School Safety

Every month all schools perform emergency drills, which include fire/evacuation, lockdown, earthquake, shelter-in-place and safety-related. Our schools in the Puyallup valley perform a lahar drill annually.

Any emergency plan is only as good as the ability of students and staff to execute it, which is why regular drills are paramount in our schools.

From a security perspective, the most important function of a door is to control entry.

Most schools have either a safety vestibule or secure electronic entry systems into classroom areas. Schools slated for construction will incorporate these features.

There are two campus safety officers at each high school and one campus safety officer at each junior high school.

These district employees help maintain order and discipline, prevent crime, and help investigate violations of school rules and policies.

The Puyallup School District maintains strong partnerships with Puyallup Police Department and Pierce County Sherriff's Department. 

The School Resource Officer Program is dedicated to providing safety and security for staff and students in our schools.

Security cameras are installed at all of our schools and inside our school buses.

Partnerships with law enforcement and emergency management agencies include ongoing conversations and activities such as safety meetings, coordination of emergency drills, staging, risk assessments, trainings and emergency preparedness collaboration.

District staff is trained on effective school emergency management and regularly drill as an Emergency Operations Center re-enacting a wide range of possible threats and hazards that may impact a school.

Training supports protocols of local emergency management resources and first responders to provide a cohesive, coordinated response in the event of an emergency.