Parent Newsletter

Updated Crisis Response Procedures for the 2022-2023 School Year

As always, the top priority of our school community—and a primary focus of the district’s strategic plan—is the safety and well-being of our students and staff. To foster that environment, we research and practice the best school safety protocols and work with local law enforcement as critical partners to seek every opportunity to ensure our students and staff are safe. To keep you informed, we would like to share the language we use and potential responses we employ in crisis situations. Please know that if a SHELTER IN PLACE or ACTIVE THREAT is initiated at our school, you will be informed and asked to await further updates and/or instructions. View Crisis Response Procedures Infographic. 

Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.  The link is listed below for more information. 

https://www.crisistextline.org/

Resources

Crisis Response Team

The mobile Crisis Response Team (CRT) provides an array of community-based mental health crisis services to children and adults experiencing a mental health crisis. The Crisis Response Team can travel to homes or community locations in the four-county area to help individuals in crisis cope with immediate stressors. The team can complete suicide assessments, safety planning, coping skills education and make appropriate referrals. They also offer follow up with stabilization services.

https://cmmhc.org/services/crisis-response-team/ 

Crisis Services:    Phone: 320.253.5555

Toll-Free Mental Health Crisis Response Line   (24 hours a day/365 days a year)

Phone: 800.635.8008

Crisis Text Line- MN Dept. of Human Services

Text MN to 741741

Free support at your fingertips, 24/7

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

District 742 & Community Resource Video

https://www.isd742.org/domain/2971

Student Social Media Use 

Parents please take some time again to review the resources shared below and have a candid discussion with your student regarding his or her use of social media.  It will take a consistent and continuing partnership between home and school to ensure that our students are practicing accountability, respect, and empathy when engaging in online communication and information sharing.

1. What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew About Social Media

2. Teaching Kids to be Smart about Social Media

3. Dangers (and Benefits) of Social Media