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Emergency

CURRENT STATUS: 

ALL CAMPUSES OPERATING NORMALLY

For official decisions regarding school closures, please visit the district website, www.ascensionschools.org.

 

 

GENERAL CRISIS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is a priority and Ascension Public Schools will provide current information about any situation that impacts schools as soon as it is available using a combination of the following methods:

  • Website
    • www.AscensionSchools.org: Official notifications of school closures are posted on our website's homepage and newsroom.
  • SchoolMessenger
    • Phone Calls: Broadcast messages to phones of parents/guardians and staff
    • E-mails: Broadcast message to emails of students, faculty, and staff 
    • Text Messaging: Broadcast messages to registered cell phones of parents/guardians
  • Social Media

Ascension Public Schools has an agreement with SchoolMessenger to deliver emergency information by SMS text, voice and/or email messages. Ascension Public Schools will use SchoolMessenger to provide information and directions related to significant events that pose a threat to the school community.

Ascension Public Schools also has a parish-wide agreement with RemindApp. RemindApp is for teacher to student messaging and is NOT an official emergency notification system. Please refer to the above methods for official emergency communication methods.

 

Emergency Updates

All Safe at Dutchtown High
All Safe at Dutchtown High

This morning, Dutchtown High School went into a lockdown after a student brought a firearm on campus. Due to the quick and coordinated actions of the school administration and the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, the student was immediately taken into custody. All students and staff are safe

 

Emergency Information Resources & Sources

Resources Officials Local Media
Report a Threat Ascension Parish Government WBRZ
National Hurricane Center Ascension Parish OHSEP WAFB 
Planning for Hurricane Season Ascension Parish Sheriff's Department NBC 33/WVLA/FOX 44 (BR PROUD)
National Weather Service City of Gonzales Police Department  The Advocate
LaDOTD City of Donaldsonville   Gonzales Weekly
Outdoor Warning System City of Gonzales  Donaldsonville Chief 
  State GOHSEP