Safety & Security
The Gilbert Public School Safety and Security Department is committed to providing a safe learning and working environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Security Department supports all the district’s security needs ranging from securing the district’s assets, training security staff, and emergency planning, as well as developing and implementing new innovative safety and security-related protocols.
Our plans are scalable, flexible, and adaptable to meet the evolving needs of our students, campuses, and the District. They are routinely reviewed, optimized, and practiced to ensure that if an incident should occur, our staff, students, parents, and authorities are familiar with the procedures, the facility, and their role in maintaining the safety of our campuses to ensure that everyone goes home safe at the end of the day.
District Safety & Security Updates
At Gilbert Public Schools our goal is to be as transparent as possible with our parents and families, students, staff, and the wider community, and to keep people informed and up-to-date. Please read on for Safety & Security updates from our district.
Date: 11/20/24
The safety of our students and staff is a top priority. Over the past number of years we have implemented and continue to implement a wide range of safety and security measures and processes already on our campuses including cameras, security staff, secured entryways, and our Tipline. Weapons detectors are being considered for use at GPS High Schools as an additional safety and security strategy on our campuses. We will keep our community up to date as we move through this process. As a district we are focused on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff and we are currently working with Mesa Public Schools to learn more about their processes and what they have learned from the implementation of weapons detectors at their High Schools and Junior Highs. Our goal will be to create informed processes and to educate students on these so that any potential disruption to students arriving on campus is minimized.
Keep Your Student’s Emergency Contacts Updated
Important
To ensure that we can communicate with families regarding their student, or in case of an emergency, it is essential that families keep their emergency contact information up to date in their Infinite Campus account. Please contact your student's school directly for assistance with your Infinite Campus account.
For assistance after hours (9:00 p.m.–5:30 a.m. only), please contact our Night Security at 480-497-3165.
For a true emergency, please dial 9-1-1.