Disaster and Crisis Management Plan
Campus
emergencies may only be declared by the following persons:
· Civil Authorities:
The
police, fire officials, or other local, state or federal government agencies may
declare an emergency which would involve the campus.
Notification of such conditions will activate the Crisis Assessment Cadre
of Village Christian Schools so that an adequate campus response can be engaged.
· Superintendent:
The
Superintendent of Village Christian Schools is primarily responsible for
declaring a campus emergency. In
questionable cases he may use the Crisis Assessment Cadre of Village Christian
Schools to assist in assessing the need to declare an emergency.
In the absence of the Superintendent, the Acting Superintendent will act
in behalf of the Superintendent. In
a situation where neither are available, the senior administrator on campus
shall declare the emergency. Unless
an obvious and immediate emergency exists, the Crisis Assessment Cadre will be
utilized in the decision making process, if available.
·
All
faculty and staff:
Critical
Situations:
All faculty
and staff are responsible to sound the appropriate alarm or
notification upon discovering a critical situation.
A critical situation includes events such as a fire, violent act,
observation of a person on the campus with a gun, or hearing/observing gun shots
on campus. If a fire is observed,
an alarm pull device should be activated. In
any critical situation (including fire), use your radio to immediately notify
administration. Obviously, common
sense will indicate that in some situations you should immediately proceed with
either a Room Evacuation or Lock Down for your own classroom or the students
around you. A critical situation
will usually require calling 911. Any
employee may call 911 in a critical situation.
A
Killer Bee or animal attack may require a Lock Down for a portion of the campus
(e.g., the Lower Field area) and not require a campus wide Lock Down procedure.
In such cases, an attempt should be made by the faculty/staff on site to
clear that particular area and notify administration.
Non-critical
Situations:
Non-critical
observations and rumors should be reported immediately by radio or phone to
administration without sounding an alarm. An
example of this type of situation includes a student reporting that he saw a
student put a knife in his pocket. The Superintendent
and/or Crisis Assessment Cadre will determine whether to declare a
crisis or not. See the Faculty and Staff Radio Communications section below for further
information.
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