Safety Resources
Our district is committed to keeping our schools safe and prepared. On this page, you’ll find key resources related to Building Health & Safety, Digital Citizenship and Online Safety, Threat Assessment and Management, Security and Emergency Management, School Resource Officers (Lakeville PD), and Anonymous Tip Reporting.
These resources help our community understand the systems we have in place to respond effectively in emergencies and maintain a safe learning environment for all.
- Building Health & Safety
- Digital Citizenship/Online Safety
- Threat Assessment & Management
- Security & Emergency Management
- School Resource Officers/Lakeville Police Dept.
- Anonymous Tip Reporting
- Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) - Students' Rights
Building Health & Safety
Lakeville Area Schools is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for all students, staff, and visitors.
We ensure that all district buildings and facilities meet rigorous standards for environmental health and safety. Every staff member is expected to:
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Follow safe working practices
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Comply with all relevant safety rules and regulations
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Maintain high standards for workplace safety and environmental health
We follow all required state and federal safety regulations through a range of specialized programs designed to protect the wellbeing of everyone in our schools.
For more questions, please contact:
Damien Nelson
Health, Safety & Security Manager
Damien.Nelson@isd194.org
952-232-2069
Building Safety & Documentation
- Safe Drinking Water
- Asbestos
- Indoor Air Quality
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control
- Herbicide and Pesticide
- Safety Data Sheets
- Other
Safe Drinking Water
Safe Drinking Water Documentation
Building Reports
- Area Learning Center
- Crystal Lake Education Center
- District Office & Communication Education Building
- Cherry View Elementary
- Christina Huddleston Elementary
- Eastview Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- Lake Marion Elementary
- Lakeview Elementary
- Oak Hills Elementary
- Orchard Lake Elementary
Asbestos
Indoor Air Quality
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control
Herbicide and Pesticide
Safety Data Sheets
Other
State Health Programs
Programs required by the regulations of state and federal agencies that shall be addressed by the district:
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Aerial Lift Safety
- Asbestos
- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
- Community Right-to-Know
- Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Confined Spaces
- Electrical Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Employee Right-to-Know
- Fire Safety
- Hazardous Waste
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Lab Safety & Chemical Hygiene
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Lockout/Tagout
- Machine Guarding
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Radon
- Respiratory Protection
- Underground Storage Tanks
Visit the Minnesota Department of Health webpage for more information about state health and safety requirements.
Digital Citizenship/Online Safety
In today’s world, a student’s digital reputation—how they choose to represent themselves online—is constantly being seen, evaluated, and even judged by others, including:
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College admissions officers
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Future employers
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Peers and online communities
That’s why helping students develop healthy, responsible digital habits is more important than ever.
Below, you’ll find a collection of resources designed to support parents and guardians in guiding their children to be safe, respectful, and thoughtful digital citizens.
- Securly Home App - Manage & Monitor Your Student's Internet Access on School-Issued Devices
- Digital Safety Management and Anonymous Tip Reporting
- Safer Schools Together - Informational Videos & Parent /Caregiver Guide
- Digital Citizenship Lessons
Securly Home App - Manage & Monitor Your Student's Internet Access on School-Issued Devices
Lakeville Area Schools uses Securly Home to keep students safe on their school-issued devices. As part of our commitment to your student’s safety, we’re giving all of our schools’ parents/guardians access to the FREE Securly Home app.
Watch the short video below to learn more about the Securly Home app and how you can use it. (Vídeo en español.)
Digital Safety Management and Anonymous Tip Reporting
Through the combined use of monitoring student activity on Lakeville Area Schools iPads and the district's anonymous tip reporting system, Lakeville Area Schools can proactively identify students who are struggling, provide support where needed, and create a safer school environment. These tools are part of our larger, proactive safety and security plan.
Safer Schools Together - Informational Videos & Parent /Caregiver Guide
Lakeville Area Schools has partnered with Safer Schools Together to bring you the following learning opportunities:
- Smartphone Safety
- Staying Informed in Your Child's Digital Life
- The Darker Side of the Internet
- Parent/Caregiver Guide
Smartphone Safety
Ready, Set, Scroll! Setting Up for Smartphone Safety
Your child is about to get their first phone, and with that comes big questions: When are they ready? What boundaries make sense? How do I know which device is best for my child?
This 15-minute session is geared toward helping parents/caregivers navigate preparing their child for their first phone. Drawing on the best practices from Safer Schools Together, we’ll explore how to set clear expectations, establish digital safety foundations, and start conversations that build trust and resilience before your child ever powers up their first device. Because once the phone arrives, it’s not just a piece of technology, it’s a doorway to a whole new world of connection, communication, and responsibility.
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Staying Informed in Your Child's Digital Life
Beyond the Screen: Staying Informed and Curious in Your Child's Digital Life
In today's world, a phone is not just a way to call someone or send a text. It is a gateway to a large and constantly evolving digital world. This digital world includes things such as games, social spaces, group chats, videos, trends, friendships, and sometimes even pressures/risks.
This 14-minute session is geared toward helping parents/caregivers become informed, stay curious, and remain present in their child's digital life. Drawing on the best practices from Safer Schools Together, we’ll explore the complexity of digital apps/games and what actually goes on inside them, including: social chat features, disappearing content, the role of algorithms, vault/hidden apps, early warning signs of digital risks, and more. We'll also explore how you can become a digital mentor for your child.
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The Darker Side of the Internet
The Darker Side of the Internet
This video is intended only for viewing by parents/guardians and is not appropriate for children.
This 14-minute video will help bring awareness to the hidden spaces where risks like sextortion, trafficking, and criminal communication reside. We'll discuss how extremist content can find its way into your child's feed, and how older individuals may attempt to establish contact. These aren't issues that only happen on more niche or fringe areas of the web. They are happening on the same apps children use every day. Equip yourself with the practical tools and confidence to keep the door of communication open about what your children experience online.
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Parent/Caregiver Guide
A Parent’s/Caregiver's Guide to Raising Digitally Responsible Youth
The team at Safer Schools Together created this parent/caregiver guide to help introduce the primary social media platforms and games that are either already being used or have the potential to be used by children.
Digital Citizenship Lessons
Digital Learning and Media Specialists in Lakeville Area Schools support students in grades K-12 to learn how to navigate online, use digital tools for academic success, be safe online, and be well-rounded digital citizens. All students learn grade-appropriate lessons about the following topic areas in alignment with Common Sense Media:
- Media Balance & Wellbeing: Students go beyond screen time to explore the impact their digital lives can have on their well-being and relationships while learning to balance media in their everyday lives.
- Privacy & Security: Students learn how to protect personal information and gain a deeper understanding of their data privacy rights so they can advocate for themselves and others.
- Digital Footprint & Identity: Students consider the benefits and risks of online sharing and explore how a digital persona can affect one's sense of self, reputation, and relationships.
- Relationships & Communication: Students reflect on how to build positive relationships, avoid risky online talk, and understand why some topics and conversations can best lend themselves to certain mediums.
- Cyberbullying & Digital Drama: Students take on these tough topics and play the active role of upstanders to build positive, supportive online communities and combat online cruelty.
- News & Media Literacy: Students identify credible and trustworthy information sources and reflect on their responsibilities as thoughtful media creators and consumers.
Threat Assessment & Management
Threat Assessment is a proactive, behavioral approach to violence prevention that emphasizes early attention to concerns such as bullying, teasing, and other forms of student conflict—before they escalate into violent behavior. This process involves identifying student threats to commit a violent act, evaluating the seriousness of the threat, and developing intervention plans that both protect potential victims and address the underlying issues contributing to the behavior.
Implementing threat assessment programs in schools increases support for students in need and reinforces a positive, healthy school climate.
The primary goals of threat assessment are to:
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Keep schools safe
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Support potential offenders in overcoming the sources of their anger, hopelessness, or despair
Effective threat assessment equips school professionals with valuable insights into a student’s risk level and personal resources.
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)
Lakeville Area Schools has adopted and implemented the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)—an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to identifying, evaluating, and supporting students who pose a significant concern or threat to themselves or others. Nationally recognized as the most thorough model for school-based threat assessment, CSTAG has been widely adopted across many states.
At Lakeville, CSTAG teams include professionals with expertise in:
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Counseling
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Instruction
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School administration
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Law enforcement
Threat Assessment is recognized as a best practice for preventing targeted school violence by:
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The Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center
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The FBI
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The Department of Education
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The Department of Homeland Security
Click the icons below to visit our resource websites.
Security & Emergency Management
School Resource Officers/Lakeville Police Dept.
The Business Services Division partners closely with the Lakeville Police Department (LPD) to enhance school safety through the School Resource Officer (SRO) program.
This partnership places licensed law enforcement officers in our high schools and assigns LPD liaisons across district buildings to:
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Support a safe school environment
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Build positive relationships with students
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Respond to and investigate safety concerns
SROs play a vital role in:
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Mentoring and counseling students
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Acting as mediators during conflicts
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Training teachers and staff to recognize and address emerging safety issues
All officers serving as SROs receive specialized training and are members of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) — the leading organization for school-based policing.
Anonymous Tip Reporting
We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive climate in all of our schools, where all students feel comfortable, safe, and ready to learn. Part of this is staying aware of what's happening in our schools and facilities. If you see something, say something, do something. We always encourage our community to share and report concerns directly with school leaders.
The district provides an anonymous reporting tool to make it easier to report concerns. We encourage the use of this reporting tool for circumstances where individuals may feel uncomfortable addressing concerns directly with school and district leaders. Lakeville Area Schools uses anonymous tip reporting to help identify and mitigate potential risks within our schools. The system provides our students, staff, parents and community members with an easily accessible and anonymous method of reporting any issue of concern, incident or at-risk behavior.
Submit An Anonymous Tip
You can submit a tip anonymously via a web browser here. If using the tip reporting website, please select the school your tip is related to in order to ensure a quick response by our trained school safety professionals.
Our anonymous tip reporting tool is not an emergency 911 service. If emergency assistance is required, always and immediately contact 911.
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) - Students' Rights
Every day, our staff work to create a safe, respectful, engaging, rigorous and collaborative learning environment where every person belongs, is valued and can succeed. Safety and belonging are essential for students to succeed academically and personally.
We know that the continued presence and actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in our state and local communities is resulting in fear and concern for the safety of our students, as well as staff.
In an effort to maintain the safety and well-being of our students and staff, and in full compliance with state and federal laws:
- Lakeville Area Schools staff members will not aid ICE access to students or staff on school property or on school buses.
- Lakeville Area Schools staff members will not release private student or staff data, including address or personal contact information, to ICE agents.
- The only exception to the above is if ICE agents provide a valid judicial warrant, which they are legally required to provide. A judicial warrant is extremely rare.
- We do not request or maintain information about the immigration status of our students or families as part of the enrollment or registration process.
- If a student’s parent/guardian is detained during school hours, the school will call the student's emergency contact to pick them up, and will work to ensure student safety prior to releasing them from school.
Our ongoing goal is to make sure students and staff feel safe and supported so that they can stay focused on teaching and learning. Please reach out to your school staff if you need support or have any questions.
Find additional resources surrounding ICE on our School and Community Resources webpage.