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Safety Information

At Garrison Union Free School, the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community are our highest priorities. In accordance with the New York State Education Department's Commissioner’s Regulations, we maintain comprehensive District-wide and school-based safety plans designed to ensure a swift and coordinated response to emergencies. These plans are developed collaboratively by our District-Wide Safety Team and Building-Level Emergency Response Teams, and are reviewed and updated annually. They address a wide range of potential threats—from natural disasters to public health emergencies—and include protocols for crisis intervention, communication, and remote instruction during school closures. By proactively planning and practicing emergency procedures, we create a secure learning environment that fosters student success and well-being.

  • The Garrison Union Free School District is posting a revised version of its District-Wide Safety Plan (linked below) for a 30-day public comment period, beginning November 18, 2025.

    Community members are invited to review the revised plan, which includes important updates regarding our Special Patrol Officer and the newly developed Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP). These revisions are highlighted in yellow for easy reference.

    We welcome your feedback. Comments may be submitted via email to our District Clerk, Dusti Callo, at dcallo@gufs.org.

    A public hearing on the revised plan will be held during the Board of Education Meeting on January 7, 2026.

     

    REVISED DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY PLAN

  • The Garrison UFSD District-Wide School Safety Plan was developed pursuant to Commissioner’s Regulation 155.17 by a team appointed by the Board for this purpose. 

    Garrison District-Wide Safety Plan

  • The purpose of this Workplace Violence Prevention Program is to provide information to managers, supervisors, employees, and authorized employee representatives about preventing and responding to incidents of workplace violence or threats of violence in accordance with the Workplace Violence Prevention Law and Regulation.


    The goal of this program is to reduce the risk of workplace violence to employees and to ensure that any incident, complaint, or report of violence is taken seriously and dealt with appropriately and as expeditiously as possible. This program outlines the major components of our effort to meet these goals. At the core of this Workplace Violence Prevention Program is the Garrison Union Free School District’s commitment to work with its employees to maintain a work environment free from violence and other threatening behavior to the greatest degree possible

     

    Garrison Union Free School District Workplace Violence Prevention Program

Putnam County Threat Assessment Management Information

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  • The Garrison Union Free School District has developed the following Emergency Remote Instruction Plan to address the instruction of students if extraordinary circumstances prevent them and their staff from physically attending school. Additionally, the plan adheres to the guidance set forth in the following Board of Education policies: Staff Use of District Technology, Student Use of District Technology, and Code of Conduct.  

    GUFS Emergency Remote Instruction Plan