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):
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.
COVID Guidelines 8/24/23
We are working closely with the Vinton County Health Department. We will keep you updated on any recent developments.
2023-24 UPDATED COVID-19 GUIDELINES
If students or staff feel sick or suspect they might have Covid-19, they should do the following: Stay home and take a rapid test.
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If a person tests positive, he/she should stay home for 5 days from onset of symptoms and until fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).
It is recommended to wear a mask for 5 days upon return.
If exposed to Covid-19, students and staff should do the following:
For a known exposure, wearing a mask for 10 days is recommended - you should test at the first sign of symptoms.
Wear a mask while indoors as soon as you find out you were exposed -
start counting from Day 1
Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with Covid-19
Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure
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Free Covid-19 testing kits will continue to be available at each school building and/or the health department.
We will continue to inventory and keep as many on hand as possible.
Practice good hand hygiene…
? Wash hands with soap and water as needed
? Use hand sanitizer when soap and water is not available
Continue to clean surfaces with recommended cleaning solutions per directions.
The Vinton County Health Department will continue to offer Covid-19 vaccines.