On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, the staff of the Vinton County Local School District will welcome students grades 1-12 back to school.

Kindergarten students and the preschool students coming on Tuesday /Thursday will begin school on Thursday, August 19.  Friday, August 20 will be the first day for preschool students on the Wednesday/Friday schedule.

Parent meetings will be held at South Elementary School on August 17th.  The first session will be held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The second session will be from 3:30-5:00 p.m.  Parents are welcome to attend at their convenience. 

Parent meetings will be held at West Elementary School on August 17th.  The first session will be held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The second session will be from 3:30-5:00 p.m.  Parents are welcome to attend at their convenience. 

Parent meetings will be held at Central Elementary School on August 17th.  The first session will be held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The second session will be from 3:30-5:00 p.m.  Parents are welcome to attend at their convenience.  

Vinton County Middle School will host an open house on August 17th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Orientation for 6th grade students will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  

Parents with Middle School students requiring special accommodations are encouraged to contact Jeremy Ward, Middle School Principal in early August.

Open House will be held at Vinton County High School on August 17th. The first session will be held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The second session will be from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend at their convenience. Orientation for new students and freshmen will begin at 3:30 p.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.

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The Safer Ohio School Tip Line is a free safety resource available to all Ohio schools. The tip line is an anonymous reporting system that accepts both calls and texts 24 hours a day.

This tip line allows students and adults to anonymously share information with school officials and law enforcement about threats to student safety—whether that involves a threatened mass incident or harm to a single student.

Things to report to the tip line include (but are not limited to):

• Bullying incidents;
• Withdrawn student behaviors;
• Verbal or written threats observed toward students, faculty or schools;
• Weapon/suspicious devices on or near school grounds;
• Gang related activities;
• Unusual/suspicious behavior of students or staff;
• Self-harm or suicidal sentiments; and
• Any other school safety related concerns.

Every tip can remain anonymous. School safety analysts may ask for additional information, but the caller can remain secret or leave his or her contact information for later follow-up.

Calls or texts to 844-SaferOH (844-723-3764) are answered by analysts within Ohio Homeland Security.  If action is needed, the analysts immediately forward information to local school officials, law enforcement agencies and the Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC) for action and follow up.

The OSSC partners with the Ohio Department of Education to follow up with affected school and law enforcement agencies to make sure that the incident is investigated, action is taken and resources and supports are provided when necessary.