Emergency Response
Emergencies: Staff, Students and the Administration are encouraged to be on the lookout for any suspicious packages, articles of luggage, situations or behaviors which may be construed as violent or threatening to the school population. Any questionable material or activity should be quickly reported to an administrator. The administration will decide what and which corrective measures to take and the course of action.
Courses of action fall into two main categories.
- Remain (includes Lock Down)
- Evacuate
Remain
- Earthquake, everybody does only one thing: DUCK, COVER AND HOLD.
- Lock Down – All windows should be closed and doors are to be locked
all personnel are to be directed to be silent and directed to the most protected location in the area of the school where they are currently at.
Evacuate:
- It is important that the staff and student are conscious of the presence of those with any type of disability. The unique and special needs of this portion of the schools community can only be maintained with the compassion and assistance of staff and fellow students.
- The administration will maintain direct communications with each other via cell phone if they wind up outside direct vocal communications distance.
- Evacuation, the route to be taken and gathering location will be announced by the administration using the phones public address option or through vocal projection in the main hallway.
- There are three evacuation routes: front side and rear doors.
- Instructors are encouraged to leave taking the grade book for the day to assist in accounting for all students.
- Instructors in clinic area are responsible for informing and assisting any clients having services performed at the time.
- All areas of the facility will be searched and all people accounted for.
- Everyone will assemble at the announced place
- A determination will be made of who if anyone is in most need of medical aid.
- The administration will communicate the first aid and rescue needs to internal and external medical and rescue crews.
- Any additional concerns and findings should be reported to the administration.
- The administration will when deemed safe, terminate the evacuation order and coordinate a return to the facility.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND HOW TO USE THEM
The Fire Extinguishers located throughout the school are Dry Chemical Extinguishers. They can be used for Electrical and All types of fires. The building map shows the Extinguisher locations and Pull Box locations. Maps are also located on the back of each class room door. Please follow these directions for Extinguisher operation:
- Stand 8 to 20 feet from the fire.
- Hold the Extinguisher upright.
- Pull back the safety lock on top (yellow knob).
- Aim the Hose at the bottom of the fire.
- Squeeze the top handle all the way down, then let go, repeat if necessary.
- Spray from side to side.
- Replace the safety lock after using (yellow knob).
- Be prepared for the next fire.
PLEASE, Report Fire Extinguisher usage immediately to an Administrator of the School.