Safety and Security

Contact:

Wes Owens, Director of Safety and Security

Office: 503-678-7104

About Wes:

Wes is an experienced educator and school leader who comes to us with over 30 years of teaching, coaching, and administrative experience. Most recently Wes served in the role of superintendent of the Sherman County School District. In Sherman County Wes played a critical leadership role as a member of the Sherman County Multi-Agency Safety Committee, the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council, the Regional Behavioral Safety Assessment Team, and as a member of the Oregon Safe School Alliance. Wes has also had Special Deputy training with the Sherman County Sheriff’s office. Having grown up in Sherwood, Wes returns to the Willamette Valley to be near his parents. He loves the rural school setting that North Marion offers and looks forward to being a part of our North Marion team. He begins on January 10, 2024.

School Safety

At North Marion, we believe students learn best in a positive and safe environment where they feel connected, heard, and known. School emergency preparedness is a process that involves staff, parents, students, emergency responders, and the community. We encourage you to learn more about safety in our schools so we can work together to provide a safe school environment for all.

All North Marion School District students and staff are instructed on emergency procedures so that everyone can respond to an emergency without confusion or panic. All students and staff drill the standard response protocols several times each year. We conduct several drills during the school year, including:

Monthly fire drills,
Two earthquake drills,
Two lockdown drills, and
Two lockout drills.

The Standard Response Protocols we have adopted as a school district are from the I Love U Guys Foundation. If you want more details on what lockout, lockdown, evacuation, and shelter terminology will mean for your child, view the safety protocols poster in the Supporting Documents section below.

Additional Resources for Parents and Families

Parents who wish to report student safety threats or want to learn about violence prevention are encouraged to visit SafeOregon.com, a program where the community can report potential safety issues and find safety resources.

Student Online Safety - North Marion School District uses LightSpeed as our Web Filtering solution and there is a Parent tool that is free and allows you insight into your student's online activity.