Dear West Lake STEM Families, There is a power outage in the area of Taylorsville where our school is temporarily located. We have natural light in most classroom spaces and additional emergency lighting is being brought in. The District is preparing bag lunches as necessary. Rocky Mountain Power ...
Emergency Notifications
Welcome to the Granite School District Emergency Notifications page. We will post all emergency notifications for schools and updates to those notifications on this page. As a reminder, in an emergency situation, our first priority is to secure our students and school campuses, and then to communicate as quickly as possible. Initial information about an emergency notification may be limited, but we will continue to post all new and pertinent updates as soon as possible.
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Some parents may have initiated this block not realizing that they were blocking all district text messaging. Text messaging is the primary avenue for reaching parents during emergency situations, i.e. Weather closures or delays, and emergency protocol (lockout, lockdown, evacuation). If you have blocked this form of messaging and would like to start receiving messages again, please follow the instructions below:
- Phone calls: Call the Finalsite Phone Hotline at "855-502-STOP (855-502-7867)" from the phone line that has been opted out.
- Text (SMS) messages: Reply "START" to "60680" from the phone line that has been opted out for non-emergency messages. Reply "START" for emergency Messages.
Olympus High Lockdown Protocol
---- Update: September 5, 2023 at 10:47 AM ---- Law enforcement has lifted the Lockdown Protocol at Olympus High School. Again, this Lockdown was precautionary in nature due to suspicious circumstances between students. There was never a direct threat to students or campus. The protocol was ...
Hunter Sr. / Hillside El. – Lockout Protocol
---- Update: August 28, 2023 at 2:05 PM ---- Lockout protocols at Hunter High and Hillside Elementary have been lifted. School is proceeding as usual. Both schools will release at their regular times. Thank you for your patience and support as we work to keep your students safe. ---- End of Update ...
Taylorsville High Evacuated – Non Emergency Evacuation
---- Update: August 28, 2023 at 12:21 PM ---- Due to issues with the repair to the pipe that has caused the initial flooding, Taylorsville High School is without drinking fountains and restrooms for the remainder of the day. As such, school will be released after the current class period ends at ...
Moss Elementary Has Been Placed In Lockout – Suspicious Activity In Neighborhood
---- Update: August 22, 2023 at 2:31 PM ---- The lockout at Moss Elementary has been lifted. Authorities have ensured that the area is safe. ---- End of Update ---- Moss elementary has been placed in lockout protocol.Suspicious activity has been reported by authorities in the neighborhood. All ...
Kearns High, South Kearns Elementary, and Beehive Elementary Lockout
---- Update: May 23, 2023 at 11:43 AM ---- The lockout protocols have been lifted at all locations and school is proceeding as scheduled. This protocol was initiated by Unified Police and we were acting under their authority. ---- End of Update ---- Kearns High School, South Kearns Elementary, ...
Millcreek Elementary Early Release (5/17/2023)
---- Update: May 17, 2023 at 6:39 PM ---- Dear Millcreek Families, Thanks for your patience with the early release today. We have some additional information we wanted to share with you. At approximately 1:15 pm today, school staff became aware of some moisture collating on an area near one of ...
Hunter High, Hunter Elementary, Hillside Elementary, Academy Park and Kennedy Junior on Lockout Protocol
---- Update: May 17, 2023 at 10:54 AM ---- The West Valley City Police have lifted all protocols and school is proceeding as normal. We do not have any additional information to share at this time. In these situations, we follow the directions of law enforcement. Thank you for your patients and ...