• Information will be provided to parents through: automated phone calls and texts, District or school websites, email, and local TV broadcast – depending on the circumstances of the emergency.
• During an emergency, students may not have access to a personal cell phone.

• Ensure your personal safety first, because your child will be cared for at school until you arrive.
• Walk to school if possible, because streets may be unsafe or dangerous to navigate.
• Leave a note at home indicating when you left and where you went, as others may look for you.

• The primary role of a school is to care for the safety and welfare of the children; school is one of the safest places for students to be during an emergency.
• School personnel will remain on duty for the duration of an emergency.

• Driver’s license or other photo identification
• Cell phone (for updates)
• Medical information and medication, if applicable

• Prepare to arrive calm, patient, and ready to follow school personnel directions; encourage others to do the same.
• Parents will be expected to wait outside the school until all students are accounted for, and authorized personnel begin the Student Release Process.
• Students will be released in an orderly manner, to ensure safety and properly account for all students.

• Parent emergency designees will line up to inform school representatives which student they are picking up.
• School employees will match names of parents/emergency designees to names with the emergency pick-up list. Only individuals listed on the emergency card will be allowed to pick up students.
• Parents/Emergency Card designees will sign the student out.

• Lock all exterior doors, lock, and monitor the main access door.
• Monitor the movement of students, particularly between classes.
• Movement is limited to the inside of the building.
• Students and staff shall remain inside the building.
• Block visibility into classrooms from exterior windows and doors.

• Close and lock all exterior/classroom doors.
• Conduct accountability procedures. Display appropriate status cards, if the plan requires them.
• Staff and students DO NOT leave the classroom; continue classroom instruction or normal activities within the classroom.
• DO NOT contact the office unless you have pertinent information or an emergency.
• Announce for all visitors/vendors inside of the building to return to the office.

• If safe to do so, lock exterior doors (primarily applicable when multiple buildings exist).
• Immediately ensure classroom doors are locked and consider barricading interior classroom doors.
• All persons move out of sight in locked rooms. Turn off lights if visibility is possible from interior windows and doors.
• Remain silent and place all phones on silent mode.
• School officials shall also get into lockdown position.

Evacuation: threat inside of the building that requires occupants to get out of the building, or when there is a threat outside of the building that is far enough away to safely evacuate to a relocation site.

Reverse Evacuation: threat exists on the exterior of the school and students, faculty, and staff are at risk of being harmed by the threat. Incidents will require individuals to immediately go back into the building or into another location, which may lead to a shelter-in-place or lockdown.

During a shelter-in-place, students are moved (or remain) inside for their safety because there is severe weather or an environmental or chemical threat to the well-being of students. Shelter in place uses school buildings to provide protection from the outdoor environment. There are several reasons a school may initiate a shelter-in-place, including tornado warnings, chemical spills in the area, brush fires, or any airborne contaminants. School administrators and district officials work closely with government agencies during a shelter-in-place to maximize student safety.

The level of activity allowed on campus during a shelter-in-place varies by the incident, and decisions about student movement and services within the campus are based on what is safest for students in each incident. Parents will receive information and updates about the status of a school shelter-in-place through mass emergency notification systems.