Department of Safety and Security - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD

Department of Systemwide Safety and Emergency Management

promoting safe and secure learning and working environments

Emergency Preparedness Information

Safe Schools Maryland Hotline:
833-MD-B-Safe (833-632-7233)

Feeling down? Need to talk?
1.800.422.0009
(Maryland Youth Crises Hotline)
Drug Tip Hotline
240.773.DRUG (3784)
Montgomery County Hotlines

E-Cigarettes General Information

The consumption of e-cigarettes is the latest public health threat to schools in the United States.
The most popular e-cigarette is a ”Juul.”
Teens are drawn to e-cigarettes because of their fruit-like flavoring and easy concealability.
Most e-cigarettes contain up to 5 percent nicotine. Regular cigarettes contain no more than 1.7 percent nicotine.
Vapors from e-cigarettes can be transparent and odorless.
The federal government is attempting to outlaw flavored nicotine products.
Teens are being targeted by manufacturers with advertising.

Announcements

new Final Report: School Safety and Security

Memorandum of Understanding – School Resource Officers with language concerning new gang awareness initiative Adobe PDF icon square

Interim Report: School Safety and Security Adobe PDF icon square

For Students

for students

Bullying information and reporting
See something? Hear something? Text-a-Tip 274637 (CRIMES)
Feeling down? Need to talk?
1.800.422.0009
(Maryland Youth Crises Hotline)
Drug Tip Hotline
240.773.DRUG (3784)
Students' rights and responsibilities

For Staff

For staff

Security training
School security staff
(search by school)
myMCPS resources
Over the Counter Drug Abuse
Safety Tips for Staff—Newsletter 6/13
Emergency Preparedness in MCPS Facilities
Video: Safety Procedures for Facilities Staff
Systemwide Safety Programs

For parents

For parents

Who we are

Contact us

Department of Systemwide Safety and Emergency Management
Carver Educational Services Center
850 Hungerford Drive, Room 131 Rockville, MD 20850

Phone 240-740-3066 | Fax 301.279.3192

Community Resources