Safety and Health
Asbestos Notification
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Bad Weather Consideration
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Emergencies and Drills
Columbine will conduct an emergency drill once per month. In addition, tornado drills will be conducted in the spring months. In the event of an emergency, your children will be secured in locations throughout the building for safety. Please do not call the school or try to come after your children if/when you hear the alarm.
Parents ― instruct your child in safety and emergency procedures. Encourage your child to follow these rules, as they are made for his/her safety and protection.
Emergency Contacts
At registration, school personnel will ask you to provide the names and phone numbers of emergency contact people. If a student’s emergency contact information changes during the school year, parents need to contact the school office with the new contact information.
Critical Incident Procedures
In the event of a safety/security threat inside or outside the building, the Fort Morgan Police Department has assisted the school in establishing safety procedures. Students will be taken to secure areas until the school office is notified by the police department that everything is safe. The safety procedures are practiced twice each year. In the event of a safety or security threat, please do not call the school or attempt to come after your children as this may impede established safety protocols. Information will be forthcoming through the District Support Center.
Health Services
We share a school nurse with other buildings. Even when she is not at Columbine, she is on call as needed for emergencies. Parents, please keep your child at home if the student:
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A body temperature of 100 degrees or higher
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Vomiting or diarrhea continuing in the last 12 hours
A severe headache or stomach-ache
Immunization of Students
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Medication Policy
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Child Abuse Law
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Lost Children Procedure
In the event that a child is presumed to be lost, the teacher or the teacher assistant will immediately notify the principal. The principal and all available staff will search for the child in the immediate area. If the child is not found, the principal will notify the parent/guardian and the local police department. If the child is found, the principal will notify the parent/guardian of the incident. In either case, the teacher will ensure the safety of the other children and will document the incident in the child’s file.
Strangers
Parents are encouraged to tell their child(ren) not to talk to or take things (including rides) from people they do not know. Encourage your child to report to parents and/or teachers anyone who attempts to talk to them, follow them, or offer rides or “goodies” of some kind. Please also tell your children to yell and run if anyone they don’t know tries to touch them.
Instruct your child to:
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Never accept rides or gifts from strangers.
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Always report to a teacher, police officer, bus driver, or parent any strangers seen loitering on foot or in a car near schools, playgrounds, or other places where children gather.
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Always try to secure the license number of the car. Write it down or scratch it on the road with a stick or on the sidewalk with a stone.
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Seek help from a police officer.
You may want to remind your child and check periodically to see if he/she:
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Takes the most direct route to and from school.
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Goes immediately home after dismissed from school.
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Obeys traffic and safety regulations established for both walking and bicycle riding. NO BICYCLE RIDING IS PERMITTED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
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Uses crosswalks.