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Keystone Oaks School Police Department

The Keystone Oaks School Police was established and became officially recognized as an independent agency by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. The School Police has been granted the authority to exercise the same powers as the local municipal police departments while in all school buildings, on school buses and on all school grounds in the Keystone Oaks School District. The district created the position to help maintain a safe, friendly environment at the middle school/high school campus. 

The Keystone Oaks School District employes a full-time police chief and five police officers, providing full-time police coverage in each of the district’s five schools. 

  • The Keystone Oaks School District offers the D.A.R.E. Program to all 5th and 6th grade students. 

    D.A.R.E. is taught by Keystone Oaks School Police Chief Ron Porupsky and Keystone Oaks School Police Officer Shane McGrath, both of whom have completed the rigorous 80-hour training program and meet the requirements to be a certified D.A.R.E. instructor. 

    These instructors will follow D.A.R.E.’s elementary school keepin’ it REAL curriculum, which, as explained on D.A.R.E.’s website, “teaches the foundational skills that youth need to be safe, healthy, and responsible in leading drug-free lives.” 

  • In the event of an immediate threat or life-threatening emergency situation, you are encouraged to contact 9-1-1.
     

    As required by Pennsylvania Act 44 of 2018, the Keystone Oaks School District is participating in the Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, operated by Pennsylvania's Office of the Attorney General. 

    Safe2Say Something is a school safety tool for students, staff, and community members to anonymously report unsafe, potentially harmful, dangers, violent or criminal activities in a school entity or the threat of activities in a school entity. Reports can be made via a mobile app, website, or 24/7 phone line. 

    Students, staff, parents, and community members can now submit an anonymous tip through the Safe2Say Something system in one of three ways:

    • A mobile app, which is now available for download on Apple and Android devices. 
    • The Safe2Say Something website - Safe2saypa
    • A 24/7 phone line - 1-844-SAF2SAY (723-2279)

    Once the report is made, the crisis center, staffed by the Office of the Attorney General, will review, assess and process all submissions. The crisis center will send all submissions to a team of Keystone Oaks administrators and/or law enforcement for intervention. If needed, the crisis center may contact the tipster anonymously through the app. 

    Pennsylvania’s program is part of a national program that was developed by the Sandy Hook Promise. It is designed to teach youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves and to others and to “say something” before it is too late. 

    As recommended by the Office of the Attorney General, all Keystone Oaks Middle & High School students and staff members will be trained on the program so as to recognize warning signs/signals and to submit tips. 

    More information about the program is available online at Safe2saypa. 

  • The Keystone Oaks School District is served by the following community police departments: 

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