Safety

Hold

In Your Room or Area, Clear the Halls

During a HOLD, hallways need to be cleared so personnel can handle a situation that does not pose a threat to students or staff, like a medical situation or an altercation.

Teachers should pull students from hallways into classrooms and take attendance. Close and lock classroom door. Learning and other activities continue, as normal. 

Remain in the classroom until the “All Clear” is announced

Students are trained to:

• Clear the hallways and remain in your room until the “All Clear” is announced
• Do business as usual

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Close and lock the door
• Account for students and adults
• Do business as usual

Secure (previously Lockout)

Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors.

During a Secure situation, the danger is considered to be outside of the building. School personnel ensure all perimeter doors are locked and bring any students involved in outside activities indoors. Learning and other activities continue, as normal.

Students are trained to:

• Return to inside of building
• Do business as usual

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Bring everyone indoors
• Lock outside doors
• Increase situational awareness
• Account for students and adults
• Do business as usual

Lockdown

Locks, Lights, Out of Sight

During a Lockdown, the danger may be inside the building. Learning community and individual classroom doors are secured, lights are turned off and students are kept quiet and in place indoors.

Students are trained to:

• Move away from sight
• Maintain silence
• Do not open the door

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Recover students from hallway, if possible
• Lock classroom door
• Turn out the lights
• Move away from sight
• Maintain silence
• Do not open the door
• Prepare to evade or defend

Evacuation

Follow the Directions

During an evacuation, students are moved away from possible danger, in a quick, orderly process.

Students are trained to:

• Leave stuff behind
• If possible, bring your phone
• Follow instructions

Adults and Staff are trained to:

• Lead students to Evacuation location
  • Account for students and adults
  • Notify if missing, extra or injured students or adults

Shelter in Place

Follow the Directions 

When a school is sheltering in place, students and staff take actions to protect themselves from a potential danger (tornado, hazardous material, wildland fire, etc.).  

HAZARD TYPE AND RESPONSE

• Tornado: Evacuate to shelter area
• Earthquake: Drop, cover and hold
• Hazmat: Seal the room

Students are trained in:

• Use appropriate safety strategy for the hazard

Adults and Staff are trained in:

• Lead safety strategy
• Account for students and adults
• Notify if missing, extra or injured students or adults

Reunification

Bringing students and families back together

In some situations it may be necessary for families to pick up their children either from their school or another location, like another BVSD facility or a community center.

When asked, a parent or guardian, will need to come to a reunification center. We encourage each family to only send one adult, rather than multiple family members.

Parents and guardians will need to fill in a reunification card and show photo identification.

Students will be released ONLY to parents/guardians who are documented as emergency contacts Students will be released ONLY to parents/guardians who are documented as emergency contacts. We are responsible for ensuring an accountable exchange.

The reunification process can be time-consuming. Please be patient.