Earlier this week, a note and FAQs were sent to parents, staff, and students to explain the launch of the Gaggle Safety Management system on November 9. Gaggle proactively alerts school officials when students show signs of self- harm, thoughts of suicide, substance abuse, threats of violence, and other harmful situations.

It works within the Milford Schools technology ecosystem, including Google Drive, Google Chat, Gmail and Google Search and does not monitor students’ personal social media, web or email activity that occurs outside of the Milford Schools network or devices. Data shows that in the wake of the pandemic, mental health continues to be a critical issue for students. Gaggle is one tool in the toolbox that allows us to identify and help students who may be struggling but don’t know how to reach out for assistance.

Link to complete note and FAQs: https://bit.ly/MilfordSchoolsGaggle

Winter weather is upon us and with it comes the possibility of school closings and delays due to natural elements, hazardous road conditions, or power outages. Student, parent, and staff safety is the most important consideration when inclement weather calls are made.

How are notifications made?

Parents are notified by the SchoolMessenger notification program - by text, phone call, and/or email. If your phone number or email address has changed, be sure to let your child's school know. Contact information for each building is here.

Closings and delays are also communicated on television, radio, the district website, the district's Facebook page, and the district's Twitter feed.

If a notice is not posted in those locations, school is on as scheduled.

Do you want to have more information about the day to day updates for MHS? Click here to view the daily announcements at MHS!

We want to make our families aware that Milford is seeing an increase in FLU and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in our community. Please be mindful of how your child is feeling and keep them home if they are exhibiting any signs of illness such as high fever, body aches, cough and congestion.

Although RSV is a mild illness, it can be very dangerous to young children, especially infants.

If your child has any fever, they should remain at home until they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.

Please see the attached flier on how to distinguish between a regular cold and Influenza. Please call your child's primary care physician if you have any concerns.