School Emergency Shelters

The following is a list of buildings located within walking distance of each school that would be used to shelter students evacuated from their school. This list is subject to change, so listen carefully to instructions from Arlington Public Safety officials in the event of a school emergency. Parents and guardians are requested not to go to these shelters unless instructed. In most cases, students will be held at the shelter location until the end of the school day when they would be dismissed from school.

School	Who	Shelter
Arlington High School	Students and faculty	Ice Rink, 422 Summer St.
	Menotomy Preschool, Behavioral Intervention Program, and day care center	17 Mill Street (federal housing building)
	Superintendent’s staff and other town personnel	Town Hall, 730 Mass Ave
Bishop Elementary School		Arlington High School, 869 Mass Ave
Brackett Elementary School		Ottoson Middle School, 63 Acton St.
Dallin Elementary School		St. Camillus’ Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike
Hardy Elementary School		Boy’s & Girls Club, 60 Pond Lane
Peirce Elementary School		Ice Skating Rink, 422 Summer St.
Thompson Elementary School		Gibbs School Gymnasium, 41 Foster Street
Stratton Elementary School		Ice Rink, 422 Summer St.
Gibbs School		Thompson Elementary School, 187 Everett Street
Ottoson Middle School		1st: St. Athanius the Great Church, 4 Appleton Street 2nd: Ice Rink, 422 Summer St.