High School Student Handbook - South Milwaukee School District

student brings a camera to school for an after school activity it must be placed in their
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – BUILDING EVACUATION
When the school administration deems it necessary to evacuate a building, an
announcement will be made over the Public Address system. The following procedures
must be following during a building evacuation.
1. When evacuating the building, teachers should have a list of those students
assigned to them at the time of the evacuation.
2. Evacuation does not automatically mean that school is being dismissed for the day.
3. All school rules are still in effect, including the use of cell phones.
4. Two sites have been designated for evacuation of the 15th Avenue Campus:
MIDDLE SCHOOL students and staff will move to Rawson Elementary School.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF will move to the
Southeast YMCA on the corner of 15th & College Avenue.
5. Once students arrive at their site, no student under the age of 18 will be released from
the site without permission from a parent/guardian. An administrator or their designee
must speak to the parent/ guardian directly before approval will be given to be
released. Students will remain at the site until a parent, guardian, or designated
individual comes to pick them up. The School District requires all parents to complete
the Early/Emergency Dismissal Plan form at the beginning of each school year.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – FIRE
Evacuation is required any time the building fire alarm sounds. Teachers are responsible for
acquainting each of their classes with the detailed directions for their room as posted. This
should be done within the first week of school. Exit doors are listed on the sign in each room.
Fire drills are held once each month during the school year.
1. Walk briskly; never run.
2. Stop all talking.
3. Leave books and other materials in the classroom.
4. Exit according to the directions posted in each classroom.
5. The first students out should hold open all doors at the exit.
6. The last one to leave the room must turn off the lights and close the door.
7. Everyone must leave the building.
8. Walk away from the building until you reach the designated outside area.
9. Do not return to the building until you hear the “All Clear” from an administrator.
10. High school classrooms that exit into the staff parking lot should move to 15th
Avenue and/or the NW corner of the lot.
11. When evacuating the building, teachers should have a list of those students
assigned to them at the time of the evacuation.
12. Evacuation of disabled students must be provided by the staff member supervising
that student at the time of the evacuation. Assist the student to an area designated
as “Area of Safe Refuge”.
13. An activated fire alarm will require the evacuation of the entire 15th Avenue
Campus, however, if the source of the alarm can be confirmed to be localized to
one campus a full evacuation may not be necessary. An administrator will notify
students and staff via the Public Address system for the campus that needs to be
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