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The district will notify parents as soon as possible about the lockdown through phone messages, emails, as well as the district website and social media pages. This is why it's vitally important to keep your contact information up-to-date.

We understand that the first reaction of most parents is to come to their child's school. However, we ask that parents and guardians wait until we advise them that it's safe to pick up their child. Parents arriving unadvised to the school may actually hinder the emergency response and could jeopardize their own safety. In extreme cases, law enforcement can arrest anyone who they determine is compromising their efforts.

In the majority of lockdown scenarios, we advise that students and staff remain as quiet as possible and not use their phones. However, if you are contacted by your child, encourage him or her to remain calm and follow the directions of teacher and staff.

Yes. Teachers attend training every school year. State law requires that the annual training be provided by law enforcement officers certified by the Missouri department of public safety's peace officers standards training commission. Joplin police officers assigned to the school resource officers program (SROs) lead the training and observe lockdown drills at each school. This training provides teachers with various options, techniques and strategies to enhance safety during an emergency lockdown.

Yes. Staff and students at every Joplin public school participate in a minimum of four lockdown drills each year. Information about the lockdown drill is communicated to students in an age-appropriate way, with teachers paying special attention not to alarm younger students.