LOCKDOWN will be announced over the PA system

Students in the hallway and bathrooms should be brought into the classroom or office at the discretion of the teacher.

Move students away from the doors and windows, tell them to sit or lay down on the floor.

Close and lock classroom and office doors, turn off lights and audio visual equipment, close window blinds.

Cover the classroom door window if possible.

Get a laptop or cellphone to follow the building's communication protocols.

Remain in classroom or office areas until further notice.

Make a list of absent or missing students.

Ignore fire alarms and all bells. 

If outside the building at the time of the lockdown, students and staff should report immediately to the designated Student Evacuation Site.

Do not break lockdown until administration or the police key into your room and release you.

An announcement will be made with all pertinent instructions.

Instruction may continue.

Close and lock classroom doors and windows.

You may allow students on your roster back into the classroom if they were out when the lockdown was announced.

If outside the building, immediately return to your classroom.

All exterior doors should be closed, locked, and monitored by designed staff members.

No one is allowed to enter, or leave, the building without approval of the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team or until an announcement is made.

Instruct students and visitors to evacuate to the Student Evacuation Site.

Be prepared to take alternate evacuation routes if necessary.

Close your door, turn off lights, and bring your Emergency Classroom Backpack.

Take attendance at the Student Evacuation Site, report absences to the School Incident Commander.

Follow building missing student reporting protocol

Stay at the Student Evacuation Site until further instructions.

No one is allowed to re-enter the building until an All Clear signal is given by administration/ assigned member of the school safety team

See Fire Drill Color Code

Students and staff who are outside will immediately move into the building and proceed to the classroom, office, or designated shelter areas.

Remain in the classroom, office, or shelter areas until further notice.

Take attendance, and report any missing students to administration/ assigned member of the school safety team

No one is allowed to leave the building until an All Clear signal is given by the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team.

Move students and visitors into the designated shelter areas.

Close doors and windows.

Bring any emergency supplies with you to the shelter area.

Have everyone kneel down and be ready to cover their head with their arms and hands to protect them from debris.

Take attendance at the shelter areas and report absences to the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team.

If outside, move inside the building to designated shelter areas.

Stay at the designated shelter areas until receiving further instructions.

Remain in the shelter area until All Clear signal is given by the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team.

Anyone receiving information about a bomb threat or observing anything suspicious should report it to the School Incident Commander.

Anyone who receives a bomb threat by telephone should utilize the Bomb Threat Checklist

Do not close classroom windows or doors.

Visually scan the room for unusual or suspicious noises, items, or objects.

The visual scan should include all low, middle, and high areas of the room.

Do not touch anything that looks suspicious.

Use a classroom phone to call the main office to report any suspicious items or noises.

If evacuation is ordered, proceed to the designated Student Evacuation Site.

Do not use cell phones, two way radios, or pages within a half mile radius of the school.

Take daily class roster with you, and bring your Emergency Classroom Backpack.

Take attendance at the Student Evacuation Site and report any absences to the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team.

Stay at the Student Evacuation Site until receiving further instructions.

No one is allowed to re-enter the building until an All Clear signal is given by the administration/ assigned member of the school safety team.