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Secure in place/ lockdown
SJE is an active community. We often have volunteers in the building. Last year we had to “secure in place” a few times due to medical situations and volunteers in the building did not know what the expectations were for “Secure in place”. Please read the information below for an overview of our secure and place and lockdown procedures. We will have a drill in the coming weeks.
Secure In Place (soft lockdown)
Signals “Secure in Place” stated 3 times
This lockdown procedure will be used in cases where there is no imminent danger within our building. Examples of times when secure in place might be used:
- The need for emergency personnel (paramedics, etc.) to be in our building
- Custody issues (non-custodial parent seeking entry into the building)
- Neighborhood issues (notification of nearby robbery, police chase, etc.)
Secure in place will be announced over the PA. Teachers should close, lock classroom doors and cover the door's window. Students who are out of the room at the time that a secure in place lockdown is announced should be allowed to enter the room. No student or adult should leave the room once the announcement has been made. Students will not leave classrooms to change classes, to get class materials from the hallway, etc., until the end of the secure in place has been announced.
All Clear Signal: “All Clear”
Lockdown
Signals “Lock Down” stated 3 times
When a full building lockdown is called via the PA, it will be up to the classroom teacher to determine whether to hide in the classroom or to exit the classroom and the building.
In a situation where the teacher determines that it is appropriate to flee the building, students will line up, hold hands, and exit together. It will be up to the teacher to decide where to go upon leaving the building, depending on the situation. Teachers should have cell phones and class emergency folders with them as they exit. Regardless of the direction chosen, students should continue to hold hands. Move as far away from the building and head into the neighborhood away from the open SJE fields as quickly as possible.
Should a teacher determine that the safest plan is to hide, students and teachers should move to the back of the classroom, away from the door and windows. Students must remain quiet and in place until the door is opened by emergency personnel or administration.
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