Reporting a Safety Concern:
To report a concern related to campus or personal safety you can:
- Contact the administrator at your school.
- Contact鈥疭tudent Services at the District Office by calling 360-676-6400.
- Use the聽 tip line system to report online, by text, or by phone. Reports are anonymous unless you choose to share your name.
- Print and complete the鈥 HIB reporting form (3207F) for any harassment-related safety concerns.
Keeping our students and staff safe at school is a top priority. Our mission is to promote a culture of safety and preparedness and a learning environment in which all students can succeed while feeling happy, healthy, and safe.
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
Bellingham Public Schools is committed to a safe and civil educational environment for all students, employees, parents/legal guardians, volunteers and community members that is free from harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Title IX: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, often referred to as Title IX, is a federal civil rights law. Title IX, which began with a focus on discrimination and ensuring equity in sports, includes a major focus on prevention of and response to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
School Standard Response Protocols for Safety and Emergencies
Learn more about the (SRP) and five specific actions that can be taken in response to a safety situation in a school: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate, and shelter in place.
General Safety Question & Answer
What is Bellingham Public Schools currently doing to keep students and staff safe?
Student Privacy and Discipline Question & Answer
How does Bellingham Public Schools determine discipline and consequences? What information can be shared?
Family Reunification
Family reunification is a process where families reunite with their children from school or another location in an orderly, secure process that ensures everyone is accounted for. Learn more about how this process works here.
Safety Resources for Families
Learn more about ways to communicate with your family about grief, traumatic incidents, media, and societal issues surrounding safety.
Technology Resources for Families
Digital citizenship resources for safe and healthy use of technology in your family.
Safety to and from School
Make each trip a safe one. Together we can keep our children safe as they travel to and from school.聽 Learn about pick-up and drop-off procedure, busing, and parking lot safety.