Schools comply with federal school safety directives and Missouri state requirements for educational facilities. The plans ensure that the District is responsive to a variety of critical incidents. 

These measures include:

• Daily review of local, national, and global events
• Maintaining 24/7 operations and a heightened state of vigilance
• Employee identification badges and visitor sign-in procedures
• Interior and exterior security cameras in all schools
• Emergency communications and messaging systems
• Emergency 24/7 tipline
• Video cameras on school buses
• Double-entry security vestibules at secondary schools
• Front door security systems at elementary schools
• Safety drills for fire, tornado, earthquake, and intruder
• Critical Incident Response and Assessment Teams in every school/building
• Crisis Response Manuals
• SAFE (anonymous phone line) 314-281-4584
• HSD Safety Tip Line at tipline@hazelwoodschools.org