---- Update: August 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM ---- The Secure Protocol at Kearns Jr. High School has ended at the direction of law enforcement. To reiterate, the protocols were initiated at the direction of law enforcement out of an abundance of caution due to police activity that was unrelated to the ...
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.
Sign up to receive emergency text alerts.
Instructions on how to sign up your secondary school student for emergency texts alerts.
Are you not getting emergency text alerts?
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 (hold, secure, lockdown, evacuation, shelter in place). 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.
West Kearns and Gourley Secure Protocol
---- Update: August 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM ---- The Secure Protocols at West Kearns and Gourley Elementary Schools have ended at the direction of law enforcement. To reiterate, the protocols were initiated at the direction of law enforcement out of an abundance of caution due to police activity ...
Phone and Internet Outage – 8/14/2026
The district is currently experiencing a phone and internet outage. If you need to contact your student's school, please go directly to the school and visit the front office. Our Information Systems Department is actively working on resolving the issue and estimates that service will be restored ...