• Please see our Rights & Responsibilities handbook for our weapons, drug-free school district and other policies.

• Report a concern or an incident, anonymously - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  SAFE SCHOOLS TIP LINE:
  253-945-SAFE

  Students, families, staff, and community members can report school-related safety concerns, or alert a school or the district about a potential threat using the anonymous tip line.

  If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1.

• The District contracts with the Federal Way Police Department for fully commissioned police “School Resource Officers” (SRO’s) in all five high schools.

  The District believes that, long term, “on-site” student and staff safety will be best served through a school and community policing partnership with police.

• The decision to cancel or delay school depends on many factors, the most important of which is student and staff safety. We strive to make our decisions about school closings or delays as early as possible. 

Circumstances may occur at school that require parents to pick up their students in a formalized, controlled release. This process is called reunification and may be necessary due to weather, a power outage, hazmat, or if a crisis occurs at the school. Because reunification is not a typical end of school day event, a reunification may occur at a different location than the school a child attends. The location of the reunification site will be shared with parents at the time of the incident by sending a mass notification to the email address and phone number in our system for each parent. Please make sure your contact information is up to date in ParentVUE. 

What to Expect:

If you are notified that a reunification is needed, the following is expected of parents/guardians: 

• Be patient. This process protects both the safety of the student and provides for an accountable change of custody from the school to a recognized parent or guardian.
• Bring identification. This will streamline the process.
• Go to the reunification "Check-In" area and line up. Parents will be asked to complete a reunification card while in line. A separate card will need to be completed for each student.

If a parent cannot pick up their student, please remember that students can only be released to individuals previously identified as emergency contacts. Otherwise, the school will hold students until parents can pick up their child.

• We understand that parents want to come to the school or call the school during an emergency.

  Families can support the school by remaining calm and waiting for information from the district.

  • Do not go to the school

  • Be patient

  • Update all emergency contact info

  We will communicate with you as quickly as possible. Your child's safety is our priority.

• Each family should have a plan covering what to do in an emergency or weather-related situation. The American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency recommend that each person be able to be self-reliant for three days.

  Please develop a plan and discuss it with your child.

  • What is the best route home if your child's bus must use an alternate route? 
  • Where could your child go if he or she needed help? 
  • Who would care for him or her until you arrive? 
  • Is there someone your child could call to calm any concerns he or she might have?

  If you will not be home, instruct your child as to where he or she should go in the event of an early dismissal due to emergency conditions.