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CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT/MANDATED REPORT LAW
Kansas law requires that a report of suspected child abuse or neglect be made by persons in certain pro - fessions (K.S.A. 38-1522). Kansas law further declares that it is public policy to “provide for the protection of children who have been subject to physical, mental or emotional abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by en- couraging the reporting of suspected child abuse.” Any employee of the district who has reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect MUST immediately report to Children and Family Services (DCF).
CRISIS PLAN
Crisis plan procedures are designed to minimize the danger to anyone occupying our schools should an emergency occur. Our main objective is to attend to the health and welfare of our students in the event of a crisis and to see that they get home safely. The staff will conduct crisis drills during the school year in accordance with KS state law. Crisis plan responsibilities are shared by us as your school staff and you as parents. In most emergencies your child will remain and be cared for at school. In the rare event of an emergency affecting the school which would prohibit re-entry into the building (such as broken glass, water main, fire, loss of utilities) students and staff may be moved immediately to an alternate site. We ask that you follow these procedures during a school emergency: 1. Monitor radio, television and School Messenger communication. We will keep the media accurately informed of any emergency. 2. Please do not telephone the school or students on personal devices. We have limited phone lines and wireless data that is needed to respond to the emergency. 3. Please do not come to the school unless requested to pick up your child. Any emergency involving your child’s school may mean emergency vehicles and disaster workers must be able to get to the building. 4. If the emergency necessitates relocation of staff and students, School Messenger, radio and television stations will be provided information about where and when to pick up your child. 5. Students can only be released to their legal guardian or emergency contacts listed on student information record. You will be asked to provide identification, sign your name, time, and destination when a crisis procedure is in progress.
If you have any questions about our crisis procedure plans, please call the school office.
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