Director of School Support
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Standard Response Protocol
Starting this year, we have a new Standard Response Protocol (SRP) in response to emergencies that may occur. Students and staff will be training, practicing, and drilling the protocol.
The premise is simple - there are five specific actions that can be performed during an incident. When communicating these, the action is labeled with a “Term of Art” and is then followed by a “Directive.” Execution of the action is performed by active participants, including students, staff, teachers and first responders. The same terminology will be communicated to parents/caregivers in messaging from the District. The SRP is based on the following actions: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter.
Hold
Hold is followed by the directive: "In Your Room or Area" and is the protocol used when hallways need to kept clear of occupants.
Students are trained to:
Clear the hallways and remain in
their area or 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
Secure is followed by the directive: "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors." and is the protocol used to safeguard people within the building.
Students are trained to:
Return to inside of building
Do business as usual
Adults and staff are trained to:
Bring everyone indoors
Lock the outside doors
Increase situational awareness
Account for students and adults
Do business as usual
Chris Lingen
Julie Claymon
District Safety & Security Coordinator
507.328.4300 | Email Julie
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Download the Standard Response Protocols one pager in the languages below.
Lockdown
Lockdown is followed by the directve: "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight" and is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place. Note that we are still using the ABCs in a lockdown situation.
Students are trained to:
Move away from sight
Maintain silence
Do not open the door
Adults and staff are trained to:
Recover students from the hallway if possible
Lock the classroom door
Turn out the lights
Move away from sight
Maintain silence
Do not open the door
Prepare to evade or defend
Evacuate
Evacuate “to a [stated location]” is used to move people from one location to a different location in or out of the building.
Students are trained to:
Leave stuff behind if required to
If possible, bring their phone
Follow instructions
Adults and staff are trained to:
Bring roll sheet and Go Bag (unless instructed not to bring anything with them, dependent on reason for
evacuation.)
Lead students to Evacuation location
Account for students and adults
Report injuries or problems using Red Card/Green Card method.
Shelter
“State Hazard and Safety Strategy” is used for group and self protection.
Hazards might include:
Tornado
Hazmat
Earthquake
Tsunami
Safety Strategies might include:
Evacuate to the shelter area
Seal the room
Drop, cover, and hold
Get to high ground
Students are trained in:
Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies
Adults and staff are trained in:
Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies
Accounting for students and adults
Report injuries or problems using Red Card/Green
Card method.
Notifications
Drills
As a school district, we are required to have five drills during the school year. These drills prepare students for a variety of scenarios, and include hold, evacuations, secure, shelter, lock down. Note that RPS does not do active-shooter simulations.
Prior to when your student(s)’ school doing a lockdown the drill, school admin will send home information about the lock down drill. Parents will have the option to opt their students out of a drill. Please contact your principal with any questions.