School rules and consequences are printed in student handbooks which are given to students each year. They are reviewed with students at the beginning of the year in advisory classes and also reviewed each quarter during the year at grade level assemblies. School Facilities and Safety Martin Luther King Middle School provides a safe, clean environment for learning. The CAL-OSHA committee meets regularly each year and makes recommendations regarding safety issues. KMS prides itself on safe working conditions.
Vandalism continues to decline every year.
After-school programs sponsored by the University of California Santa Cruz and Cal State University Monterey Bay, are provided for young people. The classroom space, office facility, library and restroom facilities are adequate to support our instructional program. Martin Luther King Middle School has an Emergency Action Plan for disaster preparedness and emergency drills are routinely held. Student and staff safety is addressed in the school safety plan and the emergency action plan. Every staff member has access to a telephone in the classroom.