School Hours

7:15 am - 1:45 pm  Students

6:45 am - 2:30 pm  Office

Controlling School Traffic is Essential for Safety

Students must be picked up and dropped off in the car loop only. The entrance to the car loop is located on SE 11^th Terrace.  All visitors must sign-in at the Welcome Center for all conferences or to conduct any business on campus. Identification must be presented for admittance in the school building.

Students will be issued an ID Badge at the beginning of the school year. Students must have an ID Badge to purchase meals, tickets to school events, use the media center, and receive hall passes and other school-related functions. If a student does not have an ID Badge, he or she can receive a replacement ID on Tuesdays and Thursdays during their grade level lunch in the cafeteria. After the 4^th replacement ID, students will be charged $5 and an obligation will be incurred until the $5 replacement ID fee is paid. Student and staff ID badges are implemented for the safety of our students. The ID Badge must be visibly worn by the student at all times while on campus or attending school activities.

The use, possession, sale, attempted sale, or transmittal of tobacco or tobacco-related products on school property, school-sponsored transportation, or during a school-sponsored activity is prohibited.

• The use, possession, and/or being under the influence of mood-altering substances is prohibited.
• Use/possession of unauthorized substances is prohibited.
• Being under the influence of unauthorized substances is prohibited.
• Sale, attempted sale, and/or transmittal is prohibited.

(Includes, but not limited to Juul, Vapes with Tobacco or THC, Alcohol, Medications, Drug Paraphernalia, and any Mind/Mood Altering Substance)

THESE OFFENSES MAY LEAD TO ARREST AND EXPULSION.

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Call 911 immediately in an emergency.

Submit a safety or security tip that is not an emergency directly to the District Security Operations Center (DSOC), open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (including holidays). CLICK or TAP on the icon below.


From there, choose the reporting tool that works best for you by learning more about how they work and how easy they are to use.   

What to report: Please report safety and security threats, bullying and harassing behaviors, illegal activity, self-endangerment behaviors, etc.

Details are everything: Please provide as many details as you can, such as names and physical description of anyone involved, school location, social media handles, date of when threats are supposed to occur, etc.

We respect your privacy and care about your safety. Your tip is shared only with investigators and administrators assigned to the tip.

Remember, helping is not the same as snitching. We are counting on you to help us help a friend.
Be a Broward Buddy, Report a Tip!

Visitor Parking

All visitors must park in the designated visitor parking spaces. Please do not park in spaces designated for faculty and staff or in the bus loop.

Arrival

Students must arrive at school on time every day. Students should be in class by 7:15 AM. 

Tardy

Students arriving after 7:15 am will be considered TARDY. If a student arrives after 7:15 am, the student will need to obtain a pass from the front office to be admitted to class.

Dismissal

The dismissal time is 1:45 PM. All students are expected to remain in school for the entire school day. No students will be dismissed 30 minutes prior to the last bell for safety reasons. 

All visitors including parents must check into the school's Welcome Center prior to going to any classrooms or any area on campus. An official photo identification (ID) is required. Acceptable forms of ID include the following:

• Driver’s license 
• Florida’s official state identification card
• Passport

Lockdown Drills have been mandated for all schools by the State of Florida to ensure the safety of our students and staff. These Lockdown Drills will be implemented on a monthly basis, similar to fire drills. The date of the drill will not be pre-announced due to potential security and attendance issues. Instead, our school will send families Parent Link messages via phone call, text message, and/or e-mail approximately 20 minutes prior to the drill to alert everyone that it is only a drill. Please do not contact your child during the Lockdown Drills as it is important for all students to learn the safety procedures in case of an emergency. Our school will then send a second message to families notifying you that the drill is completed.

BCPS Emergency Response Protocols

Behavioral expectations for middle school lead to positive learning outcomes. Please take a moment to review our discipline matrix at Olsen MS.

View the Olsen MS Discipline Matrix

All Broward County Public Schools conduct regular exercises and drills at various times as outlined in the Florida Fire Code and Florida Administrative Code.

To aid in this process, every school has a designated SAFE team comprised of faculty and staff who have been specially trained on appropriate procedures to ensure every school follows safety protocol.

Discussion-based tabletop exercises are also conducted regularly with staff, faculty, and community partners, and the results of these exercises are documented and incorporated into school safety plans as necessary.  

All public schools are required to conduct one (1) fire drill per month with one (1) additional occurring within the first 30 days. Additionally, public schools are required to conduct, at a minimum, six (6) emergency drills every school year that are nonconcurrent with fire drills. One emergency drill must take place within the first ten (10) days of the beginning of the school year, and the remaining drills may not occur more than forty-five (45) days apart. Four (4) of the six (6) emergency drills must address active threats. The remaining two (2) drills must address other emergency events, such as severe weather, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, or reunification.

Students are expected to fully participate in drills and follow the directions of faculty and staff.

The dress code rules enforced at our school align directly with the District's Unified School Dress - Policy 5309. Review the District policies outlined on this page for more information.

Appropriate dress and grooming can help to create a positive learning environment. Other attire may be allowed for special school activities with the approval of the school administration. Possible consequences for violating the dress code are found in the Discipline Matrix. Changes in clothing trends will not override the dress code policy.

“A student may possess a wireless communications device while the student is on school property or in attendance at a school function; however, a student may not use a wireless communications device during instructional time, except when expressly directed by a teacher solely for educational purposes.

Florida CS/HB 379 Bill on Use of Wireless Communication Devices

Controlling School Traffic is Essential for Safety

Students must be picked up and dropped off in the car loop only. The entrance to the car loop is located on SE 11^th Terrace. 

Report an Absence Online

According to SBBC Policy 5.5: All students under 16 are required to attend school every day of the 180-day school year. Absences are established by tardiness, early sign-outs, or absences for all or part of any day. The maximum number of acceptable absences is 5 days. Additionally, please note that students may not be released after 1:45 p.m.

1. Parents have 2 days (48 hours) in which to report an absence.
2. The Attendance Policy allows eight (8) reasons for absence to be excused.
3. Make up work for credit and grade is allowed for ALL absences.

Learn More About Homework/Make-Up Work