Welcome

Stephen Spencer; CEMPDirector of Safety

Emergency ManagerWilson County Schools

spencers@wcschools.com

School Safety

• Does Not Occur Automatically Because of The Big Plan Book in the School Office

• Lots of Radios on the hips of important people

• Or, there is a Police Officer in the building with a badge and a gun

School Safety

• School safety is about the little things– Being attentive to your surroundings– Know your students and their families – Thinking outside the box if something occurs– It’s taking preventive measures in everything you do

to be one step ahead and ready to respond– Not forgetting that you allowed Johnny to go see the

school nurse or Susie to go to the restroom– It’s about keeping yourself mentally prepared to react

and respond– Remaining Calm under pressure

School Safety

• Recommendations – Keeping your student roll book up to date and available at all

times• Take with you:

– Cafeteria– Playground– Field Trips

– During instruction time keep door closed and locked– Where ever you are in the building know where your exits are– Don’t be afraid to initiate the school emergency operations plan

if you know there is danger. – Know what resources are around you that may be used in a

crisis – Treat every drill as the real event

STAY CALM!!

• If you want to make a scary situation worse allow your students to know you are upset and worried.

Emergency Operations Plan

• When the plan is fully implemented– Bullet point instructions every classroom door– Evacuation Route every classroom door– Some of you may serve a role for your schools EOP

• EOP 101– Each school will have a Crisis Management Team

• Crisis Team Leader (Typically Asst. Principal)• Communications Officer• Logistics Officer• SRO• Medical Team• Floor Sweepers• Access and Functional Needs Attendants• Counselors

Emergency Operations Plan

• Fire– Notify your students that this is a fire drill– Ask them to walk not run– Pickup your roll book– Close but do not lock the classroom doors

behind you– Exit the building to your assigned location– Take role of your students – Notify the Floor Sweeper for your zone that all

students are accounted or who’s missing

Emergency Operations Plan

• Lockdown– If during class change gather those immediately around you into

your classroom– Close and lock the door – Cover the door window – Close blinds to outside windows if able– Turn out the lights– Sit along the wall the door is located, make a list of students– Keep quiet – Do not open the door for any reason– If Intruder attempts to enter the room “Fight” “Flight” “Maim” – Lockdown does not terminate until an administrator with a key

unlocks and enters your room and says all clear.

Emergency Operations Plan

• Shelter-in-Place– Come inside the building to areas well sealed

from the outside– Close all windows and doors– Shutdown the HVAC– Take roll of students– Remain until the shelter-in-place order is lifted

Emergency Operations Plan

• Thunderstorms– 30 minute rule– Must be in an enclosed building– Stay away from windows– Field Trips without buildings

• Get back on the school bus and wait it out

Emergency Operations Plan

• Tornado Warning– Know where the tornado safe locations are in

your building– Ask students to remain clam and walk– Allow students to shelter on the floor with

hands over their heads– Take roll and stay until the warning is lifted

Undocumented Persons

• Person in the building without a visitors pass or county employee badge– Notify the office and SRO– Observe the person but do not engage– Be prepared to initiate a LOCKDOWN if

necessary– Administration will check the person and take

necessary steps

Emergency Operations Plan

• Evacuation and Reunification– Teachers will stay with their students until

every student is safe in momma’

Closing

• Be familiar with your surroundings

• Keep roll book nearby

• Know the exits routes

• Know the plan and your role during emergencies

• Remain Calm and stay with your children