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Tamaqua Area High School 500 Penn Street Tamaqua, PA 18252 Phone: (570) 668-1901 Fax: (570) 668-2970 Tamaqua Area Middle School 502 Penn Street Tamaqua, PA 18252 Phone: (570) 668-1210 Fax: (570) 668-5027 Tamaqua Elementary School Boyle Avenue Tamaqua, PA 18252 Phone: (570) 668-3306 Fax: (570) 668-3235 West Penn Elementary School 185 School Drive New Ringgold, PA 17960 Phone: (570) 386-5051 Fax: (570) 386-3226 Dear Parents and Guardians, In an effort to provide the safest environment for our students and staff, Tamaqua Area Secondary Campus will implement new safety procedures starting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Students will only enter the high school through the front or back lobbies. Bus drop-off and students eating breakfast will enter through the back lobby only starting at 7:00 AM. All other students will enter through the front lobby beginning at 7:10 AM. The new procedures will incorporate the use of metal detectors as students enter the building as another measure to enhance school safety. It is important to notify the school community of the procedures incorporated with using metal detectors: Students will be randomly selected and asked to empty their pockets. Students will then place their clear bag on a table prior to entering the metal detector. All bags will be searched. Students will then proceed to walk through the metal detector. If the alarm is triggered, students will then be further searched through a metal detecting wand. The above procedures are to be followed to ensure access to the building. In order to make this transition as seamless as possible, we

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Page 1: Tamaqua Area School District / Overview · Web viewTamaqua Area High School 500 Penn Street Dear Parents and Guardians,In an effort to provide the safest environment for our students

Tamaqua Area High School500 Penn StreetTamaqua, PA 18252Phone: (570) 668-1901Fax: (570) 668-2970

Tamaqua Area Middle School502 Penn StreetTamaqua, PA 18252Phone: (570) 668-1210Fax: (570) 668-5027

Tamaqua Elementary SchoolBoyle AvenueTamaqua, PA 18252Phone: (570) 668-3306Fax: (570) 668-3235

West Penn Elementary School185 School DriveNew Ringgold, PA 17960Phone: (570) 386-5051Fax: (570) 386-3226

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In an effort to provide the safest environment for our students and staff, Tamaqua Area Secondary Campus will implement new safety procedures starting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Students will only enter the high school through the front or back lobbies. Bus drop-off and students eating breakfast will enter through the back lobby only starting at 7:00 AM. All other students will enter through the front lobby beginning at 7:10 AM.

The new procedures will incorporate the use of metal detectors as students enter the building as another measure to enhance school safety. It is important to notify the school community of the procedures incorporated with using metal detectors:

Students will be randomly selected and asked to empty their pockets. Students will then place their clear bag on a table prior to entering the metal

detector. All bags will be searched. Students will then proceed to walk through the metal detector. If the alarm is triggered, students will then be further searched through a metal

detecting wand. The above procedures are to be followed to ensure access to the building.

In order to make this transition as seamless as possible, we encourage parents and guardians to review the district’s clear bag policy. Any student who enters without a clear bag is also subject to search and disciplinary action.

Once again, we would like to thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We feel that these new procedures will enhance safety and security measures. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact either main office.

Respectfully,

Tamaqua Area Administration