Lock down drills

[dreamer]

MMMMMMMMMM our school does verey simialr for tornado, fire, gas leak etc. They do not change much per incident. They are all called lockdown drills.
The lockdown makes it easier for them to take any necessary steps that might be next. It gets everyone in place so issueing of further instruction is easier.

 

[JJJ]

Dreamer - your school locks the kids inside during a fire? Very strange school LOL

 

[dreamer]

No, they start with lockdown procedure to get the kids all gathered and then proceed. Otherwise the kids might all run helter skelter everywhere. - and noone would know where the kids are and it would be complicated and dangerous to track them down.so first the school goes into lockdown and everyone must report to a specific place so that they know whether or not they have the kids and it facilitates communicating to organize a safe evacuation. (so they know which way to exit and where to go once they have exited)

 

[JJJ]

Our school gets the kids out first and then into their groups. When the fire alarm goes off, children in a classroom immediately stand up, go line up by the door and walk out of the nearest exit and walk directly away from the building to their designated spot. Children who are not in a classroom (in the hall, bathroom, etc) get in the nearest line and exit the building with them to their designated location and then over to the spot they belong in. Staff checks their designated areas of the building before exiting to ensure that no child is left and then they exit. Attendance is quickly taken outside and by the time the fire trucks arrive the children are all accounted for or they now who & how many are missing. This whole procedure takes less than 5 minutes (2 minutes to exit the building and 3 minutes to take attendance and relay the results to the principal.)

Interesting that every school does it different. I guess I thought there were state guidelines (as we are also in Illinois).

 

[DammitJanet]

Well as we sit here talking about this another shooting happened today.

BREAKING NEWS
Student shot at MB High is star athlete
From staff reports
Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News
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An 18-year-old former student-athlete is recovering this evening after a shooting at Myrtle Beach High School this morning, police said.

Damien Julius Singleton suffered a single gunshot wound to the thigh in a classroom about 10:30 a.m., and was alert and conscious when he was taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach police spokesman Capt. David Knipes said.

He was out of surgery and in fair condition this evening, according to a nursing supervisor. "Fair" is a notch below the hospital's best condition rating of "good."

The school was secured and classes went on as scheduled this afternoon, said Horry County Schools spokeswoman Teal Britton. However, a majority of the student population had left the campus by 1 p.m.

Britton said in a news release the weapon discharged while in the student's pants pocket in science class.

Singleton led the Myrtle Beach High School boys basketball team in scoring this past season before being suspended for the team's first-round Class AAA playoff game against Lake Marion. He scored more than 1,000 points in his career.

He was also a former wide receiver on school's football team.

Britton said the schoolwide lockdown ended at noon. Students with cars who had permission from their parents could leave the school, Britton said, and other students were picked up by their parents at Doug Shaw Stadium, behind Pepper Geddings Recreation Center, 3205 Oak St.

Counselors and the school psychologist are on hand to talk to students and parents as requested about the incident, Britton said.

Police have recovered a handgun from the scene, Knipes said.

At noon, more than 100 parents were lined up along the fence outside of Doug Shaw Stadium to pick up their children, who were inside the field lined up waiting for their parents. As the children's names were called, they could join their parents.

"I'm in utter disbelief," said Helen Lazarus, who picked up her two daughters, a junior and a freshman. "You hear about this at other schools across the country but never at your school. I'd like to find out what the circumstances were. There's no reason for a child to have a gun in school."

Police and school authorities were still investigating the circumstances.

 

[dreamer]

could be it has to do with which organization or agency etc is doing the lockdown training. If you google the subject (school lockdowns) or "emergency readiness for schools" you get all kinds of companies who do training sessions for different institutions and facilities. So, I suppose it depends on which company is involved with your training.