Dear Winlock families:
We would like to tell you about something called “swatting” hoaxes that have been happening at schools in our area and all over the country. Swatting is the act of deceiving an emergency service into sending law enforcement or emergency response teams to a location through false reporting of a serious emergency, such as active shooter or bomb threat.
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. If there is a threat at our schools, the emergency services will come and we will follow our safety rules to figure out if the threat is real or not. Our staff has also been trained on what to do to keep everyone safe.
Our school district is keeping an eye on this trend, and we will let you know through text, email, and live feed as soon as safely possible in the event of a reported threat.
Please make sure we have your correct contact information in Skyward Family Access. If there is an emergency, we will contact you with instructions.
Please talk to your children about how these hoaxes are harmful and make it harder for real emergencies to be handled by the police and other first responders. We want to encourage all students and the school community to report anything that could be a threat to the safety of the school.
If you have any questions or want to know more about our safety procedures, please get in touch with the district office at (360) 785-3582.
Thank you,
Bob Garrett
Interim Superintendent