Response Protocol

Lockdown - Intruder

First observer to call 911 and alert appropriate staff

Give 911 operator your name, phone number and brief details

Tell 911 operator you need to hang-up and notify the front office unless someone else can do that

Notify front office

Call 911 operator back

Incident Commander Role:

If in office:

Confirm event

Turn on communication devices

Initiate school lockdown protocol:

Office staff calls 911 as directed

Office staff calls district office as directed and applicable

Use PA system to call for a Lockdown

Use clear,calm, simple commands: “Teachers secure your rooms we are in lockdown.”

Initiate emergency communication protocol if safe to do so:

Office staff calls the district office

Office staff ready for calls from classrooms

Office staff monitor internet for communication from classrooms

Test email to designated district office address

Collect list of visitors and vendors

Obtain the list of students with special needs/medical needs

Account for these students as teacher accountability reports come in

Provide list of injured and special needs/medical needs to law enforcement

Telephone, cellular phone, email to district office

If out of office:

Contact office as soon as safe and possible to make sure designated alternate Incident Commander has taken control

Try to get back to office if safe

If unsafe:

Find the nearest room or safest escape route

Direct students and staff to safety

When no longer safe secure room or escape

Teacher Role

If in the classroom:

Go to door and lock if safe to do so

Hold door open and direct as many students, staff and visitors in as possible

Direct students in the classroom to:

Cover the windows

Turn-off the lights

Turn-off all cellular phones

Move the furthest away from windows they can

Shut door when it is no longer safe to keep open

Once the door is shut you may not open the door to admit students, staff, visitors or vendors.

*Elementary schools:

If young students have been locked out and are asking to be let in

Establish communications with other staff that might have a view of your door

Ask them to see if they can see an intruder

If safe to do so, also look out your window

Listen by door to see if you hear anything other than the student

If safe, ask student if they are alone

If they quickly state they are alone and you do not hear an adult instructing them on what to say, instruct the student to stand just to the side of door opening and as close to the wall as possible

Crouch down low

Open door and hang onto the knob with hand furthest from the child, with the hand closest to the child quickly snatch the child inside while closing the door behind them

If it is unsafe, you may have to quickly re-shut the door leaving the child outside.

Middle School/High School:

Students should be instructed during Preparedness phase to escape campus using the safest route and not to use vehicles if they are parked in the student parking lot

Law enforcement will clear room by room

Build a defensible space within the classroom

Keep students calm

Take the names of all students in the room

Check students for injuries

Report via classroom intercom, telephone, internet or cellular phone:

Room number

Your name

Any injured students

Type of injury

Severity

Names of students you have in your care

Maintain control over students

If outside:

Escape to nearest room if safe

Follow above procedure

If unsafe to go to a room, seek the nearest safe room or escape

If safe to do so, direct students to safety

If in another room or building:

Stay in that room or building

Find a safe and lockable room

Secure the door

Direct as many students as possible into the room

School Staff Role:

If you are in a room:

Go to door and lock if safe to do so

Hold door open and direct as many students, staff and visitors in as possible

Direct students in the classroom to:

Cover the windows

Turn-off the lights

Turn-off all cellular phones/text messaging devices

Move the furthest away from windows they can

Shut door when it is no longer safe to keep open

Do not open the door until “all clear” is given

Build a defensible space within the classroom

Keep students calm

Take the names of all students in the room

Check students for injuries

Report via classroom intercom, telephone, internet or cellular phone:

Room number

Your name

Any injured students

Type of injury

Severity

Names of students you have in your care

Maintain control over students

If you are outside:

Take cover or escape as needed

Listen and watch for the direction and type of incident

Use communication device to gather or report information

Do not run toward the event if it is not safe to do so

Direct as many students and staff away as possible

Is students are escaping campus let them do so

Direct them away from the student parking lot

When it is no longer safe seek shelter

Lockdown – General

Incident Commander:

After receiving call from law enforcement or fire department:

Call for a General Lockdown in clear and simple command – “Teachers we are in a general lockdown, please secure your rooms”

Sweep hallways to clear them of all students

Place parent notification of general lockdown at entry way if safe to do so

Parents on campus should be instructed to the nearest safe room or office

Account for all students, staff, visitors and vendors

Provide classrooms with updates

Allow for instruction to continue except for classes that are outdoors

Shut off the bell system for lunches, breaks, recess and passing periods

Give “All Clear” call when instructed by law enforcement or fire department

Be prepared for parent/community/media questions

As a precautionary measure law enforcement/fire has asked us to go into a general lockdown. There is no danger to students or staff. This is a Precautionary Measure. We are not able to release students to you at this time. Please leave the campus. We anticipate a normal release of students at the end of the day. Due to heavy volume we may not be able to answer the telephone.Please tune to (Insert radio/television station here) or go to our web page (List website here) for additional information as it becomes available. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but we want to ensure the safety of you and your child.

Teachers:

Lock the door

You may allow students back into the room that may have been out of class

Take roll and report any missing students to the office

Do not allow students to leave the room until the “All clear” signal is given

Continue teaching

You may have to hold students in the room past the normal period

Ignore all bells

School Staff:

At the directions of the Incident Commander:

Post the parent/visitor notice at all ingress points

Sweep hallways and restrooms and direct students immediately back to their rooms

Check doors to make sure they have been locked

Secure yourself into a locked room

Wait for the “All Clear” notice or further directives from the Incident Commander
Evacuation Protocol – On Site

Incident Commander Role:

Confirm event

Direct staff to call 911

Direct staff to call district office (If applicable)

Call for an on-site evacuation or sound the fire alarm

Take crisis response resource kit out of office

Student Roster

Visitor Log

Vendor Log

Diagram of school with shut-off switches and valves identified

Master Keys

Radio/Walkie-Talkie

Bull-horn

Ensure evacuation area is safe

Move to secondary evacuation area as needed

Establish the Incident Command Post

Determine which ICS positions will become operational

Ensure communication with each section chief that is activated

Determine your objectives:

Ensure all rooms have been evacuated

Identify any rooms that may have students, staff or visitors in them

Ensure the safety of those individuals

Account for all students, staff, visitors and vendors

Identify any missing students, staff, visitors and vendors

Ensure staging areas have been established

Teacher/Staff Role:

Instruct students to line-up

Take classroom evacuation kit

Roster of students

School Staff Vests

Whistle

Water

Nutrition Packs

Space Blankets

Walk students to designated area

Keep alert for hazards – You may have to find an alternate route

Line students up

Take roll

Use Green laminated paper if you have all students and no injuries

Use Yellow laminated paper if you are missing students

Use Red laminated paper if you have injured students or had to leave a student due to injury, or your “Buddy” class is not present

If on the Operations Team, then hand your class over to staff assigned to supervise

Report to staging area for assignment

Evacuation – Off Site

Incident Commander:

Determine which off-site evacuation point to use

Ensure transportation has been arranged or instruct teachers to walk their class to the point

Ensure that students, staff and visitors are not being left alone

Inform district office if applicable

Notify parents how and where to pick students up

Use automated system to contact parents

Have district office begin to call

Have district office notify the press

Assign staff to take crisis response resource kit

Have staff line students up by classroom, home room or by alphabetical order

Account for students, staff and visitors

Establish the Incident Command Post

Determine which ICS positions will become operational

Ensure communication with each section chief that is activated

Determine your objectives:

Ensure all rooms have been evacuated

Identify any rooms that may have students, staff or visitors in them

Ensure the safety of those individuals

Account for all students, staff, visitors and vendors

Identify any missing students, staff, visitors and vendors

Ensure staging areas have been established