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Student/School Safety

Marion Community Schools works in cooperation with local law enforcement and emergency agencies, along with social services providers and other community agencies, to provide a safe and secure setting where our students can thrive.

 

All school employees are given a copy of MCS's safety/emergency guidelines, which address plans for various hazards and emergencies. We practice safety drills periodically with students and staff in each building as required by law.

 

Marion Community Schools works in collaboration with local emergency officials on our safety and security plans.

 

If you don't see what you are looking for here or on the linked pages, or you need more information, contact us at 765-662-2546, ext. 8090 or contact Safety Director Ray Dudley here.

 

Secure buildings

All MCS school buildings have:

  • Secure entrances with entry restricted by buzz-in from the main office
  • Security badge access
  • Security cameras
  • School safety specialist on staff
  • At least one school resource officer
  • At least one automated external defibrillator
 
All visitors to schools must:
  • Enter through the main entrance
  • Check in / sign in with the school office (photo ID required)
  • Wear the visitor badge provided to you
  • Comply with all instructions from staff
  • Please note: Visitors who refuse to sign in or wear a visitor badge will not be allowed on school property. School staff will involve security officers or law enforcement if necessary for uncooperative or confrontational visitors
  • Click here for more information about visiting our buildings
Dear parent / guardian:
 
In spring 2020, Marion Community Schools began using new technology to improve the safety of all of our school buildings.
 
Part of keeping our students and staff safe is knowing who is in our school buildings at all times, and the Raptor Visitor Management System allows us to do that better. The Raptor system checks to ensure that registered sex offenders are not entering our school buildings. The system also allows us to screen all visitors, contractors, and volunteers entering our school buildings.
 
>> All visitors entering any Marion school building are required to provide a state or federal ID, such as a driver’s license, ID card, or passport. Please remember to bring your ID with you if you need to enter one of our schools. (NOTE: You do not need to check in if you are simply there to talk with office staff, drop off or pick up paperwork or other items, etc. Please also note ID check-in is not required for public events at this time.)
 
If you do not have an ID and you will be 18 or older by the next election (in November), please note that the BMV is required to provide a state ID card to all eligible voters for free. You will, however, need to provide appropriate paperwork at the BMV to get your state ID card. More information is available at www.in.gov/bmv. If for any reason you cannot provide a photo ID, please contact us so we can help find potential solutions.
 
The Raptor system checks the visitor's name and birth date and compares that information with a national database of registered sex offenders. No other information from the ID is gathered or recorded. In addition, the school district can also build its own database with local alerts to compare visitor IDs with.
 
Our goal is to keep a balance between being a welcoming school and maintaining the safety of our students and staff. We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to use this system. If you have questions or concerns, please call the Marion Community Schools District Office at 765-662-2546.
 
Thank you,
 
The Safety Department of Marion Community Schools