Police Operations

February 26, 2021

Starting on Monday, March 1st, option 1 elementary students will return to in-person instruction.

Secondary students in grades 7 through 12 will remain virtual with a tentative return date of March 8th.

The District will continue following all recommendations from the PA Department of Education, and the Department of Health.
•   Please review COVID-19 prescreening form located on our District website daily prior to sending children to school.
•   Masks are required at all times except when eating lunch.
•   Temperature checks will be completed daily.
•   Social distancing will be maintained.
Students will follow their regular schedules. Additional information will be provided by building administration.

Wilkes-Barre Area School District 730 South Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0375

Police Operations Department

The Wilkes-Barre Area School District and the Police recognize the need for intervention and prevention in an effort to reduce crime among juveniles in school-based settings. To meet this need the District and the Police have placed eight full-time school police officers (SPO) into the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.

The issue of creating safe schools is a concern shared by the community. Children find it difficult to learn and teachers cannot teach if violence is present in their schools. Our children and our teachers have a right to expect their school to be safe and to be a place where individuals are not threatened, intimidated or victimized.