Emergency Procedures

• Stay calm, take a deep breath, and speak clearly.
   
• State nature of emergency (e.g., “I’m reporting a medical emergency / fire / threat / injury”).
   
• If you are in immediate danger, tell 911 call-taker.
   
• Provide specific location of emergency (e.g., “East High School, 2nd floor, room #200”).
   
• Provide description of anyone being reported: physical appearance, clothing, name, behavior,
  location, direction of travel, vehicle description.
   
• Do not end call until 911 call-taker tells you to.
   
• Let 911 call-taker ask questions and guide conversation. Often emergency services are being
  dispatched while you are on the line.
   
• Follow 911 call-taker’s directions. Ask for clarification, as needed.
   
• Stay alert and scan your environment. Provide 911 call-taker with specific details that may help in
  sending appropriate assistance.
   
• Notify the principal of the call.

SET LIMITS

• Keep statements short and simple (clear, calm, and even tone).
   
• Keep statements reasonable (avoid too many demands/requests at one time).
   
• Enforceable (If you set the limit, be sure it does or doesn’t happen).
   
• Examples: Interrupt and Redirect Pattern, When and Then Pattern, If and Then Pattern.
   
• Provide options and time (don’t rush person).

AVOID

• Talking too much, sarcasm, yelling, arguing, ultimatums, false promises, touching student, power struggles (don’t take things personally and consider switching out staff, if needed)
   
• Maintain an ongoing assessment of the risk (chance of a bad consequence) through the likelihood (chance that an event will occur) and severity (level of harm) of the behavior.

LEVEL OF RISK = LIKELIHOOD + SEVERITY

• Consider when the risk of doing something outweighs the risk of doing nothing. Be prepared for disengagement skills (self protection) and the potential for holding skills.
   
• If a clear, present, imminent risk to the physical safety of the individual or others exists, and a lesser restrictive intervention is not feasible, the use of physical restraint and/or seclusion may be used. Staff trained in the use of restraint and seclusion should be the staff intervening. However, in rare situations, an untrained staff member may need to assist due to the immediate safety risk and lack of trained staff in the immediate area.

IF YOU DISCOVER FIRE OR SMOKE, IMMEDIATELY:

PRINCIPAL

• Pull the nearest fire alarm.

• Call 911.

• Follow Evacuate protocol.

STAFF 

• Pull the nearest fire alarm.

• Tell the principal about the fire or smoke. 

• Follow Evacuate protocol.   

STUDENTS

• Pull the nearest fire alarm.  

• Tell an adult about the fire or smoke.  

• Follow Evacuate protocol.

GAS LEAK

• DO NOT TURN ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON/OFF, INCLUDING LIGHTS.
• NATURAL GAS LEAKS are often identified by an odor similar to that of rotten eggs.
• A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK could be caused by a boiler malfunction or equipment malfunction. It is odorless, colorless, and tasteless

PRINCIPAL

• Evaluate the situation, consulting with your Head Custodian, to determine whether to initiate EVACUATE protocol.
   
• Call 911 to advise them that you are evacuating because of a potential gas leak.
   
• In a gas leak evacuation, it is critical to evacuate to your school’s designated evacuation site.
   
• Be aware and alert to any health-related changes in students or staff, especially respiratory problems. Request medical attention, if necessary.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.

 

STAFF 

• Contact the principal to evaluate the situation. 

• Follow the protocol for EVACUATE, if announced.

• Be aware and alert to any health-related changes in students or staff, especially respiratory problems. Request medical attention, if necessary. 

 

STUDENTS

• Follow the protocol for EVACUATE, if announced.

 

CHEM/BIO/HAZMAT RELEASE

 

DO NOT TURN ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON/OFF, INCLUDING LIGHTS.

 

If a release of chemical, biological, or hazardous materials is suspected IN your school building

PRINCIPAL

• Call 911 immediately.

• Direct students and staff to avoid contaminated area and to remove any contaminated clothing.

• Initiate EVACUATE protocol, if necessary.

 

STAFF

• Notify principal.

• Direct students to avoid contaminated area, remove any contaminated clothing, and flush any exposed/affected body parts with water. 

• Follow EVACUATE protocol, if announced.

 

STUDENTS

• Avoid contaminated area, remove contaminated clothing, and flush exposed/affected body parts with water.

• Follow EVACUATE protocol, if announced.

 

If a release of chemical, biological, or hazardous materials is suspected NEAR your school building:

 

PRINCIPAL

• The fire department or law enforcement will notify you and instruct you on whether you need to initiate EVACUATE, SHELTER or HOLD protocol.

STAFF

• Follow the protocol for EVACUATE, SHELTER or HOLD, if announced.

STUDENTS

• Follow the protocol for EVACUATE, SHELTER or HOLD, if announced.

Tornado Watch: Severe weather conditions are developing.

 

PRINCIPAL

• Monitor weather using National Weather Service (NWS) radio and prepare to SHELTER or EVACUATE.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication if weather impacts dismissal.
   
• Outdoor activities can continue as scheduled, but stay alert for changing weather conditions.

STAFF and STUDENTS

• Continue teaching and learning; business as usual. 

 

Tornado Warning: Danger is imminent. County tornado siren will sound. NWS radios will activate and provide additional information.

 

PRINCIPAL

• Cancel all outdoor activities, bring all students and staff indoors immediately.
   
• Initiate SHELTER protocol.
   
• Monitor weather using NWS radio and prepare to EVACUATE in the event of fire or structural damage.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication if weather impacts dismissal.

STAFF 

• Remind students of expectations for SHELTER. 

• Lead students to the shelter area. 

• Prepare to EVACUATE in the event of fire or structural damage. 

 

STUDENTS 

• Follow the protocol for EVACUATE, SHELTER, or HOLD, if announced.

All thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous.  In an average year, lightning kills more people in the U.S. than either tornadoes or hurricanes.

PRINCIPAL 

• Direct staff and students to come indoors immediately.
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication if weather impacts dismissal.
• Announce when it is safe for outside activities to resume.

STAFF

• Bring students indoors if you hear thunder, see lighting, or are directed by the principal 

• Continue teaching; business as usual 

• Keep students inside until the principal announces it is safe for outside activities to resume 

STUDENTS

• Get indoors immediately 

• Follow the directions of adults 

• Continue learning; business as usual 

COACHES, ATHLETIC TRAINERS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OFFICIALS

• When thunder is heard or a cloud-to-ground lightning bolt is seen, the leading edge of the thunderstorm is close enough to strike your location with lightning. Suspend play for 30 minutes and take shelter immediately.

• Any subsequent thunder or lightning after the beginning of the 30-minute count will reset the clock and another 30-minute count should begin.

• Once play has been suspended, wait at least 30 minutes after the last thunder is heard or lightning is witnessed prior to resuming play.

• When lightning-detection devices or mobile phone apps are available, use them to assist in making a decision to suspend play if a lightning strike is noted to be within 10 miles of event location. However, hearing thunder or seeing lightning should always take precedence over information from a mobile app or lightning-detection device.

School fights are situations that may require IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION to maintain staff and student safety.

PRINCIPAL

• Ensure any injured individuals have received medical assistance and appropriate documentation has been completed.

• Notify parent/guardian of the incident (and follow up as needed, based on investigation and student supports).

• Investigate and determine the potential for continued violence, need for additional supports, and implications for interventions and discipline.

• Notify the Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication if there is significant disturbance to the school day or dismissal was impacted.

• If physical restraint or seclusion was used, ensure document and notify parent/guardian. 

STAFF 

• Use the person’s name and give loud, clear, and simple directives (“Calvin, this is Mr. Jones, STOP! Break it up!”)

• Keep a safe distance, stand at a slight angle with your hands open, at chest level.

• Scan the environment for weapons, objects that could be used as weapons, or other students looking to fight.

• Call for additional support (if not able to access radio or phone, direct a staff member or student to go get help). 

• Remove bystanders (tell students to leave the area, if phones are out direct students to put their phones away)  

• When another adult arrives, coordinate and separate the students using brief physical guidance; engage in physical restraint if there is a risk to self or others. NOTE: Use good judgment, if the fight involves young and small children, you may intervene immediately if you believe it’s safe to do so.
   
•  SEPARATE STUDENTS WITHOUT ANOTHER ADULT ONLY WHEN:
  • You are being attacked or student safety is at risk
    AND
     
  • You believe you can keep yourself reasonably safe in doing so. 

• Remove the fighting students from sight of others or each other. 

• Check for injuries and provide medical assistance.

 

STUDENTS

• Get away from the fight or disturbance.

• Notify the nearest staff member.

• Do not record anything or share on social media.

• Follow staff directions.

IF AN UNKNOWN OR KNOWN PERSON IS IN THE BUILDING OR ON SCHOOL PROPERTY WITHOUT A STAFF ID OR VISITOR BADGE OR IF A PERSON BECOMES UNCOOPERATIVE OR REFUSES TO GO TO THE OFFICE:

PRINCIPAL 

IF THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE OR REFUSE TO GO TO THE OFFICE:

• Assess the situation.

• Implement a HOLD immediately and notify 911. Be prepared to SECURE or LOCKDOWN if the person becomes an imminent threat to students or staff (displays weapons, is physically assaultive, etc.).

• Activate your Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.

• Notify the Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication. 

STAFF  

IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A VISITOR BADGE OR SCHOOL ID:

• Ask the purpose of their visit or how you can assist them. 

• Be polite and helpful (Can I help you find something? Do you have a meeting with a teacher? Does your child attend school here? What grade? Who is their teacher?).

• Escort them to the office for a visitor badge. 

IF THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE OR REFUSE TO GO TO THE OFFICE:

• Ask someone to contact the office for support. 

• Keep the person in your sight, from a reasonable distance, until support arrives.

• Note physical appearance and clothing. 

IF THEY BECOME AGGRESSIVE

• Back away and allow yourself room to escape; do not attempt to restrain or block. Keep calm.

• Direct any students nearby into the closest classrooms. 

• Implement a Hold immediately and notify 911. Be prepared to SECURE OR LOCKDOWN if the person becomes an imminent threat to students or staff (displays weapons, is physically assaultive, etc.).

• Work with school principal on any tasks delegated.

 

STUDENTS

 

• Do not open exterior doors to allow people to enter the building.
   
• Tell an adult what you see happening and describe the unknown person’s physical appearance and location. 
   
• Move away from anyone behaving aggressively,
   
• Follow staff directions. 

If an individual is reported missing BEFORE OR DURING SCHOOL HOURS:

PRINCIPAL

• Search the building to verify the individual is missing. 

• Assess the situation, considering the individual’s age, any disabilities, special needs, or specific safety concerns.

• Ask whether anyone has seen them today (consider the need to initiate a HOLD to support searching for them).

• Notify the individual’s family. 

• Get a description of the clothes they are wearing that day.
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• Assign someone to call 911 and remain on the line.
   
• Assign someone to notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.
   
• Don’t leave the building to search for the individual. You may wish to assign a staff member to do so.
   
• Staff member should report to police directly if they spot individual. They should not physically apprehend the individual.
   
• Print the individual’s summary page with photo for police.
   
• Create and maintain a timeline of events.

If an individual is reported missing AFTER SCHOOL HOURS : 

• Notify Office of School Safety after school contact numbers? to coordinate logistics and communication. 
   
• Notify the missing individual’s family.
   
• If student rides a bus:
  • Immediately notify MMSD Transportation.
  • After 4:30, contact Badger Bus Lines.
     
• Contact 911 to report the individual missing. 
   
• Coordinate communication among family, school, and police. 
  
  Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
• Create and maintain a timeline of events.

STAFF

• Immediately notify principal and work with designated school team to verify person is missing (search building and grounds).
   
• Work with school principal on delegated tasks.

ASSESS VICTIM to determine if the medical emergency is life threatening.

LIFE THREATENING

• Individual is unresponsive, unconscious, or not breathing normally.

  • Assign someone to call 911 and stay on the line. 
  • Notify principal and office staff to activate critical emergency medical response team and bring the AED.
  • Remain with the individual and provide Basic Life Support (CPR, rescue breathing, etc.) until
    the emergency response team arrives.
  • Assign someone to contact the individual's parent/guardian/emergency contact. 
  • If the individual is being transported in an emergency, assign an adult to ride along. 

NON-LIFE THREATENING

• Contact the health office or other designated school staff to provide emergency care and, if instructed,
  call 911.
   
• Assign someone to contact the individual’s parent/guardian/emergency contact.

ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT AND THREATS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT

Wisconsin law requires all employees of Wisconsin public school districts to report suspected child abuse and neglect, Wis. Stat. sec. 48.981(2)(a)16m.

Report to Dane County Department of Human Services.
Be ready with the following information:

• Child’s name
• Birthdate
• Parent/guardian name(s)
• Other household member(s)
• Concern

MANDATORY REPORTING OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE THREATS

Per 2017 Wisconsin Act 143, you must report any threat made in or targeted at a school if you believe, in good faith, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student, school employee, or member of the public.

A threat is considered serious and imminent if it is direct, specific, and plausible or it suggests that concrete steps have been taken toward carrying it out.

The FBI defines a threat as “an expression of intent to do harm or act out violently against someone or something. A threat can be spoken, written, or symbolic.”

You must immediately inform law enforcement of a serious and imminent threat in person or by phone. A School Resource Officer is considered part of law enforcement.

WE TAKE ALL BOMB THREATS SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS, IMMINENT THREATS TO SCHOOL SAFETY AND MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT TURN ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON/OFF, INCL. LIGHTS.

If you receive a BOMB THREAT BY PHONE:

• Visually scan for any unusual or suspicious objects.
   
• Do not turn electrical devices on/off, including lights.
   
• Complete the Bomb Threat Checklist (below) for threats made by phone.
   
• Pay attention to specifics of the threat and ask questions.
   
• What’s the specific location of the bomb, type of bomb, detonation time?
   
• Do not hang up the phone even after the conversation has ended. Leave the line open for tracking purposes.
   
• Limit the unnecessary use of cell phones and handheld radios. Wireless communication devices can detonate explosive devices.
   
• Staff: Notify principal immediately.
   
• Principal: Call 911 to assess the threat.
   
• Be prepared to EVACUATE.
   
• Principal: Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• Principal: Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics, communication, and transportation, if needed.

 

If you become aware of a WRITTEN BOMB THREAT:

• Visually scan for any unusual or suspicious objects.
   
• Do not turn electrical devices on/off, including lights.
   
• Staff: Notify principal immediately.
   
• Principal: Call 911 to assess the threat.
   
• Preserve the evidence. Do not erase it (e.g., writing on bathroom wall).
   
• Do not handle the evidence. (e.g., a note). Place note in a plastic bag, if available.
   
• Photograph threats written on walls.
   
• Seal the area (e.g., bathroom or classroom) to prevent students from seeing the threat.
   
• Limit the unnecessary use of cell phones and handheld radios. Wireless communication devices can detonate explosive devices.

 

Bomb Threat Checklist

If you receive a bomb threat on a district phone, immediately press the Record button. If this is not possible, write down as many details as you
can, put the caller on speakerphone and record the conversation with your cell phone, or have another staff member nearby take notes.

Write down the exact wording of threat:

Ask these questions:

 

• When is the bomb going to explode?

• Where is the bomb located?

• What does the bomb look like?

• What kind of bomb is it?

• What will cause the bomb to explode?

• Did you place the bomb?

• Why did you place the bomb?

• What is your name and address?

• Where are you calling from?

 

Phone number that received call:

Location or office of phone:

Time call ended:

Description of caller’s voice:

• Mood?
  • Angry
  • Excited
  • Calm
  • Laughing
  • Crying
• Pitch?
  • Deep
  • Medium-pitched
  • High-pitched
• Volume?
  • Quiet
  • Loud
  • Whisper
• Speed?
  • Rapid
  • Slow
• Miscellaneous
  • Raspy
  • Disguised
  • Coughing
  • Slurred
  • Accent
  • Nasaly
  • Crackly voice
     

If voice is familiar to you, who did it sound like?

• Background noises:
  • Street/traffic
  • Animal
  • Office
  • Static
  • School
  • Construction
  • Music
  • Silence
  • Music
  • Motor
  • Voices
  • PA system
  • Kitchen noises

Was the caller familiar with the building?

GET INSIDE. LOCK OUTSIDE DOORS.

IMPLEMENT A SECURE WHEN A THREAT OR HAZARD EXISTS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING (E.G., POLICE ACTIVITY IN AREA).

PRINCIPAL

• Announce clearly and slowly and repeat: “Attention students and staff, we are going into Secure. Get Inside. Lock outside doors.”
  - pause -
  “We are going into Secure. Get Inside. Lock outside doors. Staff, check your email for details.”
   
• Bring students and staff indoors immediately.
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• Direct staff to ensure all exterior doors are closed and locked.
   
• If law enforcement is not aware of threat or hazard, assign someone to call 911.
   
• Coordinate with law enforcement and be prepared to LOCKDOWN, if needed.
   
• Do not let anyone enter or leave the building unless authorized to do so.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.
   
• Provide periodic updates to staff and appropriate information to students.
   
• When directed, lift the Secure and return to regular school operations.

STAFF

• Bring students indoors immediately.
   
• Take attendance; note the time and any missing or extra people.
   
• Continue teaching; business as usual.
   
• Be aware and prepared to LOCKDOWN, if directed.
   
• Assure students who want to contact their families that the principal will update families on the incident as soon as possible. Ask for their help in avoiding incomplete and misinformation spreading on social media.

STUDENTS

• Get indoors immediately
   
• Follow staff directions
   
• Continue learning; business as usual

LOCKS, LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT.

IMPLEMENT A LOCKDOWN WHEN AN ACTIVE OR IMMINENT THREAT SITUATION EXISTS INSIDE THE SCHOOL BUILDING OR ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO STAFF OR STUDENTS (E.G., PERSON ARMED WITH A WEAPON).

If you’re outside when a Lockdown is announced, move to your school’s evacuation site and wait there for directions.

PRINCIPAL 

• Announce clearly and slowly and repeat: “Attention, students and staff, we are in Lockdown. Locks, Lights, Out of Sight!”
  - pause -
  “Lockdown. Locks, Lights, Out of Sight!”
   
• Assign someone to call 911 and stay on the line.
   
• Lock main office and interior doors.
   
• Prepare to defend.
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• Coordinate with law enforcement.
   
• Assign someone to monitor video surveillance system.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.
   
• Provide periodic updates to staff and appropriate information to students. You may be able to update staff via email if you are in a position to do so safely.
   
• If and when directed by law enforcement, go door to door with law enforcement to unlock each door.

STAFF  

• Direct all students in hallways, bathrooms, and common areas into safe, lockable rooms immediately. If a lockable room is not available, students may need to self-evacuate.
   
• Close and lock classroom doors.
   
• Turn off lights.
   
• Go to the classroom safe zone. Stay low and out of sight, away from windows and doors.
   
• Keep students calm and quiet.
   
• Turn off or silence phones so they do not show light or make sound.
   
• If the fire alarm sounds, stay in your classroom unless you see fire or smoke is filling your classroom. If you must EVACUATE due to a fire or smoke, consider using an alternate door, window, or any other exterior exit.
   
• Assure students who want to contact their families that the principal will update families as soon as possible and that they may use their phones to text families, with your permission, once the situation stabilizes.
   
• Take attendance; note the time and any missing or extra people.
   
• Prepare to defend.
   
• Do not open the door for anyone. Law enforcement will unlock each door when it is safe.

STUDENTS 

• Enter the nearest classroom or safe, lockable room. If a lockable room is not available, you may need to self-evacuate.
   
• Go to the classroom safe zone. Stay low and out of sight, away from windows and doors.
   
• Follow staff directions.
   
• Prepare to defend.
   
• Do not open the door for anyone. Law enforcement will unlock each door.

If you’re outside when a Lockdown is announced, move to your school’s evacuation site and wait there for directions.

TO ANNOUNCED LOCATION

TYPICAL CAUSES FOR AN EVACUATION INCLUDE THE DETECTION OF SMOKE OR FIRE OR A SUSPECTED GAS LEAK.

PRINCIPAL

• Announce clearly and slowly and repeat: “Attention students and staff, at this time you need to calmly and quickly Evacuate to [location].”
  - pause -
  “Evacuate to [location].”
   
• If it would not cause panic or escalated emotions, consider stating the reason (e.g., “Evacuate to the water tower due to a possible gas leak”).
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• If law enforcement is not aware of threat, assign someone to call 911 to tell them why you are evacuating and where you are evacuating to.
   
• Make an announcement directing support, security, custodial staff to check building (bathrooms, stairwells, and remote areas) on their way out, to ensure everyone is evacuated.
   
• You may use elevators, if needed, to evacuate those with physical disabilities.
   
• Coordinate with law enforcement or other first responders.
   
• Notify Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.
   
• Provide periodic updates to staff and appropriate information to students.
   
• Work with district and local agencies to assess next steps (return to building, relocate, or begin family reunification plan). Return to building only when directed.

STAFF 

• Follow principal directions.
   
• Remind students of expectations for Evacuation.
   
• Initiate evacuation procedures for students and staff with individualized plans.
   
• Bring the Go Bag: class roster, cell phone, radio, emergency health information, flashlight, etc.
   
• Lead students to the evacuation site.
   
• Take attendance; note the time and any missing or extra people.
   
• When directed, return to building, relocate, or begin family reunification plan.
   
• Assure students who want to contact their families that the principal will update families on the incident as soon as possible. Ask for their help in avoiding incomplete and misinformation spreading on social media.

STUDENTS

• Follow teacher directions. 

• Bring only what is in your pockets.  

• Do not leave the evacuation area.

HAZARD AND SAFETY STRATEGY

INITIATE THE SHELTER PROTOCOL IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER, SUCH AS A TORNADO, OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING HAZARDOUS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS A CHEMICAL SPILL NEARBY.

PRINCIPAL

• Announce clearly and slowly and repeat the hazard and safety strategy. For example, “Attention students and staff, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning. At this time, everyone needs to move to your shelter area.”
  - pause -
  “We are under a tornado warning. Move to your shelter area now.”
   
• Bring students and staff indoors immediately.
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to key staff.
   
• Check building to ensure everyone is sheltered.
   
• Coordinate with district and local agencies and be prepared to EVACUATE, if needed.
   
• Contact Office of School Safety to coordinate logistics and communication.
   
• Provide periodic updates to staff and appropriate information to students.

STAFF

• Bring students indoors immediately.
   
• Direct students to leave equipment where it is.
   
• Follow principal directions.
   
• If directed to leave the classroom, bring the Go Bag: class roster, cell phone, radio, emergency health information, flashlight, etc.
   
• Direct students to the shelter area.
   
• Take attendance; note the time and any missing or extra people.
   
• Be aware and prepared to EVACUATE, if directed.
   
• Stay sheltered until “all clear” is announced.

STUDENTS

• Get indoors immediately. Leave equipment where it is.

• Follow staff directions.

• Go to shelter area. 

• In a tornado, sit with your back against the wall, head down against knees, and cover your neck and face with your arms. 

• Stay sheltered until staff gives “all clear.” 

IN YOUR CLASSROOM OR AREA. CLEAR THE HALLS

A HOLD IS ANNOUNCED WHEN THE SCHOOL NEEDS TO KEEP THE HALLS OR ANOTHER AREA CLEAR OF STUDENTS. THIS COULD BE DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, A DYSREGULATED INDIVIDUAL, AN ALTERCATION, OR ANOTHER SITUATION.

PRINCIPAL 

• Announce clearly and repeat: “Hold in your classroom or area. Clear the halls.”
  - pause -
  “Hold in your classroom or area. Clear the halls.” 
   
• Activate Incident Command System, establish a command post, and delegate tasks to staff.
   
• Provide periodic updates to staff and appropriate information to students.
   
• Lift the Hold when appropriate and return to regular school operations.

STAFF 

• Hold students in your classroom. Allow students or staff to enter who need to clear the hallway or area.
   
• Close the door.
   
• Take attendance; note the time and any missing or extra people.
   
• Continue teaching; business as usual. 
   
• Be aware and prepared to LOCKDOWN, if directed. 
   
• Until Hold is lifted, stay in your classroom or area with your students. 

STUDENTS

• Return to your classroom or area and stay there. 
   
• Follow staff directions. 
   
• Until Hold is lifted, stay in your classroom or area.