EMERGENCY ACTION GUIDE
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Emergency telephone numbers to be used by school personnel in the event of an emergency in the school; |
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Emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a major disaster such as flood, bomb threat, fallen aircraft, chemical accident, severe windstorm, explosion, fire, earthquake, power failure, war, civil disturbance, death of student/staff member, and threat to personal safety; |
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Warning signals that will alert students and school personnel to each disaster; |
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Specific recommendations in the form of basic actions; and |
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Psychological first aid guidelines. |
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General |
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Mass panic can be one of the greatest dangers to students. Staff members should remember that in times of stress, students will look for leadership to those who are normally in a position of leadership. REMAIN CALM, size up the situation, and take action based on known facts. |
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Each teacher MUST KEEP THE CLASS REGISTER OR ENROLLMENT SHEET OF PUPILS READILY AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES in order to take roll in an emergency. The teacher will remain with students until directed otherwise. |
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A well-prepared and tested plan for prompt and positive protection minimizes injuries and loss of life in a major disaster. |
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This plan outlines actions which the staff may be called upon to execute in an emergency. |
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All staff members must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of this plan. |
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In the absence of orders from the Superintendent, each school principal is authorized and directed to implement plans as described herein or take such action as may be necessary to save lives and mitigate the effects of disasters. |
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The Principal may implement one or more of these emergency actions in coping with a disaster. |
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The Day/Lead Custodian, with the assistance of maintenance personnel, is assigned as the liaison between the District Office and the schools in the event phones are inoperative. |
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During an emergency period or condition created by a disaster, minor students may only be released to the parent, guardian, or other adult specified on the Disaster Emergency Card. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY. The dismissal of students from the school shall be governed by the emergency procedures outlined in this handbook. However, this policy does not preclude the exercise of professional judgment by an administrator when the circumstances of the situation indicate the dismissal to be in the best interest of the student. |
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EMERGENCY ACTIONS |
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Action: STAND-BY The warning at the school shall be disseminated by a steady ring or blast for at least twenty (20) seconds. Action: STAND-BY means to bring students into the classroom or to hold students in the classroom pending receipt of further instructions. |
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Action: GO HOME The warning at the school shall be disseminated by written communication to all staff followed by oral confirmation over PA system or five (5) long bells or blasts. If the electronic communication system is inoperative, the warning will be limited to a written communication delivered by an adult. Action: GO-HOME means to dismiss all classes and send students to their homes by the most expeditious means. Action: GO HOME should be considered by the principal only if there is time to return students safely to their homes. It is the District's policy that students would NOT be sent home during the school day unless there were no other alternatives and only under the following conditions: |
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There is a parent or responsible adult at home; |
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There is no danger between school and home, and student could arrive safely; and |
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If there is a danger between school and home: |
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Student would be transported home; or |
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Student would be kept at school or other safe place until parent or responsible adult picked the student up. At the end of the school day students would be dismissed at normal time unless an emergency still existed. If an emergency still existed the above three (3) conditions would apply for release of students. |
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Action: LEAVE BUILDING The warning signal at the school for Action: LEAVE BUILDING shall be six (6) sets of ten (10) rings or blasts with five (5) second intervals. Action: LEAVE BUILDING means to effect the orderly movement of students and staff from inside the school building to an outside area of safety when anything occurs which might make the school uninhabitable. |
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Action: TAKE COVER The Action: TAKE COVER from enemy attack signal at each school is disseminated by a series of short-long rings or blasts with two (2) second pauses repeated ten times. Action: TAKE COVER means to take shelter. If adequate shelters are not available, full utilization must be made of shielded areas within the school building. Every precaution must be taken to minimize the possibility of injury by flying objects such as shattered glass or other debris. |
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Action: DROP The warning for some emergencies is the beginning of the disaster itself, such as the shaking of the earth in an earthquake, discharge of a weapon or an intense light and sound in nuclear attack. In emergencies such as these, the Action: DROP command should be given immediately. Students should remain prone until directed to move. Students should be instructed to react in the same manner even if they are enroute to the classroom, or if the teacher is temporarily absent from the classroom. Inside School Action: DROP means that students and staff are to immediately take protective position under desks or tables with back to windows. Everyone should drop to their knees lower head, close eyes, and hold onto desk or table. Outside School If an earthquake occurs, the Action: DROP command should be given only after students have moved away from the buildings. If an enemy attack occurs, the Action: DROP command should be given immediately; however, those students within a few steps of any solid object (tree, ditch or curbing) should get behind it and lie prone with heads away from the light or blast. Cover as much skin surface as possible, close eyes and cover ears. |
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Action: "DIRECTED TRANSPORTATION" Warning: Under certain conditions, Civil Defense or Police officials may attempt to move people from an area of danger to an area of safety. Instructions from the authorities could come to the school via telephone, regular radio broadcast, or on the emergency broadcast system. The method of disseminating this warning at the school will, if at all possible, be by telephone message from the District Office. Action: "DIRECTED TRANSPORTATION" is considered appropriate only when directed by competent Civil Defense or Police authority. It may be appropriate for, but not limited to, movement away from: |
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Flood; |
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Fire; |
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Fallout area; and |
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Blast area. |
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Action: "CONVERT SCHOOL" Action: "CONVERT SCHOOL" consists of: |
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Alerting school staff by administration; |
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Preparation of school for conversion into a congregate care center, emergency hospital, or first aid station; |
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Action: "CONVERT SCHOOL" will be implemented only upon request of proper Civil Defense, American National Red Cross officials, or direction of the school district. |
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Schools have been predesignated for disaster use as congregate care centers to afford housing, feeding, and essential care to disaster victims. |
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