HURON — Safety surrounds the Huron School District. The school adopted a new project called “Stand up for School Safety,” that allows people to anonymously notify the school of any situation that poses a threat or danger, as presented at Mondays School Board meeting by High School Principal Mike Radke, Sheriff Solem and SRO Van Diepen.
“The way that it works is the students will text the word “SAFE” to the number 82257, to report suspicious behavior, threats or violence,” said Radke. “Immediately we would have that information, and at that point we would determine if it is a school issue or an issue that law enforcement will assist.”
Sheriff Solem said, “As far as the Sheriff’s Association goes, we are very much in support of the program.”
“The new goal that was set at our goals session was a directive to focus on school safety, so this is a response to that goal, and I give the board gratitude for pushing us in the directions that are on the front burner,” Superintendent Terry Nebelsick said.
During Kelly Christopherson’s Business Manager’s report, it was highlighted that the surplus property auction that was held in July added approximately $31,000 into the general fund for the school budget.
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Principle Mike Radke, Sheriff Solem and SRO Van Diepen, presented a program to increase safety within the Huron School District at Monday evening’s board meeting.