School Safety

Drills are essential to the school safety at MSDWC. A well-prepared group of people will always respond better in high stress situations. MSDWC conducts monthly fire drills, one severe weather drill per semester, and one man-made occurrence drill in accordance with the Indiana Code. MSDWC has created a partnership with local first responders who are often present during these drills.

MSDWC meets and exceeds the Indiana Code of having a School Safety Specialist for the district. Every school has a minimum of one Safety Specialist and most have at least two. School Safety Specialists take a 40 hour Basic Safety Specialist class through the IDOE as well as taking a two-day course every year afterward to maintain their Safety Specialist Status.

SpeakUp for Safety Tipline

• Email: speakup@msdwc.k12.in.us
• Phone # (Voicemail & Text): 260-264-4971

SpeakUp for Safety is a system utilized throughout the district that allows students to easily report safety concerns such as:

• Bullying
• Planned fights
• Students in crisis
• Threats of violence
• Weapons in school
• Other safety situations
  • Smoking/Vaping
  • Drug use
  • Vandalism
     

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MSDWC has implemented the Stop the Bleed program at all of its schools. In any catastrophic event that may occur, bleeding is one of the most common injuries. The IDOE mandated in the summer of 2020 that all schools must have tools and bandages to stop or slow bleeding in the schools and must have at least five trained staff. MSDWC is going beyond the standards and will be training all staff as well as putting these tools in every classroom and office.

During the student registration process, the registering guardian will indicate the adults who have permissions to pick the student up from school. If someone other than those listed individuals needs to pick up the child, the guardian/custodial parent must notify the school office ahead of time and give permission. That person will then need to produce an ID when they pick the student up. 

If someone tries to pick up a student without the guardian/custodial parent's permission, the school will not release the child to them, and the guardian/custodial parent will be immediately contacted about the situation.

All people entering our schools are checked into the building using our Verkada Guest Management system. Verkada screens all new visitors to our buildings via their government ID before they can enter. Visitors are then issued a visitor pass at the office.

Volunteers must also submit to a background check before they can volunteer in our schools.