Safety and Security

The Stroudsburg Area School District does not condone any form of initiation or harassment, known as hazing, as part of any school-sponsored student activity. No student, coach, sponsor, volunteer or district employee shall permit, condone or tolerate any form of hazing.

For more information concerning hazing please follow the link below.

Policy #247- Hazing

Policy #247- Hazing Espanol

The Stroudsburg Area School District is committed to providing a safe, positive learning environment for district students. The Board recognizes that bullying creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious violence. Therefore, the Board by this policy prohibits bullying by district students.

For more information concerning bullying please follow the link below.

1. Encourage your child to report bullying incidents to you.
2. Ask your child how he/she has tried to stop the bullying.
3. Coach your child in possible alternatives.
4. Treat the school as your ally.
5. Encourage your child to seek help and to report bullying incidents to someone he/she feels safe with at the school.
6. Use school personnel and other parents as resources in finding positive ways to encourage respectful behaviors at school.
7. Encourage your child to continue to talk with you about all bullying incidents.

*For more information, visit WWW.CFCHILDREN.ORG

Sexual harassment, physical, psychological, verbal harassment or threats, racial or ethnic intimidation of other students or staff members are violations of Board policies and will be treated accordingly.  If you believe your child has been harassed, you or your child should report it immediately to a teacher, guidance counselor, or principal.  

Schools shall establish a threat assessment team and develop procedures for assessing and intervening with students whose behavior may indicate a threat to the safety of the student, other students, school employees, school facilities, the community and others. Schools are equipped with door lock systems to support school safety. 

The threat assessment team will utilize a fact-based process for the assessment of and intervention with students whose behaviors may indicate a threat to self, persons, or property. 

The threat assessment team will utilize screening tools to better determine if there are adverse experiences, social emotional needs, and/or school climate indicators and utilize these results in collaboration with appropriate staff to best provide services to students via a referral system as per policy.