A Lockdown drill Shelter in Place Three general strategies Listen to an authority figure. Practice means being prepared. A just-in-case plan according to Dr. Judith Simon Prager, Phd. Moms, Dads, Teachers, Principals, Counselors, and
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A Lockdown drill Shelter
in Place<br>
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Three general strategies Listen to an authority figure.
Practice means being prepared.
A “just-in-case” plan according to Dr. Judith Simon Prager, Phd.<br>
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Moms, Dads, Teachers, Principals, Counselors, and other caring adults are often working to keep you safe. They teach you to stop before you cross the street and to wear a helmet when you ride a bike. Sometimes there still might be dangers that kids can’t see, but grownups know about them. Sometimes they might tell you to STOP or even to hide and wait for them to tell you it is all clear. All of these things are good practice. Listen to an authority figure<br>
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You are safe! Even though we might hear about bad things that happen in school, there are thousands of schools where nothing bad happens and never will happen. We have all kinds of ideas to help keep you safe and to keep bad people away from our school. At Westside:
All outside doors are locked.
We have cameras at all the entrances.
Adults must sign in to get into our school.
Ruth sees everybody who comes in.
Officer Pearson stops in to keep us safe.
We practice fire, tornado, and lock-down drills.<br>
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Why do we practice? Practice means being prepared. All of the good guys--firefighters, police officers, and others defending our country—do their drills over and over. If they practice something enough, then they don’t have to think about it. They practice and practice their drills so they know how to act and how to take cover when there is a possible danger.
What we will be doing at Westside is a drill or a practice, just like the “good guys”. With practice, we hope that all of us knows what to do without even thinking about it.<br>
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Practicing a fire drill might keep us safe from a fire. A Lockdown will help to keep us safe if there is trouble around. We want to avoid bad things from happening. A bad thing may never happen, but we need to PREPARE by repeating a practice. Practice will create a pattern in your mind so you will do what you are supposed to do automatically, like when you know that you should stop and look both ways before crossing the street. Nobody needs to tell you that because you have practiced it so many times that you do it naturally without even thinking. Lightning Line up<br>
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We wear a helmet when we ride bike and we wear knee pads when we skateboard JUST IN CASE we fall. We don’t expect to fall, but we’ll be protected if we do. Being prepared for things like this is a JUST IN CASE measure that helps us to feel safe deep inside.
In school we practice a fire drill and a tornado drill JUST IN CASE. One other thing we practice is a lockdown drill. For example, a lockdown may be used when there is a gas leak outside, if there is a threat to the school, or if an intruder has entered the building. We don’t think that will ever happen, but our job is to help you to be safe and to know what to do IF any of those things would ever come to be. A “JUST IN CASE” plan<br>
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What will a lockdown drill look like and sound like?
Listen carefully and follow the instructions of our teacher and the voice on the intercom.
If you are in the hallway, find the nearest open classroom door and join that teacher immediately. Teachers will communicate between each other if they add kids to their space.
Help the teacher barricade the door.
Pick up items to throw at an intruder – human threat (Teacher’s provide examples for your age group).
Find a spot to hide in the room and be very quiet. Spread out.
If an intruder (human threat) enters, scream as loudly as you can and throw whatever you can at him.
If the teacher wants you to leave the building through the window, she will let you know. Get to a safe spot/house and wait. (Teacher’s provide ideas where to go – rally points for most will be….if you can get there or… – consider different ways to get there or houses across the street).<br>
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Lockdown Differences Lockdown – Human Threat An announcement will be made that there is a human threat in the building where someone is here to try to hurt people.
Close and lock all doors and windows and turn off all lights.
Barricade the door and secure the room.
Hide all around the room.
Stay quiet and be prepared to evacuate.
If room is breached, throw things and yell loudly.
Follow teachers instructions. Lockdown – Administrative An announcement will be made about someone needing medical help, student crises, etc.
Close and lock all doors and windows.
Continue classroom activities.
Do not go into area identified in announcement.
Wait for further instructions.
Do NOT leave your room until the all clear is given.<br>
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Try to remain calm. Sometimes when we get scared, we feel weird, scared, or upset. There are 2 parts to your brain. One FEELS your feelings and the other part THINKS so you can figure out to do with all of your feelings.
When you get scared, you sometimes forget to take good breaths, which makes your brain worry and think that something is wrong. It thinks it is supposed to panic and decides to get your body ready for action and your heart might start to pound, your muscles feel tight, and you may get a tummy ache.
At this time you need to remember COOKIE BREATHING!<br>
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Cookie Breathing is always done …….s l o w l y. Pretend you are smelling some freshly baked cookies. Breathe in through your nose. Now, slowly blow the air out through your mouth. Hold the air in as you count to 5….1, 2, 3, 4, 5 In through your nose….Out through your mouth.<br>
