DO check your email and text messages. DPS utilizes SchoolMessenger in an emergency. 

DO wait for communication of arrival and release times if a crisis or emergency coincides with the start or end of school.

DON’T come to your child’s school unless notified to do so. This could create traffic congestion and get in the way of emergency personnel.

DON’T call your child or your child’s school. Excessive phone calls could jam the phone system and interfere with emergency communications.

Visit the Parent Portal (myportal.dpsk12.org) to ensure that you are set up to receive emergency notifications and that your child’s emergency contact information is up to date.

Also within the Parent Portal, please verify the primary guardian on your child’s record, as they are the only one that a child can be released to in the event of an emergency that requires a pick-up.

Ensure that your child’s school has updated emergency contact information.

Talk to your children about school emergency procedures so they know what to expect.

Reach out to your school leader to learn how your child’s school communicates during an emergency and what school-specific emergency procedures are in place.