Welcome

Letter from the Chief Inspector

Thank you for visiting our safety website! We hope you will find our site helpful in locating employees and services that address your needs.  OSS is a dual agency comprising School Police Operations and Incident Management. Our office is committed to providing a safe school environment for students and staff.

Every student deserves the opportunity to reach his/her full academic potential in a safe, productive classroom. Through effective school/community partnership with principals, teachers, students, parents and citizens this can be achieved.  We encourage you to become involved in your neighborhood school by volunteering, joining a Safe Corridors Program, or any other activity that will improve safety in and around our schools.  Please take a moment to explore our services and partnerships.

Again, thank you for visiting our site and for your interest in school safety.

Sincerely,

Myron Patterson
Chief Inspector, Office of School Safety

Office Hours & Main Number

Regular business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The main office number is: 215-400-4710. In case of an emergency/serious incident, please contact : 215-400-6000.  For weekend and evening hours please call: 215-400-SAFE (7233) and leave a message.

A staff member will contact you during regular business hours.

Organizational Charts

Office of School Safety Organizational Chart

Emergency Response Team Organizational Chart

Emergency Managment Liasion Organizational Chart

Professional Development Training

All questions regarding professional development should be directed to Harriett Farr, Director of Training, at 215-783-2925, or emailed to hlfarr@philasd.org

      
Mryon Patterson,
Chief Inspector, Office of School Safety