Hold
The directive used for a Hold protocol.
What is “HOLD! In your room or area. Clear the halls.?”
The directive used for a Secure protocol.
What is "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors"?
The directive used for a Lockdown protocol.
What is "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight"?
The standard announcement for an Evacuate protocol.
What is "Evacuate to [a location to be specified]"?
The directive for Shelter.
What is "Shelter for [Hazard] and [Safety Strategy]"?
During a Hold, this is how business should proceed within the classroom.
What is “business as usual”?
The primary reason for initiating a Secure action.
What is a threat or hazard outside of the school building?
The primary reason for initiating a Lockdown.
What is a threat or hazard inside the building?
Two items that should be brought during an evacuation
What are evacuation kits and classroom evacuation folders
The specific safety strategy for a tornado hazard.
What is evacuate to shelter area?
This is the primary purpose of a "Hold" command.
What is to keep hallways clear for an event happening inside the building.
This activity is allowed inside the building during a Secure, while exterior access is restricted.
What is "business as usual"?
These are the three main physical actions students/staff take during a Lockdown.
What are moving away from sight, maintaining silence, and not opening the door?
A common internal hazard that necessitates an evacuation.
What is a fire, gas leak, or bomb threat?
The specific safety strategy for a severe weather hazard.
What is remain indoors and move away from windows?
The person/people responsible for clearing the hallways during a Hold.
Who are staff (teachers, administration, SERT)
A specific environmental example that might trigger a Secure.
What is police activity in the neighborhood or a dangerous animal on campus?
If a fire alarm sounds during a Lockdown, this is the protocol to follow.
What is look, listen and evaluate prior to leaving your safe place.
The action students should take if they are separated from their class during an evacuation.
What is join the nearest class evacuation line and notify the teacher at the evacuation area?
The specific safety strategy for a hazardous materials (HazMat) release.
What is seal the room?
This is what students who are in the hallway should do when a Hold is announced.
What is return to their classroom or the nearest supervised area?
During a Secure, this is the status of students who were at recess or outside.
What is they must immediately return inside the building?
The expected time for law enforcement to release a Lockdown.
What is "longer than you want to hear" (HOURS and hours)?
The final step once a class reaches the designated evacuation location.
What is taking attendance and reporting status?
The safety strategy for tsunami hazard
What is get to high ground?