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COMMUNITY ::
Emergency
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Emergency Preparedness
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What If There Is An Emergency?
The District has procedures which must be followed in the event of an earthquake, fire, or other emergency. Please see our Community Resources page for safety contacts.
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At School
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Procedures to be followed in the event of an earthquake or other emergencies are practiced at least four times a year. School bus safe riding practices and bus evacuation drills are held annually. Child Nutrition Services personnel are prepared to operate the cafeterias as directed if it is necessary to feed children during an emergency.
School staff members will remain on duty until all children have been safely checked out by a parent, guardian, family member, neighbor, or childcare personnel designated on your child's school emergency card as being responsible for your child in case of an emergency. It is very important that you keep the information on your child's school emergency card up to date. Your child will not be released to persons other than those listed on the emergency or disaster card.
On The Bus
If a minor earthquake occurs while a bus is on a scheduled pickup or take-home run, the bus will temporarily stop until the driver can determine all is clear, then continue the regularly assigned route.
If a major earthquake occurs while a bus is on a run, the bus will stop picking up or dropping off students and as safety conditions allow, will go to the nearest District school to await further instructions. Children waiting to be picked up by the bus or who have been dropped off at their stop should return home or go to an alternate safe address.
We encourage you to discuss with your children the procedures they should be prepared to follow in the event of an emergency.
What To Do And What Not To Do In An Earthquake
Federal, state, and local emergency management experts all agree that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the appropriate action to reduce injury and death during earthquakes. The following information, courtesy of www.ShakeOut.org, explains what to do-- and what not to do.
Official rescue teams who have been dispatched to the scene of earthquakes and other disasters around the world continue to advocate use of the internationally recognized "Drop, Cover and Hold On" protocol to protect lives during earthquakes:
•DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!),
•Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and
•HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.
These are general guidelines for most situations. The main point is to immediately protect yourself as best as possible wherever you are. Earthquakes occur without any warning and may be so violent that you cannot run or crawl. Studies of injuries and deaths caused by earthquakes in the U.S. over the last several decades indicate that you are much more likely to be injured by falling or flying objects (TVs, lamps, glass, bookcases, etc.) than to die in a collapsed building.
DO NOT get in a doorway! An early earthquake image of California is a collapsed adobe home with the door frame as the only standing part. From this came our belief that a doorway is the safest place to be during an earthquake. In modern houses and buildings, doorways are no safer, and they do not protect you from flying or falling objects. Get under a table instead!
DO NOT run outside! Trying to run in an earthquake is dangerous, as the ground is moving and you can easily fall or be injured by debris or glass. Running outside is especially dangerous, as glass, bricks, or other building components may be falling. You are much safer to stay inside and get under a table.
DO NOT believe the so-called "triangle of life"! In recent years, an e-mail has circulated which recommends potentially life threatening actions, and the source has been discredited by leading experts. If you have received an email about the "triangle of life" please respond to its sender by directing them to this page:
www.earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/
Ask them to send this link to everyone they sent the "triangle" email, and to the person who sent it to them. Thank you!
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