisis Team Members Include: School Counselors, Director of Student Services and Well-Being, Social Worker, Head Nurse, Director of Communications, School Psychologist, Superintendent, Elementary, HPI, PJHS, and PHS administrators. Each school also has its own Crisis Team.