Universal Procedures
Universal procedures are those actions taken in response to any emergency, threat or hazard in school. There are six universal procedures. However, the primary question when choosing a procedure is whether staff and students will stay or go.
Stay
Go
When conditions are safer outside the building than inside the building, students and staff should
go. Schools may go in cases of a fire, hazardous material spill or confirmed incendiary device in the school. These universal procedures include:
evacuation/relocation and
reunification/student release.
Emergency Procedures
Emergency Procedures are detailed actions school administrators and staff should take in the event of an emergency. The following emergency procedures may be used to guide emergency response in the situations below.
Assault
Bomb Threat
Demonstration
Fight/Disturbance
Fire
Hazardous Materials
Hostage
Intruder
Medical Emergency
Severe Weather
Sexual Assault
Shooting
Suicidal Threat or Attempt
Suspicious Package or Mail Threat
Terrorism
Threat
Weapons
While these procedures are recommended practices, school districts are strongly encouraged to adapt and refine these procedures to meet their specific local needs, situations, and circumstances.
