Safety
Boulder Valley School District is committed to keeping our school communities safe. We know that before learning is possible, our students and staff must feel secure, so we have developed measures to protect our children and to respond in the event of a threat at our schools.
See Something? Say Something!
It takes everyone working together to keep our students safe.
We encourage everyone to alert and vigilant. If you hear of a possible threat or see something out of the ordinary, immediately contact your school administrator, BVSD Security or local law enforcement.
Report a non-life threatening emergency such as vandalism, water line breaks or suspicious activity around a school to the Security Department at:
24-Hour BVSD Security Dispatch
720-561-5051 or 303-442-2400
In the case of a life threatening emergency, call 911.
Your Role
What Families Should Do in School Emergencies
The natural instinct for parents or guardians is to come to the school during an emergency to protect their children. However, by doing so, they may endanger themselves and their children. Law enforcement and school personnel are busy responding to the situation. Your arrival or calls may distract them from their work. Please help by following the steps below.
Stay Home
The most important contribution you can make to your student and your own safety may be staying away from the school.
Stay Informed
Information will be shared with families as soon as possible. Please know, in some situations, accurate information may take some time to verify and share.
Be Ready
Be prepared to follow instructions from the Boulder Valley School District.
Emergency Communication
Keeping parents, students and staff informed
BVSD is dedicated to providing families with information as soon as possible, but in some situations accurate information may take some time to verify and share.
During an emergency, BVSD will work to notify family members via multiple communication avenues, primarily:
- The District Website
- Voice, text and email messaging (SchoolMessenger)
- Social media, including Facebook and Twitter
- Local News Media
Emergency Alerts
When the Standard Response Protocol is activated at your child’s school or a decision has been made to delay or close our schools, BVSD will send an emergency alert letting you know via phone, text and email messaging – based on the emergency notification preferences you have chosen in your School Messenger account.
These initial notifications may not include many details, as the situation is developing and accurate information is being gathered. Additional updates will be sent as more information becomes available.
MORE INFO: Adjusting your preferences and opting in to messages from School Messenger.
MORE INFO: Weather Closures and Delays
Our Plan
How BVSD and Our Schools Prepare for Emergencies
Emergency Management Plan
BVSD has a plan in place that covers all five phases of emergency preparedness.
Layered security measures keep BVSD students and staff safe
It is important to know that Boulder Valley School District has a layered system of security in place. While BVSD cannot discuss specific security measures, actions or tactics, the district has worked closely with our first responder partners to implement best practices, detect potential threats, and then to prepare our buildings and staff to react when a threat is realized.
We thank our community for their generous support of bond projects that have ensured that all of our schools have secure vestibules and security cameras.
The Standard Response Protocol
During an emergency, shared vocabulary for students, staff and first responders is also essential. That is why we use the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), developed by the “I Love U Guys” Foundation.