District-Wide Safe Schools and Crisis Plan - Blytheville Public Schools

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. 2
DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 4
AUTHORIZED DISTRICT CRISIS TEAM FOR BPS ........................................................................................... 4
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS ................................................................................................................. 5
A. MITIGATION AND PREVENTION ................................................................................................. 6
A.1. MITIGATION AND PREVENTION PHASE ............................................................................................ 6
A.2. METHODS TO EDUCATE, INFORM, AND COMMUNICATE ................................................................. 6
A.3. STAFF DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ....................................................................................................... 8
A.4. POLICY INITIATIVES ........................................................................................................................... 8
A.5. PREVENTION/MITIGATION INITIATIVES ........................................................................................... 9
A.6. FIRE AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION .................................................................................................. 10
A.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND SAFETY PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 10
B. PREPAREDNESS ......................................................................................................................... 12
A.1. PREPAREDNESS PHASE ................................................................................................................... 12
A.2. USING THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM .................................................................................... 12
A.3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE KITS .......................................................................................................... 13
A.4. COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 13
C. RESPONSE .................................................................................................................................. 14
C.1. RESPONSE PHASE ........................................................................................................................... 14
C.2. EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST ............................................................................................................ 15
C.3. MEDIA ............................................................................................................................................ 15
C.4. MEDIA STAGING AREA ......................................................................................................................... 16
C.4. BASIC RESPONSE TO ALL SCHOOL EMERGENCIES ........................................................................... 16
D. GENERAL/FUNCTIONAL PROTOCOLS ................................................................................... 18
D.1. RESUMPTION OF NORMAL ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................... 19
D.2. PERIMETER LOCKDOWN ........................................................................................................................ 20
D.3. FULL LOCKDOWN ................................................................................................................................ 21
D.4. EVACUATION – BOMB THREAT OR NON-FIRE SITUATION ............................................................................ 22
D.5. EVACUATION - FIRE ............................................................................................................................. 23
D.6. REMOTE EVACUATION AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION ................................................................................... 24
D.7. REVERSE EVACUATION .......................................................................................................................... 25
E. MAN-MADE SITUATION PROTOCOLS .................................................................................... 26
E.1 INTRUDER/SUSPICIOUS PERSON ............................................................................................................. 27
E.2 DISRUPTIVE/UNRULY PERSON ............................................................................................................... 27
E.3 KIDNAPPING/MISSING CHILD ................................................................................................................ 28
E.4. WEAPONS USE ................................................................................................................................... 29
E.5. HOSTAGE SITUATION ........................................................................................................................... 30
E.6. SEXUAL ASSAULT ................................................................................................................................. 32
E.7. BOMB THREATS/SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES ................................................................................................. 32
E.7.(A). Bomb Threat Checklist ................................................................................................... 35
E.8. BUS ACCIDENT .................................................................................................................................... 36
F. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES PROTOCOLS .......... 37
F.1. INJURY OR ILLNESS ............................................................................................................................... 38
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