Safety
There are no safety alerts at this time.
Safety alerts will be posted here. Families are encouraged to ensure their phone numbers and email addresses are up to date in Skyward Family Access, and to sign up for Skylert text messages (see below).
How to sign up for Skylert text messages
Skylert, powered by School Messenger, connects to your Skyward Family Access account. If you’d like to receive text notifications, be sure to provide your mobile phone number(s) as outlined below.- Log into Skyward Family Access.
- On the left side of the Skyward screen click on the link labeled Skylert.
- Verify that the phone numbers listed are accurate. These are the phone numbers that will be used to communicate with you via phone (voice) and SMS (text messages).
- School Messenger will send a text message to any newly added phone numbers listed on the Skylert page. When you receive the text, type “y” or “yes” (without the quotes) to opt in to receive text messages from Plymouth School District. If you don't receive a text, then text yes to 67587.
Threat Assessment and Management Protocol
Along with many school districts around the state, the Plymouth School District has adopted the Wisconsin School Threat Assessment and Management Protocol to thoroughly vet the credibility of potential threats to school safety.
The protocol was developed by the Office of School Safety, which is part of the Wisconsin Department of Justice. A flowchart and supporting materials guide school authorities and law enforcement as they evaluate a given situation in an effort to keep everybody safe.
If the threat is immediate and credible, students and families will be notified promptly. For this reason, parents/guardians are urged to update contact information in Skyward Family Access and to sign up for Skylert text alerts (see instructions above).
The process is very detailed, with loops for continual evaluation. Ideally, multiple people work through the flowchart independently, then compare conclusions.
School administrators ask people not to give too much credibility to rumors while authorities are still investigating, and to understand that schools may not be able to share full details, due to student privacy and security reasons.
Officials encourage students, families, and community members to reach out to them or to local law enforcement any time they become aware of a potential threat, so that it can be investigated.
“School safety is of the utmost importance to us,” Mr. Brandl said.
Learn more:
• Visit the Wisconsin School Threat Assessment and Management Protocol website.
Wisconsin School Threat Assessment and Management Protocol Process Flowchart