Doherty High School. Building Crisis Plan 8/12/13

Doherty High School Building Crisis Plan 8/12/13

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Fire Drill Procedures Lock-Down Procedures Building Crisis Plan Bomb Threat Procedures Bomb Threat Check List Severe Weather/Tornado Procedures 1 st Floor/2 nd Floor Evacuation Procedures Other Emergencies Crisis Response Plan Section 6

Doherty High School Building-Level Emergency Plan Overview The Emergency Plan outlines responses that may be used in the event of an identified crisis, such as the death or serious injury of a student or staff, sudden death of a student s parents, or a traumatic incident. The plan also highlights emergency response procedures regarding building security and personal safety of staff and students. This is a basic plan, subject to adaptations depending on the crisis. This plan is divided into specific areas for quick referral. However, staff should familiarize themselves with the procedures, so in the case of a crisis, the plan acts as refresher guide rather than a first reading. Emergency Steps If the emergency/crisis warrants immediate response from local authorities, call attendance at 86414 or 911. Give name of school, street address, and describe the type of emergency. Give exact location of injured person or the situation. Speak clearly and controlled. If not certain whether or not to determine a crisis, appraise the situation: who, what, when, where, how, and how much/many. Write it down. Communicate findings to Administration Building Administration will evaluate the level of emergency Reviewed/Updated: 8/2013 S6-1

Team Member Responsibilities for Emergencies Principal/Designee Keep a Log of Events from the onset. Document events. Continue to spot-check, update, and evaluate. Complete forms: Emergency Response Checklist Student/Employee Disposition Incident Log If necessary and agreed upon with the District Security, activate the Crisis Team and Plan. Notify and meet with the Crisis Team and formulate plan of action. Seek facts and opinions from Team. (They are not to release any information, especially names; refer all inquiries to Principal or District Security/Communications.) Set time for second meeting, if necessary. Provide information on: Location of Emergency Headquarters Location of Emergency Communication Center Provide accurate information and procedures to be followed by staff members. Do not give out personal data on students or staff. Reporters may not interview, tape, or otherwise identify an individual student without the written consent of the parents/guardians. Give secretaries, and others stationed at phone, a written statement of what should be said to parents or others that may call. Delegate task assignments: Establish security Secure supplies Where applicable, initiate removal of student s name from active file, box personal effects for later return to the family, contact family with expressions of sympathy, etc. If crisis occurs outside of school time, use phone tree. Provide script for Crisis Management Team members for use during phone tree calling. Plan for faculty meeting as soon as possible if appropriate. If crisis occurs during school time, employ the Emergency Response Checklist Provide a supportive session for teacher/student(s) who are directly involved. Notify other schools, if appropriate. Be accessible at all times with a cell phone. Depending on the nature of the incident, be present if appropriate at the Incident Command Post as designated by police or fire department, so that decisions can be made and communicated internally or externally on a timely basis. Contact the victim s family and share planned strategies for dealing with the issue. Keep a complete log of all incoming and outgoing calls. All media calls are to be directed to the principal. All media and parents must check in at the Incident Command post. If there is not an Incident Command Post, they must check in at the main office. A room for media reporters will be provided, if appropriate. If in-district assistance is needed, confer with District-Level Emergency Manager. If there are bodily injuries, recommend checkup at the hospital regardless of apparent seriousness of the injury. If needed, relieve key people from their normal duties to focus on crisis/supervision. Ensure substitutes are requested as needed. S6-2

Continue to brief building staff on status of emergency; include involved educational support personnel. Cooperate with efforts of outside agencies as they pertain to school, staff, students, and rescue efforts. Follow Up Attend follow-up meeting of Emergency Team; include District Level Emergency Manager or District representatives as necessary. Present update status of emergency/crisis. Get factual updates from team. Adjust assignments, regroup, or terminate team as necessary. Provide staff with a summary of day s activities; verbally, written, or personally. Complete and collect all necessary paperwork/forms. When crisis is resolved, convene the Emergency Team for debriefing. Ensure that necessary follow-up activities take place. First Responder (Security/SRO) Meet with the Emergency Team. During any on-site crisis, the First Responder reports to the crisis site and remains there, gathering all details. Send a runner or make communication to notify the principal. If there is any new information, make a note where it came from and see that the principal receives it. Monitor hallways and classrooms using a two-way radio system on a continuing basis directed by the Incident Command Post. Secure building, if necessary. Complete Incident Log Attend the debriefing meeting at the end of the day, and plan for ongoing assistance within the building. Counseling Consult with the Emergency Team to plan appropriate strategies and procedures to address the current situation. Meet with the classes of the primary victim(s) to inform students, in an age-appropriate manner, about what has occurred and to assist them in talking the incident through. Coordinate support services with the Building Crisis Team. Contact other District mental health staff, if necessary. With the Building Crisis Team, schedule individuals and group support sessions for students/staff needing additional support. Communicate students needs to staff and parents. Consider possible referral to outside agencies. Monitor students for signs of long-term effects. Work with the principal on debriefing staff at the end of the day. Identify and monitor staff members needing additional support. Establish location and staffing of Crisis Intervention Room/Area. Assign staff and clients per abilities/needs into small group or individual sessions. Have available a list of resources (additional support staff, local agency personnel, therapists, etc.) in the community and act as the contact person for requesting their help. Maintain a log of clients served and a plan for follow-up as needed. S6-3

Establish a schedule to adequately address personal needs of crisis intervention staff and those needing assistance, i.e., breaks, drinks, lunch, etc. With the Building-Level Crisis Manager, establish who will contact family friends, visit the hospital, convey concern, inform best friends, gather information concerning funeral arrangements or memorials and be the link to the family. Follow up on all activities, submit reports, log sheets and evaluations. Secretaries In case of a medical emergency, Attendance call 911 and inform Administration. Maintain Emergency Response Checklist, Student Disposition and Incident Log. Keep a complete log of all incoming and outgoing calls. Attend staff meetings in the event of an identified crisis. Follow Emergency Plan. Direct all media calls to the principal. Make sure the substitute teachers are aware of the Emergency Plan. Alert transportation, if appropriate. Take emergency sheets when the building is evacuated. Teachers Stay with your students; help is on the way. Keep students in classroom away from the door, unless told to evacuate. As you leave your room, be sure to have your attendance folder. If on planning period, relieve emergency team members. In situations of extreme emergency, dial 911. If aware of a crisis notify Administration immediately. Attend staff meetings in the event of an identified crisis. Be flexible in adjusting the daily schedule, as routines may need to be changed due to the crisis. Follow emergency response procedures, if necessary. Complete an Incident Log. Direct all media contacts to the principal. Maintain normal learning environment to the extent possible. Notify Counselor, if there is a need for a Support Team member in your classroom. Monitor self, staff, and students for signs of reaction to the crisis. Notify Counselor. Attend debriefing meeting at the end of the day. At the beginning of each school year, read The Emergency Plan. General Points for All Staff to Remember in an Emergency Situation: DON T PANIC Help is on the way! Model calmness for the students. When appropriate, try to maintain classroom environment. FIRST PRIORITY The safety and well being of students and staff. GET THE FACTS Never speculate; be truthful at all times; keep a log of events. DO NOT RELEASE ANY INFORMATION Until reviewed by District Communications. Refer all media requests/inquiries to the principal or District Communications. DO NOT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM Be careful to not interfere with emergency rescue operations. S6-4

UPDATED EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN (FIRE DRILL PROCEDURE) AUGUST, 2013 Fire Drills The purpose of fire drills is to ensure orderly exit under controlled supervision and prevent panic, which has been responsible for the majority of injuries in major historical fire disasters. Order and control are the primary purposes of the drill. Speed in emptying buildings, while desirable, is not - in itself - an objective. Every fire drill should be an exercise in school management. Complete control of the class is necessary so teachers can quickly and calmly form ranks, stop movements of students, halt, and turn or direct them as desired. The execution of each drill should be conducted in a brisk, quiet, and orderly manner. Order and control are the keys to a safe exit. Everyone must evacuate the building for a fire drill. If your regular exit is blocked, know the closest alternate exit and inform the students. The principal or designee should report outside the front entrance of the school to meet with the fire personnel during all fire alarms for communication purposes. Teachers must bring the attendance records. The teacher should take attendance and check to see if any student is missing. If any students are missing make a list and notify an Administrator. Job Assignment Administration Will have walkie-talkie. Will check hallways to insure everyone has evacuated the building, and will insure that all teachers have accountability of students after moving to a safe location (south side of building, soccer football field area). Notify District Security prior to actual drill. Security/ SRO Will carry walkie-talkie. Will communicate to insure that all areas are checked to insure everyone has evacuated the building. Secretary Will have walkie-talkie. If the alarm is real will do as many safety precautions as the circumstance will allow. If the alarm is false, immediately notify SRO to let them know that it s a false alarm (hopefully before emergency crews are sent out). Teachers/Teacher Aides Line up students quickly in the classroom. Exit the building in a calm, quiet manner. As you leave your room, be sure you have your ATTENDANCE FOLDER (BOOK) and exit building in most efficient manner according to fire exit plan in room. Proceed to designated area (south end of building, soccer/football field). Take attendance, to insure that all members of your class have exited with you. When all students are accounted for hold up the Attendance Folder (Book). Wait to be informed when it is safe to re-enter (all clear give by admin.). S6-5

EMERGENCY PLANS FOR LOCK-DOWN AND/OR SHELTER IN PLACE 8/13/13 Updated Lockdown Staff and teachers should lock all exterior doors and make sure that all students remain inside of the building. The lockdown is to protect the students and staff from something that is going on in the immediate area of the school. This could include fugitive hunts, possible shots fired, apprehensions, or other actions by a police agency that are occurring in the immediate area of your school. Lock-Down Procedure 1. Sometimes situations outside the building may warrant a curtailment of outside activities and securing the building. This would include criminal events near the building, suspects at-large, barricaded subjects off campus, but near the school. 2. These procedures are called lock-down procedures and are different from shelter-in-place. 3. Announce a lock-down with a clear no code P.A. announcement or face-to-face notification of teachers. 4. Call security if they are not aware of the situation already. 5. All outdoor activities should be cancelled or moved indoors. 6. All exterior doors and windows should be closed and locked. 7. The main entrance door should be closed. We recommend that the door remain locked and monitored. 8. When the situation has returned to normal or an all clear has been given by the police or security, doors and windows may be re-opened and outside activities resume as normal. 9. If the building is in a lock-down, do not dismiss students to walk home. 10. Students may be released directly to parents. Roles and Responsibilities: Principal Determine the nature of the situation Make the PA announcement or notification of a lock-down Contact Security for additional information and assistance If the lockdown lasts longer than one hour, send a brief explanation letter home with students or post an explanation on the school website Teachers Make sure students go about their work quietly Be prepared to move quickly to a shelter-in-place or evacuation Be alert Security/Other Staff Monitor doors and hallways Monitor outdoor areas for changes in situation Assist the principal Be alert and prepared for shelter-in-place or evacuation Communications and Community Relations Office Will act as liaison with the media Will if needed place an announcement on the District Facebook site and twitter feed Will work with first responders to alert all parents if the incident is happening inside the school S6-6

through various communication methods SHELTER IN PLACE is the announcement to be made when there is an imminent threat to students and staff and they need to take cover. Teachers and staff need to make sure that all inside and outside doors are locked and students are kept in a secure area of the classroom, until further notice. After this announcement is made, teachers and staff should have the students move to floor, away from doors and windows, and against the safest wall of each of the classrooms. If students are outside and are safe, do not bring them into the school, have staff take them to your evacuation site or if the evacuation site is inaccessible to a safe location away from the school. SHELTER IN PLACE announcement is used in the event that there is a threat inside of the school building (such as a person with a weapon). Everyone should remain inside the locked classroom, until they are notified by the police that everything is deemed safe and to resume normal class activity. Teachers and staff need to understand that students may not go to the restroom or move around the classroom until an announcement is made that it is safe to resume class activities. Each classroom is equipped with a GREEN and RED card. The room number is printed on both sides of the card. These cards are kept in a folder on the inside of the classroom door and slid underneath the door as an indicator to the responding officer of the following: GREEN Everything and everyone in the classroom is okay and no emergency situation exists inside. RED There is an emergency situation inside the classroom, for instance; injured student or staff member inside that require immediate attention from the responding officers. All teachers and staff members should be trained to identify where the cards are in their classrooms, the safest place to take the students, and the meaning of the two different announcements that will be given. EVACUATIONS General Procedures: If evacuation of the building is needed we will follow the Emergency Evacuation Procedures. Evacuation to an on-campus location away from the building will be announced. Move students to: South soccer football field area South of track If necessary to evacuate the building to an off-campus location, move students to: Lighthouse Baptist Church, 4280 Hopeful Dr. (From the south side of the building proceed west to Hopeful Dr, Church is located just on the other side of Hopeful Dr. when going out the fence). S6-7

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BUILDING EVACUATION DRILL Our Building Evacuation Drill will be held, at the beginning of PERIOD (weather permitting). (A drill of this nature may be used in the future for such events as: a credible bomb threat, a serious disturbance in the building and/or a serious building maintenance emergency.) 1. We will begin the drill with a short informative announcement. We will then notify staff and students to exit the building, as we would exit during a fire drill. At approximately the drill will begin. The drill should take approximately 15 minutes. 2. Teachers are expected to exit the classroom with the folder attached to the classroom doors. This folder contains blue and green cards and the current student rosters for every class assigned to that room. Students are to remain with their teacher throughout the entire drill. Teachers please shut and lock your classroom doors as you exit your classroom. Leave all backpacks in the classroom. 3. Administrative Staff, Deans and Security will be in strategic locations to help mobilize students around the building down past the tennis courts and past the lower southwest parking log. We will all then congregate near the fences nearest Hopeful Drive. Attached is a map of the EVAUCATION ROUTE. 4. Students are not to go to their vehicles. Students are to stay on the sidewalks as far as possible and follow the directives of security and staff. 5. The fence posts are numbered to coordinate with your classroom number (in descending order). You are to take your students to your designated numbered posted area (each classroom number is attached to a fence post) and align the students accordingly. (Staff members not supervising students at this time are to report to the post outside the front of the sign that says STAFF.) Teachers are expected to take attendance from the student roster provided from their blue/green folder. Teachers are asked to supervise their students and to keep them focused, quiet and calm. If everything is okay hold up the Green card that s in your folder. If things aren t okay hold up the red card. As we are exiting the building, if you should see students that do not have a period classes wandering around, please direct them to the Southwest Parking area. They can report then to our Deans, Administrators or Security. S6-9

UPDATED BOMB THREAT PROCEDURES This outlines emergency procedures to protect students, staff and property against damage from illegally introduced explosive devices and to minimize disruption resulting from such threats. The protection of lives and property at the scene of a bomb threat is the responsibility of the Principal or Administrator until the situation is handed off to trained bomb disposal personnel. Even then, the principal remains responsible for the safety and welfare of the students and staff at the school. Prior notification will be received that a bomb has been introduced into the building. The notification may not contain the exact location of the bomb or the detonation time, and may be only a threat to disrupt events, a nuisance call or prank. If the bomb threat is received by telephone. * Immediately access the Bomb Threat Checklist, which should be located near the telephone. * Listen carefully to the threat and background noises in the call. Check the caller ID on the telephone and write down the telephone number. * Immediately complete the bomb threat checklist. * Notify the principal and/or building supervisor of the call immediately. * Call 911 to report threat. * Check the absentee list on students absent from school at the time of the threat * If we need to evacuate we will move everyone to the East or West accordingly and then to the athletic fields to the south. If a bomb threat is received in a written message. * Do not handle the note after you find out what it is. If possible, protect it for the police. * Copy the contents of the message for use by the principal or building supervisor, but do not photocopy the note. * Notify the principal and/or building supervisor of the call immediately. * Call 911to report threat. * Check the absentee list on students absent from school at the time of the threat If, in the judgment of the Principal/Administrator and the Police and/or Fire Department should be contacted, the following procedures will be followed: * Notify the police department of the threat through the dispatch center at 444-7000 or 911 if warranted. (Use your own judgment.) * A sector officer will respond for a report and to assist in the handling of the situation. * The principal will make the decision as to whether to evacuate and /or search. * The principal or designee will notify District Security (520-2287). * If evacuation is necessary, the evacuation will begin as soon as possible. If the bomb s possible location is known, clear an area around it by at least 300 feet. * A total building emergency evacuation may be conducted to allow the building to be searched. * The all call announcement to be used to cue teachers to search their classrooms right away will be: Anyone wishing to work on Sunday needs to contact the main office immediately. * A fire drill procedure should be used if the message or note specifies an immediate time for detonation. S6-10

* Generally speaking, police/fire personnel will not search premises, because they do not know what items might be suspicious or out of place in an individual building. The building staff should report any building/classroom suspicious objects. * The search should be done in a systematic manner with personnel given specific areas to search. * Operations personnel should be utilized to search all halls, restrooms, utility rooms, custodial areas and building grounds. Teachers should be utilized to search their assigned classrooms. Office staff should search office areas and closets. Personnel used in the search for the device should be informed that they are to search only and not touch or move the suspected device. * The location and description of the object if known or stated by the caller or note should be provided and reported to the Principal/Administrator by contacting the nearest Security Officer, Police Officer or Administrator. This information can then be relayed immediately to the police/fire department. When these agencies arrive they should be met and escorted to the scene. * The danger area should be identified and blocked off for a clear zone of at least 300 feet, include are below and above the object. * Check to see that all doors and windows are open to minimize primary damage from the blast and secondary damage from fragmentation. * Do not permit re-entry into the building until the device has been removed/disarmed and the building declared safe for re-entry. * Upon the arrival of the police/fire department, render all assistance requested and follow their advice and direction without question within their area of responsibility. * If school closure or cancellation of other District activities are involved in the recommendation provide by the police/fire department, contact the Superintendent s office for concurrence. * As some devices are triggered by radio wave frequencies, do not broadcast on cellular phones or walkie-talkie radios until the device has been removed by C.S.P.D. Walkietalkie s may be used to receive messages only. * Preserve the evidence. If threat is in a note or letter form, DO NOT allow anyone but the original reader to handle the paper! DO NOT PHOTOCOPY the note! * As the search of each area is completed a report is given to the Principal/Administrator, if all clear or any suspicious object(s) was found. Note: It is imperative that staff personnel involved in the search be instructed that their mission is only to search for and report suspicious objects; NOT to move, jar or touch the object or anything attached thereto. The removal/disarming of a bomb must be left to the professional in explosive ordnance disposal. S6-11

Bomb Threat Checklist Listen carefully. Be aware of accents, speech peculiarities, and indications of whether the caller is male or female. The following format is recommended to assist in the identification of the call and location/area where the call was made. Date of call: Gender of Caller: Male Female Time of call: Estimated age of caller: Time reported to principal or supervisor: Time incident report to police What was said by the caller: Callers Voice: Background Sounds: Calm Nasal Street noise Factory Angry Stutter Crockery machinery Excited Lisp Voices Animal noise Slow Raspy House noise Motor noise Rapid Deep Office Machinery Soft Ragged Explain what you heard: Loud Clearing throat Laughter Deep breathing Crying Cracking voice Threat Language: Normal Disguised Well spoken Incoherent Distinct Accent (educated) Slurred Familiar Foul Taped Irrational Message read by threat maker If voice familiar, who did it sound like? Any remarks made by the threat maker: Try and ask the following questions: Where is the bomb located?. What time will it go off?. What does it look like?. What kind of bomb is it?. Why are you threatening us?. Whom do you wish to hurt?. S6-12

SEVERE WEATHER/ TORNADO PROCEDURE Tornado drills are mandatory. We are required to hold two (2) tornado drills during the year. Each teacher shall instruct students on procedures for use during tornado drills. Staff will be advised of tornado watch conditions, by an announcement stating, There are severe weather conditions in our area. Staff should review emergency warning procedures with students. Signal: an announcement stating, There is a tornado warning for our area. * Staff and students are to proceed in a calm, quiet manner, to the designated areas. As teachers exit the classrooms with their students, teachers are required to keep their grade/attendance books with them during the drill. * For protection, lay face down, draw knees up under the body, cover the back of the head with hands and face the wall. * If you see or hear the tornado coming, do not wait for the warning signal. Go to your shelter area if there is time, if not, curl up on the floor and cover your head with your hands. * If weather and time permit windows and doors should be opened to minimize the pressure differences, and books, papers and loose items should be put in a safe place. * If a tornado warning is issued at the end of the school day, we will keep the students in school until it is safe for them to leave. No student will be dismissed from school during a tornado warning, unless the parent picks up the student. Position for All Crouch on elbows and knees and cover the back of your head with your hands. Students are to take protective position when the announcement is made, Everybody down! Tornado sighted! If a tornado should occur during lunch, students who are outside are to lie flat on the ground and cover their heads and faces with their arms. If the students can safely get to a low area to lie down, it is preferable. It is highly probable that if the weather conditions are factorable for a tornado, the students would be inside for lunch. In compliance with school board policy, teachers should take class time prior to the first regularly scheduled tornado drill during each given period to discuss with students the following items. Students will not have time to stop at their lockers When a tornado WARNING is announced, move immediately to your assigned cover area. Remain in the cover areas should not be cleared until the "ALL CLEAR" announcement has been made. All students are to evacuate the second floor of the building during any scheduled or nonscheduled tornado alarm. The elevator IS NOT to be used. Students with medical problems who are non-ambulatory or on crutches should report to the top of the main stairs (outside the library area). They will be assisted to a cover area. Announce the specific evacuation route for your classroom by telling students what doors, hallways or stairwells are used. Stress the need to move quietly and quickly out of the room and through hallways and stairwells. Students will leave their books and classroom materials on their desks, but should take their purses with them to avoid loss of money and/or valuables. S6-13

The teacher should keep the class together and supervise the class in transit to, and while in the cover area. The success of the drill or surviving an "emergency" will depend upon the speed with which the class moves and makes way for others. Teachers in classrooms arrange student chairs along the wall so that students may sit in them and incoming students can sit on the floor. ALL members of the staff, including teachers in planning periods, are needed help move students to their assigned cover area as well as assisting with supervision in the cover area. Under no circumstances shall students/staff remain on the second floor or be in the vicinity of windows. S6-14

SEVERE WEATHER/ TORNADO EVACUATION FIRST FLOOR EVACUATE TO THE FOLLOWING COVER AREAS ROOM COVER AREA 100 Remain in room 101 Remain in room 102 100 103 Remain in room 104A Remain in room 104B Remain in room 105 107 106 Remain in room 107 Remain in room 108 Remain in room 109 Remain in room 110 Remain in room 111 Remain in room 112 Remain in room 113 Move to room 107 115 Remain in room 116 Remain in room 117 Remain in room 118 Remain in room 119 Remain in room 120 Remain in room 122 Remain in room 140 142 141 142 142 Remain in room 150 Remain in room 151 Storeroom in Metals shop 152 (copy) Remain in room` 153 Auto Storeroom in Auto shop 154 Remain in room 156 Remain in room ROOM COVER AREA 158 Remain in room 159 Remain in room 160 Remain in room 161 Remain in room 162 Remain in room 163 Remain in room 164 Remain in room 166 Remain in room 170 Remain in room 171 - Pool Pool locker rooms 172A Remain in room 172B Remain in room 174 Wrestling room 176 Wrestling room Cafeteria Hallway between pool and wrestling room Spartan Room Room 341 Business Office Remain in room Stage/Auditorium Room 182 180 Remain in room 181 Music File Office 182 Remain in room 183 Room 182 184 Remain in room S6-15

SECOND FLOOR EVACUATE TO THE FOLLOWING COVER AREAS ON FIRST FLOOR ROOM # COVER AREA 200 Hallway by Counseling/Bathroom hallway 201 Room 104B 202 Hallway by Counseling Office 203 Room 104A 204 Hallway by Counseling/Bathroom Hallway 205 Room 106 206 Room 103 207 Room 107 208 Room Hallway by104b 210 Room 141 sophomore locker bay, 212 Discipline hallway first floor 213 Discipline hallway first floor 214 Discipline hallway first floor 215 Room 111 216 Hallway by Room 111 217 Room 111 218A Hallway by Room 111 218B Hallway by Room 111 219 Room 111 220 Room 109 221 Room 117 222 Room 116 223 New Wing Hallway, First Floor 224 New Wing Hallway, First Floor 225 New Wing Hallway, First Floor 226 Room 122 227 Room 120 228 Room 118 229 New Wing Hallway Room 119 230 Hallway by Counseling 233 Hallway by Copy Center 249 Main office via back door 250 Hallway by Copy Center 257 Hallway by Security first floor ROOM # COVER AREA 252 Hallway by Security first floor 253 Counseling via back door 254 Hallway by Security first floor 255 Hallway by Security first floor 256 Room 154 257 Room 158 258 Room 166 259 Room 164 260 Hallway by For.Lan. first floor 261 Hallway by For.Lan. first floor 262 Room 162 263 Room 163 Library/Comp. Labs Room 342/ Hallway 280 Wrestling room 281 Wrestling room 282 Wresting room Locker Rooms Wrestling room S6-16 8/12

Lightning Precaution Procedures When you are supervising students outside and you see lightning and hear thunder, students should be brought inside immediately. Other Emergencies Classroom Emergency Procedures * If there is an emergency in a classroom call 328-6413 or 328-6414, send another student to the office or call to another teacher and request that someone assist in the room immediately. * Additional support will be sent to the classroom immediately. Outside Emergency Procedures * In the event of an immediate threat to the safety of self or of students, * Communicate with office using a runner * Make sure the runner can explain the situation and knows the location. * Assistance will arrive * Follow instructions given. Medical Procedures * If a student or staff member has an injury, notify the attendance office (86413 or 86414) immediately. * If a student falls and is lying on the ground with possible neck or bone injuries, do not move the individual. * Employ emergency first aid and/or CPR, if necessary and if trained. * The principal or designee will determine whether the injury is an emergency. * If the injury demands more attention than the school is equipped to give, but is not an emergency, the parents will be contacted to pick up the student. * If the injury is life- threatening or demands immediate treatment beyond what the school can provide, the rescue squad and parents will be called. Paramedics will determine whether the student should be transported to the hospital. In the event of an injury outside the building * Remain with the injured person. * If a student falls and is lying on the ground with possible neck or bone injuries, do not move the individual. * Communicate with the office using runner. * Employ emergency first aid and/or CPR, if necessary and if trained. Potential Suicide Checklist * Suicide threats must always be taken seriously and intervention should be immediate. If a situation is potentially life threatening, students and staff need to recognize the issue of confidentiality does not apply. * Do not leave the individual alone. * Refer the individual to appropriate staff (principal, counselor, social worker) The counselor/principal will then: * Ask the student directly if he/she is thinking of suicide. * If there is a plan, how specific is it? * How lethal and available is the means? * Has there been a previous attempt? * Ask about feelings of anger and depression (crying, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, hopelessness) S6-17

* Ask about losses (deaths, family changes, peer relationships). * Ask whether the student has made final arrangements (giving away possessions, saying good-bye). * Contact student s parents and plan with them how to help the student. * Involve police and/or student protection if the parents are unable or unwilling to help. * Refer parents to appropriate services from physicians and mental health professionals. * Involve police in situations where the student is assessed to be in immediate danger and the parents cannot be located or are unable to help. Student/Staff Death Immediate actions to be taken by the building principal: * Obtain facts concerning the death(s). * Notify the Crisis Team if appropriate. * Decide on a time/place for a staff meeting. Follow through actions to be taken by the principal in conjunction with Counseling Team. * Update information concerning the death(s). * Develop a plan for the day. * Meet with all building staff. * Plan what to tell the students. * Plan for subs, if needed. * Notify other schools affected. * Identify students/staff most affected. Death in a Student s Immediate Family * Verification of death, * Inform the student s teacher, * Plan how to inform the student s peers, * Arrange to visit the family by appropriate school personnel, * Arrange for appropriate staff to attend services, * Identify people available to help the teacher talk with the student s classmates about the death and how to welcome a student back, * Assess counseling needs for the student when he/she returns to school. S6-18