Emergency Drills
1. After signal is given, form line outside the classroom
2. Check that everyone has left the classroom, take student roster
3. Walk quietly to Assembly Area
4. Take and report attendance, notify GILA Supervisor as soon as possible
5. Wait for the All Clear and return to classroom
What are the steps to take during a fire drill?
A student asks for a band aid because they have a hangnail that they got earlier in the day.
What level of incident is this, what steps need to be taken?
This is not considered a reportable incident, you may give the student a band aid.
Place the steps in the correct order.
- Create a GILA Mandated Reporter and SCAR Form.
- Call DCFS.
- Make sure the student is not left unattended.
- Follow instructions given by DCFS.
- Contact your supervisor.
- Make sure the student is not left unattended.
- Contact your supervisor.
- Call DCFS.
- Follow instructions given by DCFS.
- Create a GILA Mandated Reporter and SCAR Form.
True or False:
You can post your students grades on your personal social media to share how well they are doing!
False! Under FERPA, you are not allowed to share your students' names, address, grades, photos, or other incidents,
You're in the Girls Inc. room for recess/social club with 20 students when you start to feel an earthquake.
What steps do you take?
Instruct students to crouch under table, chair, etc. Use hands to protect the back of their neck. Wait until you get the all clear from school faculty to line up at the door. Walk out to designated meeting area with students. Take attendance. As soon as you can, contact your supervisor to notify them of what's happening.
1. Drop to the knees with back to a window, place head in lap, and clasp hands behind the neck
2. Wait quietly for further instructions
3. Update necessary parties when appropriate including Girls Inc. supervisors
What are the steps to take when there is gunfire or a blast nearby?
A student is speaking negatively about other students in program but you or the volunteer resolve it quickly.
A student has a headache but doesn't want to go home.
What level are these incidents and who needs to be notified?
These are considered level 1 incidents, no further communication is needed with additional parties.
What is 36 hours?
You have what seems like hundreds of students excited to join Girls Inc! You become overwhelmed with students submitting applications that you leave applications out and about instead of in your binder. You realize that you've lost 5 applications and now there are students sharing with you that they know the address of another student because their application fell into the wrong hands.
What type of violation could this be considered?
What is a FERPA violation?
Your students are using scissors today for a craft. Out of nowhere, you hear a group of students getting loud, and you finally notice that one of your girls has cut her finger. You can’t immediately tell how deep the cut is, but the student is visibly scared and the other girls are also getting loud and scared.
What do you do? Extra points available
Try your best to calm the girls down. Check to see if the school nurse is still on site. If not, have the student go wash their hands to get a better understanding of how deep the cut is. As soon as possible, notify your PSM. If necessary, contact their parents, emergency services, etc. Utilize other adults to help keep the rest of the students busy.
1. Get under desk/table, place head as far as possible between knees
2. After signal is given, form line outside the classroom
3. Check that everyone has left the classroom, take student roster
4. Walk quietly to Assembly Area
5. Take and report attendance, notify GILA Supervisor as soon as possible
What are the steps to take during an earthquake drill?
A student has a nosebleed in the middle of program.
Students are making fun of another student who is clearly uncomfortable that leads to a physical altercation where one student receives a bruise.
A student shares with you a previous time where they had thoughts of self-harm but have no current plan.
What level are these incidents and who needs to be notified?
These are level 3 incidents and require notifying the student's guardians, GILA Program Site Manager, GILA Chief Program Officer, and the school principal/liaison.
An incident report also needs to be made.
A student discloses to you that their family doesn't have a lot of food at home because their mom has a new job. They always tell you that they're hungry but don't eat the school food because they don't like it and look forward to when their family member picks them up because they get them bags of chips.
What would your next steps be?
Talk to your PSM, check in with your school liaison to see if there are any resources for the family.
This is not an incident that needs to be reported to DCFS until you know if it is considered neglect.
Program ended 15 minutes ago and you have one student who has not been picked up. After calling home, their adult asks if you can drive them home because they only live a few minutes away.
What do you do?
Kindly tell their adult we are not allowed to give them a ride home. We are not able to drive any students in our personal vehicles per the LAUSD Code of Conduct
You overhear 2 of your students giggling and talking about using an AI chatroom with inappropriate prompts.
What do you do?
Use open ended questions to find out more information about what they are talking about. Notify your PSM as soon as you can. Notify your school liaison. Connect with your student's guardians.
1. PA Announcement over intercom
2. Remain in classroom, head to nearest classroom with students and lock all doors and windows
3. Have students face away from windows
4. Turn off lights, cell phones, appliances
5. Take and report attendance, notify GILA supervisor as soon as possible
What are the steps in a lockdown?
A student comes to you and shares they are having suicidal thoughts and have a plan to carry out their thoughts.
A student comes to program under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A student falls while playing a game and breaks their arm, requiring us to call for an ambulance.
What level are these incidents and who needs to be notified?
These are considered level 4 incidents and require notifying the student's guardians, GILA Program Site Manager, GILA Chief Program Officer, GILA CEO, and school principal
An incident report also needs to be made.
True or False:
You should ask a student leading questions to get the whole story because that will help you when calling DCFS
False!
Ask open ended questions like "Is there anything else you would like to share?"
You went on the Summer Friday's field trip and can't wait to show your TikTok fans what we did. The only videos you got include our Girls Inc. girls faces.
Should you post it?
No, but you can repost what is posted on the Girls Inc. social media pages!
You are facilitating a class when a group of 3 girls enters your class aggressively saying they are there to fight one of the girls in your class.
What do you do?
Make sure you and your students are safe. Utilize your volunteers to keep your students away from the situation. Try to keep the non-Girls Inc. girls out of the room. Find a way to communicate with school admin. When possible, tell your PSM.
1. Classes remain in their room, direct any students to nearest classroom
2. Face away from windows
3. Close all doors and windows and move students away from any sources of outside air
4. Turn off HVAC units, gas, lights, power equipment, and appliances
5. Cover any vents or holes with paper, posters, or plastic. Use wet paper towels to fill gaps under doors or windows. Place laminated posters over vents.
6. Take and report attendance.
7. Stay in protected area until further instructions are given.
What are the steps to take when sheltering-in-place?
A student needs to use the restroom in the middle of program to throw up.
Students are shouting at each other and start pushing on another.
Student makes a joke about self-harm but it is clearly a joke.
A student tells you that their friend has been drinking alcohol but there is no evidence to support it.
What level are these incidents and who needs to be notified?
These are level 2 incidents and require notifying the student's guardians, GILA Program Site Manager, and the school principal if directed by PSM
An incident report also needs to be made.
You hear a few of your students talk about how one of their teachers makes weird comments about their looks in class. They also tell you that this teacher has touched them inappropriately before.
What do you do?
Use open-ended questions to get as much information from the students. Ensure that the students are safe. Contact your school liaison. Notify your PSM as soon as possible. Begin the mandated reporter protocol.
One of your students requested to follow you on TikTok and messaged, "Hi Miss!"
What do you do?
Do not respond, you may block them if that makes you feel more comfortable. If they bring it up next week in program, you can encourage them to follow the Girls Inc. social media accounts instead.
You notice one of your volunteers is quieter than usual on this day. You have 15 minutes left in class and you have some downtime because the girls are busy finishing a project. You casually ask your volunteer if they are okay, and they respond saying they are upset and are actually in a pretty difficult place in life. She finishes her statement by saying that she wishes she would just get into a car accident on the way home, maybe even just cause it herself.
What do you do?
Consult with your PSM, let your volunteer know that if they need to take time off that they may do so. If appropriate and comfortable, offer the National Suicide Prevention hotline (found in your binder).