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Shelter in Place
Shelter
in place is a special desingation used when a situation requires the
lock-down of the school campus in order to protect students and staff
from threats usually associated with, but not limited to, chemical or
environmental disasters.
The shelter in place order requires each building to:
- Turn off HVAC systems
- Bring all students on playgrounds or athletic fields inside the building
- Lock exterior doors and close open windows
- Allow
no one, including parents, visitors and staff, to enter or leave the
building until further instructions are recieved from the districts
crisis communication center.
Threat Assesment
Once
the District Crisis Communication Center receives additional
clarification from the local emergency officials, it will assign "levels
of threat" to the various areas of the district:
Level
1- requires continued operation of the shelter in place order until
further notice. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the building.
Level
2- allows schools to release students to parents who come to the school
while maintaining all other precautions required by shelter in place.
Level
3- allows schools to return to normal operation while staying on alert
for the possibility of reissuing the shleter in place if conditions
change.
All-Clear Notice
School
district officials will notify all schools as quickly as possible once
local emergency officials have given the "all-clear." Once campuses
receive the all-clear, they may return to normal operations.
Video Surveillance and Metal Detectors
Video
surveillance cameras have been placed in hallways, cafeteria, common
areas and on school grounds in an effort to maintain a safe learning
environmen for all students. Video taped from the system, or any
hand-held recorder, may be used as evidence in the disciplinary process
or in the prosecution of students and other indivudals allegedly
commiting crimes on campus.
Hand-Held
metal detectors may be used at random or when reasonable suspicion
exists that a student or other individual may have a prohibited weapon
or other contraband in his or her possession. Hand-held metal detectors
are used daily at the Guidance Center and the Summit.
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