Parkway Schools

Security Measures in Place

Schools comply with federal school safety directives and Missouri state requirements for educational facilities.  The plans ensure that the District is responsive to a variety of critical incidents.  These measures include:

• Daily review of local, national and global events by the Chief of Security and his staff

• Maintaining a heightened state of vigilance

• Employee identification badges and visitor sign-in procedures

• Security cameras in select buildings

• Emergency communications and messaging systems

• School "Law Enforcement Unit"

• Police officers from local agencies in all middle and high schools; daily contact with elementary schools

• Video cameras on school buses

• Front Door Security Systems at elementary schools

• Safety drills for fire, tornado, earthquake and intruder

• Critical Incident Response and Assessment Teams in every school/building

• Crisis Response Manuals

• 415.SAFE (anonymous information phone line) (314.415.7233)