Dear Parents and Guardians,
I wanted to take a moment to share two safety related items for the start of the school year. One is a new procedure for entering and/or dropping off items at West Genesee High School. We recently added a Raptor check-in station to our single point of entry at the high school. The West Genesee Central School District began using the Raptor Management System in all of the schools to strengthen campus safety for students and staff. Part of keeping students and staff safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times, and the Raptor System allows us to do that.
You will be asked to follow the procedure outlined below when entering the building for any reason.
- If you have items to drop off for the nurse, attendance, or your child, please leave them with the monitor and we will make sure they get to their proper destination.
- Upon being allowed through the exterior door of the building, visitors will be asked to present a photo ID such as a driver’s licence or passport.
- Your ID will either be scanned or manually entered into the System at the transaction window in the secure vestibule.
- Once cleared, you will proceed through the second set of doors and go to the Main Office to retrieve your ID, sign in and receive a pre-printed badge with your photo on it.
- You will then be directed to the appropriate location.
- When in the building, you are only approved to go to the specific location requested. You should not go to any other area of the building without returning to the Main Office for approval.
- When leaving the building, return to the Main Office, turn in your badge and sign out.
The second safety reminder is in regards to parking and student drop-off.
Please remember that student drop-off is in the traffic circle in front of the high school. Please do not bring students for arrival to the West Lot (by Lowes). This is our faculty lot and also has a great deal of traffic from our buses.
Thank you for your help in keeping West Genesee High School safe.
~Wayne Ackles, Executive Principal
