SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT - PARENT HANDBOOK

5. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Emergency evacuation
Evacuation drills are mandatory throughout the year Students should
make themselves familiar with the emergency procedures posted near the
exits in each room. When the evacuation alarm sounds, students should
move quickly and quietly to their homeroom groups in the regrouping area
assigned to their particular grade. Students should remain in the regroup
area until the all-clear signal is given.
If a student discovers a fire, they should inform the nearest teacher
immediately and follow the teacher’s instructions.
If, after an emergency evacuation, students are unable to return to the
school buildings, they will be released according to parent wishes as
expressed previously on the Emergency Release Form.
Intruder alert.
When an intruder alert is broadcast over the intercom, teachers should
lock the classroom doors and bring down the blinds on ground floor
windows, and students should move away from doors and windows.
Students not in classes should take refuge in the nearest lockable space.
All should remain in their refuges until an “all clear” message is broadcast.
6. FOOD SERVICE
A caterer provides a wide range of drinks, snacks and meals in the
Commons Room on weekdays between the hours of 08:30 and 16:00.
Payment is made using a pre-payment card. Vending machines are
available in the Gym outside school hours.
7. ID CARDS (AUSWEIS)
Student identity cards, which are essential to obtain student fares on
public transport can be obtained free from the school office in the south
building at the beginning of the year. Replacements cards cost €5.
8. INSURANCE
Only students in G 1-10 are automatically covered by the school
insurance. To receive coverage, the parents of students in other
grades must apply to the Düsseldorf Schulamt for an exemption
permit (Ausnahmegenehmigung). A copy of the required form is sent to
those who need it at the beginning of the school year.
9. LOCKERS
Each student is provided with a locker, and is expected to use it. Students
are responsible for maintaining their lockers in the same condition in which
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