4 Emergency Response - Santa Cruz County Office of Education
4 Emergency Response - Santa Cruz County Office of Education
4 Emergency Response - Santa Cruz County Office of Education
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<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Response</strong><br />
<strong>Response</strong>: Cancellation/Closure <strong>of</strong> School<br />
BEFORE the school day<br />
School may be<br />
cancelled/closed<br />
BEFORE the school<br />
day begins, if there is:<br />
n Civil unrest<br />
n Dam failure<br />
n Explosion<br />
n Flood<br />
n Hazardous materials<br />
incident<br />
n Landslide<br />
n Major earthquake<br />
n National Security<br />
emergency<br />
n Pandemic influenza<br />
n Radiological incident<br />
n Terrorism<br />
n Transportation<br />
n Tsunami<br />
n Wildland/urban<br />
interface fire<br />
n Winter storm<br />
NOTE: The use <strong>of</strong> a school<br />
campus for purposes <strong>of</strong><br />
public shelter must be<br />
initiated by the District<br />
Superintendent at the<br />
request <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> Services, the<br />
American Red Cross, or the<br />
Dept. <strong>of</strong> Health Services.<br />
If conditions warrant the cancellation <strong>of</strong> school prior to the beginning <strong>of</strong> the school day,<br />
the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> normally requests the following protocol be utilized. The<br />
utilization <strong>of</strong> this procedure will ensure that all authorized school closure announcements<br />
are properly communicated to media representatives.<br />
Cancellation Procedures<br />
❏❏<br />
❏❏<br />
❏❏<br />
❏❏<br />
Notify District <strong>Office</strong> (if you are a school site administrator)<br />
District <strong>Office</strong> will notify the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
Post Alert through SCAN USA (if your school is in this system)<br />
Notify staff (use staff phone tree, (if one is in place)<br />
Divisions Involved in School Cancellation/Closure<br />
❏❏<br />
Management/Command<br />
The District <strong>Office</strong> will notify the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> in<br />
the following manner:<br />
Between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., call your District Superintendent at:<br />
Home_______________________ Cell_______________________<br />
If the District Superintendent is unavailable, Alternate Contact is:<br />
________________________________________________________<br />
Home_______________________ Cell_________________________<br />
After 7 a.m., call the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>, at:<br />
_________________________________________________________<br />
HOME:__________________________ CELL:___________________<br />
If the District Superintendent is unavailable, contact:<br />
AlternateContact_________________________________:<br />
HOME:__________________ CELL:___________________<br />
After 7 a.m., call the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
OFFICE:__________________________________________<br />
Em e r g e n c y Re s p o n s e & Crisis Ma n a g e m e n t 4.20 2007 – 2008
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