GHS -- A Safe School

GHS participates in the following programs to insure a safe environment for students, faculty, and staff.

Prevention

• School Resource Officer - Funded by the Warren County Sheriff's Department and Warren County Board of Education, GHS has one deputy sheriff assigned to the school by the Sheriff's Department to assist school officials in providing a positive school atmosphere and promoting law enforcement/community relations.
• DARE - Nationally recognized drug prevention program
• Guidance Counselors - 4 counselors
• Natural Helpers - Selected students trained to assist their peers with problematic social issues not directly related to education
• Voluntary Drug Testing - Available for high school athletes and PRIDE Team members with voluntary participation levels exceeding 90%
• Safety City - A unique program for elementary students utilizing police officers to provide training in personal safety using a specially designed facility located on the Greenwood Campus.
• Video Security System - The entrance, parking lot, labs, hallways, and multimedia lab are monitored by video systems
• Visitor Sign-In - Procedures are used to deny inappropriate access to Greenwood
• Closed Campus - Students may leave the GHS campus only through a controlled permission process to insure parent knowledge and approval
• I.D. Badges - Worn by school and district personnel and visitors with students trained to report adults in the building who are not properly identified
• School Safety Manual - A comprehensive manual developed at the district level and provided to GHS allowing quick access to processes and programs in place and suggested guidelines for dealing consistently with school safety and discipline issues

Intervention

• Early Intervention Facilitator - Licensed psychologist whose efforts are focused on assisting troubled youth through problem identification, counseling, planned behavior modification, family intervention strategies and referrals for additional assistance from other mental health care providers
• Multi-Disciplinary Teams - A focused approach centering around trained professionals, including a school psychologist, who work directly with particularly troubled students and their parents/guardians
• In-School Suspension Program (ALC) - Provides and alternative disciplinary option to suspension or alternate school placement.
• Student and Family Enrichment Program (SAFE) - A social worker and two counselors provide special assistance at times other than the regular school day for troubled students and their families
• Junior Crimestoppers Program - Provides an avenue for students to report crimes or other activities of a negative nature while maintaining confidentiality
• Crimestoppers Hotline - By calling 842-8308, students may report crimes or other activities of a negative nature while maintaining confidentiality
• Crisis Response Plan - Trained team members at GHS are available at  as moment's notice to initiate planned procedures for dealing with crisis situations.