Safety and security
Report school safety concerns
Emergencies should always be reported to 911.
Anyone can use the Vector Alert Tip Reporting System to report non-emergency safety matters such as bullying, intimidation, harassment, abuse, assault, weapons or drugs. Reporters can remain anonymous. Please note that the system is monitored only during school business hours.
If you see or hear of a possible threat, report it to law enforcement directly and/or to school staff. This is the best and most helpful action because it begins an investigation and helps to limit the potential for misinformation to spread. Reposting or sharing a threat on social media in an attempt to warn others spreads the threat farther from its original source and may cause unnecessary alarm and fear.
Ways that BGPS works to keep students safe
Experts point to the need for a multifaceted approach to stopping and identifying threats. With this in mind, the district has made several improvements:
Trimming hedges and other vegetation to improve visibility.
Replacing and adding gates and fencing on every campus
to limit public access during school hours.
Controlling access to schools through electronic entry
systems and locked double-door entryways.
Placing additional campus security at middle schools to
provide positive support for students and other staff members.
Using school resource officers from Clark County
Sheriff's Office and Battle Ground Police Department to support schools.
Replacing security cameras.
Using an online reporting system that allows
people to submit tips quickly and anonymously if desired (see above).
Installation of a system to increase the public safety radio
signal in select schools.
Partnering with law enforcement and other school districts
in Southwest Washington to standardize practices and
language (see below).
Standard response protocol
Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, Battle Ground Public Schools will join most Southwest Washington school districts in using the Standard Response Protocol for emergencies. This protocol establishes common language so that schools, first responders and the community can communicate clearly and effectively and reduce misunderstandings in emergency situations. The protocol was developed by the “I Love You Guys” Foundation in response to school violence.
