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Door Intercom Safety Enhancement

Door Intercom Safety Enhancement

Safety continues to be a top priority for Oak Harbor Public Schools. Schools across the district are onboarding a new door-locking system and related procedures. With the exception of Crescent Harbor Elementary and Hand-in-Hand/HomeConnection schools, who will be receiving this safety enhancement in their new school buildings, all other Oak Harbor schools will implement a new door-locking system and related procedures in the 2025-2026 school year. Olympic View Elementary and Oak Harbor Intermediate School piloted the program during the 2024-2025 school year.

The safety enhancement is intended to provide an additional layer of safety for students and staff. The webpage shares more about the rollout and implementation of this new system and what families and the community can expect when they arrive at our schools. 

How it Works

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If you arrive after the school day begins, you will need to be buzzed in to be able to enter the school through the front door. You will see a device with a button and a camera near the front door entrance, you will then press the button the device, which will alert our front office staff that someone needs to be let into the building. Visitors should prepare to state their name and purpose for visiting when they arrive. Once you are buzzed in, you will proceed to the front office to be checked in.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The safety enhancement to our front door is intended to provide an additional layer of safety for our students and staff.  Based on feedback from families, Oak Harbor Public Schools continued to prioritize these safety enhancements despite continued budget constraints and the recent bond failure.
     

  • No, the front entrance will be locked when school starts until the end of the school day.

  • Yes. After dismissal, students can be picked up at the designated pick-up locations.

  • Anyone who is not a staff member will need to be buzzed in to enter the building after school begins.

  • No, staff members will be provided with a key card to get into the building during school hours without being buzzed in.