Standard Response Protocol

Students are trained to:

• Clear the hallways and remain in their area or room until the "All Clear" is announced.
• Do business as usual

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Close and lock the door
• Account for students and adults
• Do business as usual

Students are trained to: 

• Return to the inside of the building
• Do business as usual

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Bring everyone indoors
• Lock the outside doors
• Increase situational awareness
• Account for students and adults
• Do business as usual

Parent Guidance for a Secure Situation
Secure is called when there is something dangerous outside of the building. Students and staff are brought into the building and the outside doors will be locked. The school might display the Building is Secured poster on the entry doors or nearby windows. Inside, it will be business as usual.

Should parents come to school during a secure event?
Probably not. Every effort is made to conduct classes as normal during a SECURE event. Additionally, parents may be asked to stay outside during a SECURE event.

What if parents need to pick up their student?
Depending on the situation, it may not be safe to release the student. As the situation evolves, SECURE might change to a Monitored Entry and/or Controlled Release.

Will parents be notified when a school goes into SECURE?
When a SECURE event is brief or the hazard is non-violent, like a wild animal on the playground, there may not be a need to notify parents while the SECURE is in place.

With longer or more dangerous events, the school will notify parents that the school has increased its security.

Students are trained to: 

• Move away from sight
• Maintain silence
• Do not open the door 

Adults and staff are trained to:

• Recover students from the hallway if possible
• Lock the classroom door
• Turn out the lights
• Move away from sight
• Maintain silence
• Do not open the door
• Prepare to evade or defend

Parent Guidance for a Lockdown Situation
A LOCKDOWN is called when there is something dangerous inside the building. Students and staff are trained to enter or remain in a room that can be locked and maintain silence. 

A LOCKDOWN is only initiated when there is an active threat inside or very close to the building. 

Should parents come to the school during a LOCKDOWN? 
The natural inclination for parents is to go to the school during a LOCKDOWN. Understandable, but perhaps problematic. If there is a threat inside the building, law enforcement will be responding. It is unlikely that parents will be granted access to the building or even the campus. If parents are already in the school, they will be instructed to LOCKDOWN as well. 

Should parents text their students?
The school recognizes the importance of communication between parents and students during a LOCKDOWN event. Parents should be aware though, during the initial period of a LOCKDOWN, it may not be safe for students to text their parents. As the situation resolves, students may be asked to update their parents on a regular basis. 

In some cases, students may be evacuated and transported off-site for student-parent reunification.

Students are trained to: 

• Leave stuff behind if required to
• If possible, bring their phone
• Follow instructions 

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Bring an attendance sheet and Go Bag (unless instructed not to bring anything with them, dependent on the reason for evacuation.)
• Lead students to the evacuation location
• Account for students and adults
• Report injuries or problems using the Red Card/GreenCard method.

Hazards might include: 

• Tornado
• Hazmat
• Earthquake
• Tsunami 

Safety Strategies might include:

• Evacuate to shelter area
• Seal the room
• Drop, cover, and hold
• Get to high ground

Students are trained in:

• Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies

Adults and staff are trained in:

• Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies
• Accounting for students and adults
• Report injuries or problems using Red Card/GreenCard method.