We wanted to
share the five safety drills your students will participate in as part of our
comprehensive safety plan. The goal of
practicing the drills is to help our students feel safe at school and to know
what to do should an emergency arise. We
are sharing this information with you so you may discuss the drills with your
students. Below is a brief description
of the drills that will be practiced:
Evacuation: How to exit the school in a quick
and orderly manner. This is most
typically used for a fire drill. Each class follows an exit route and are
accounted for while waiting quietly with teachers outside the building. We practice fire drills one time per month. No one can enter the school during an
students are kept safe inside the school when there is a potential threat
outside of our school. We make sure all
students are inside the building behind secured perimeter doors. Business as usual continues within the school
and parents are able to enter the school through the main doors showing proper
Lockdown: How students are kept safe when
there is a potential threat within the school.
Students practice staying quiet and unseen within classrooms, closest
classrooms and restrooms (if they are not in their classroom). Nobody may leave
their classroom during a lockdown and entry into the school is not permitted.
the Playground: How
to get inside the school quickly and orderly in the event that there is a
potential threat outside of the school during recess. Students will learn the signal to stop what
they are doing, enter the school through the closest door and proceed to the
closest safe area within the school. Parents are able to enter the school
through the main doors showing proper identification.
Drill: How to move
students to a safe place in our school and how to utilize the “duck and cover”
position. Students will move to
designated safe areas within the building.
No one can enter the school during a Tornado Warning because the office
staff will be in their designated safe areas.
encourage you to talk to your students about what to do both at school and at
home in the event of a crisis.
If you have
any questions about any of our safety procedures please don’t hesitate to
contact us at 720.886.2900.