Emergency Basics
This is the first thing students should try to do during any emergency.
Remain calm
What should students do first when they receive instructions about an intruder emergency?
Remain calm and listen carefully.
During an evacuation, students should stay with this person.
Teacher
During a Soft Lockdown, students generally remain where?
Inside their classroom/room.
What should you do when the fire alarm sounds?
Stop what you are doing and follow evacuation directions.
During an emergency, students should carefully listen to this person.
teacher/staff member
If your teacher directs the class to evacuate because there is a safe exit, what should you do?
Follow the teacher and evacuate safely
According to the school procedure, should students turn the lights off while evacuating?
No.
What happens to the classroom door during a Soft Lockdown?
It is locked.
Should you stop to collect your backpack, phone, or other belongings?
No. Leave them and evacuate.
True or False: An emergency drill is a good time to joke around with friends.
false
f evacuating, should students move toward the danger or away from it?
Away from the danger.
Students should stay away from these while evacuating.
Lockers? Corridors
True or False: Students should leave the classroom to see what is happening during a Soft Lockdown.
False
How should students move through the hallway during a fire drill?
Quickly, calmly, and without running or pushing.
Why is it important to stay quiet during an emergency?
So directions and important information can be heard.
You are outside the classroom when an emergency begins. Should you automatically try to return to your classroom?
No. Follow staff/emergency directions and move to a safe location.
When evacuating, students should use what exit?
The nearest safe exit / the exit directed by staff.
A student hears something happening in the hallway during a Soft Lockdown. What should the student do?
Stay in the room, remain calm, and follow staff directions.
Once outside, where should students go?
To their assigned/designated assembly area with their class.
Your friend wants to leave the group because they forgot something in the classroom. What should you do?
Stay with the group and follow the teacher’s directions.
After safely evacuating, why is checking in with the school important
So the school knows you are safe and can account for everyone.
Why does the teacher take attendance after the class reaches the evacuation location?
To make sure every student is accounted for
Why might a school use a Soft Lockdown even when there is no intruder?
To keep students safe during another emergency, such as a medical situation.
When is it safe to go back into the school?
Only after staff or emergency personnel give the all-clear.