Lock Down

Teachers and all other staff

¨ Upon hearing the alarm system, immediately turn on your radio.

¨ If outside, move students around you (or your class, if you are with them) into the closest classroom or building. The gym will usually be open. Leave behind those who are dead or very seriously injured/immobile; take care of the living in order to prevent further death.

¨ Scan for children or parents left outdoors. Once inside the room or if you were already in a room when the Lock Down was declared, lock all doors, shut and lock the windows, close window blinds and instruct students to get on the floor.

¨ Call 911 if you have vital information and cannot reach the Command Center on radio.

¨ Do not respond to knocks or voices at the door unless directed by a school administrator or civil authority.

¨ Remain with students and await further instructions. Keep students silent to make the room appear vacant. Do not respond to a fire alarm (room evacuation alarm). Only evacuate when directed to do so by administration or civil authorities.

¨ When you hear your name in the roll-call on the radio, respond with “Mrs. ______, Room ___.” If you are missing some students, just state your name, location, how many you have with you and how many you are missing and their location (such as the restroom or library).

¨ If a lock down occurs while you are away from your classroom and radio, either call your school office or Maintenance at extension 276. They will pass the information on through the radio.

Command Center

¨ Lock down the area you are in by locking all doors, shutting and locking windows, closing blinds, and getting on the floor.

¨ Assess the crisis as information is received. If the Lock Down is warranted and has not been initiated elsewhere, declare the Lock Down via the alarm system. Call 911 to report the situation.

¨ Call offices and other locations to acquire information.

¨ Call the faculty roll to determine the location of people.

¨ Confirm that the Medical Team is in place in case they are needed after the Lock Down.

¨ Inform the Medical Team of injuries as necessary after the Lock Down.

¨ If the Lock Down is not being directed by civil authorities, determine and deliver the instructions to all staff following the end of the Lock Down. Give notice as to why the Lock Down occurred and what they are to do next.

¨ Develop a message for the FM Radio broadcast to parents.

Medical Team

¨ Lock down the Health Office by locking doors, shutting and locking windows, closing blinds and getting on the floor.

¨ Do not leave the Lock Down room until instructed to do so by school administration or civil authorities.

¨ Receive reports from the Command Center of injuries.

¨ Attend to injuries after the Lock Down, unless directed otherwise by civil authorities.