School Safety

1. The school has adopted the STOPit App which can also be used to protect yourself and others from harmful, inappropriate, and unsafe behavior.  Reporting is always 100% anonymous.  Follow the link below and search for Moore County High School or Lynchburg Elementary School.  NO ACCESS CODE NEEDED!   You can click the link above or download the app directly to your phone from the app store!

For more information, please watch the following videos:

Parent Video

Elementary Student Training

Middle/High School Student Training

2. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security developed SafeTN, a mobile application that is a secure, open-door communication platform where citizens can send in tips and access useful resources to help keep their schools and community safe. With SafeTN, one can anonymously report suspicious or criminal behavior and other safety concerns. You can do this by reporting observed threats, behaviors, or actions. For more information, click here.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial

MCS is committed to ensuring that all students and adults are given the opportunity to learn, participate, and work in an environment that is free from discrimination by adhering to the following laws:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.  If you would like to file a Title VI complaint, or have inquiries, please contact:

  • Wendy Hart, Title VI Coordinator,308 Mechanic Street N, Lynchburg, TN 37352

  • Phone: 931-759-7303

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:  Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, as well as national origin. If you would like to file a Title VII complaint or have inquiries regarding employment discrimination, please contact:

  • Wendy Hart, Title VI Coordinator,308 Mechanic Street N, Lynchburg, TN 37352

  • Phone: 931-759-7303

• Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972:  Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. If you would like to file a Title IX complaint, or have inquiries, please contact:

  • Wendy Hart, Title VI Coordinator,308 Mechanic Street N, Lynchburg, TN 37352

  • Phone: 931-759-7303

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 & Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990:   Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

  • If you would like to file a 504 or Title II complaint, or have inquiries, contact:

    • Jacqueline Cates, Director of  Special Education, 308 Mechanic Street N, Lynchburg, TN 37352

    • Phone: 931-759-7303

  • For further information about students’ rights and services, you may contact the Tennessee Department of Education:

  • Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-2731 www.tn.gov/education

  • For the address and phone number of the Office of Civil Rights that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.

Moore County Schools has established Emergency Operations Procedures for Lynchburg Elementary School, Moore County High School, and buses which are transporting our students. We regularly practice these procedures in an effort to better prepare for crisis situations.

What parents can do to help out during a crisis?

1. Remain calm.

2. Wait for the text/phone alert with instructions.

3. Remain calm. 

In order to maintain safe, caring and orderly school environments, the district will be vigilant in dealing with threat-making behavior and will follow a protocol to assess risk. Any threat aimed to harm or injure students or staff, or directed at a campus in general, in any form, will be initially investigated by a school official and then, if necessary, the Student Threat Assessment Team and/or law enforcement. The Student Threat Assessment Team is comprised of school officials from multiple disciplines (counselor, school psychologist, administrator, teacher, school resource officer, etc.) to evaluate risk. The investigation may include interviewing students who are directly involved in the threat-making incidents to properly measure the level of risk. Parents of students who are directly involved will be notified.

Although very few incidents of this nature occur, the Moore County School District is committed to take all necessary precautions to keep our school campuses, staff and students safe. Parents and students are encouraged to report any information they have related to threat-making behavior to a member of your school staff or by using one of the anonymous reporting apps listed above. The most effective means of combating a potential act of violence in our schools is communication among the students, parents and the school. We value your cooperation in partnering with us to keep our schools safe, caring and orderly.

MCS District Title IX Information

Title IX Trainings:

1. OCR Webinar: Title IX Regulations Addressing Sexual Harassment

2. OCR Webinar on New Title IX Protections Against Sexual Assault 

3. Conducting and Adjudicating Title IX Hearings: An OCR Training

4. OCR Webinar on Due Process Protections under the New Title IX Regulations

5. The First Amendment and Title IX: An OCR Short Webinar 

6. OCR Short Webinar on How to Report Sexual Harassment Under Title IX

7. OCR Title IX Webinar: Bias and Conflicts of Interest

8. Title IX  Training Series Thompson Coburn LLP