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SAFE SCHOOL PLAN 2020-2021

1771 E. Pacific Ave. Tulare, CA 93274 (559) 686-1675 (559) 686-2879 FAX

TABLE OF CONTENTS Assessment Current Status of School Crime …………………………………3 Safety Plan Checklist .…………………………………………………………3 School Safety Team ...…………………………………………………………4 Statement of Purpose …………………………………………………………5 Hazard Identification…………………………………………………………..5-6 Generalized Chain of Command……………………………………………....6-7 Generalized Pre-event Procedures…………………………………………….8-9 Generalized Procedures for Sending Students Home………………….……...9 Crisis Response Initial Actions……..…………………………………………10 Duck and Cover……………………………………………………………….11-12 Campus Security (Lock-Down)……………………………………………….12-14 Evacuation of Classrooms…………………………………………………….14-17 Shelter-In-Place………………..……..……………………………………….17-18 Active Shooter Actions………………..………………………………………18-21 Student Care Emergency/Disaster Sign-Out Roster Form……………………22 Flood……………………………………………………………………….….23-24 Earthquake……………………………………………………………………..24-26 Storms Posing the Threat of Injury…………………………………………….26-27 Fallen Aircraft…………………………………………………………………..27-29 Chemical Release……………………………………………………………….29-31 Utility Failure…………………………………………………………………...31-32 Power Out……………………………………………………………………….32 Natural Gas Leak………………………………………………………………..32-34 Loss of Municipal Water………………………………………………………..34 Bomb Threat…………………………………………………………………….34-36 Bus Accident…………………………………………………………………….36-37 Armed Intruder or Student………………………………………...…………….37-39 Attempted Unauthorized Removal of Student…………………………………..39-40 Air Pollution…………………………..…………………………………………41

1 Medical Emergencies……………………………………………………………42-43 Child Abuse…………………………………………………………………….. 43-46 Sexual Harassment………………………………………………………………47 Suspension and Expulsion ………………………………………………………48-55 Notification of Teachers of Potentially Dangerous Student……………………. 55 Dress Code………………………………………………………………………55-56 Fire Drill (Classroom Evacuation) Routes………………………………………57 Staff Phone Numbers…………………………………………………………….58-59 Media Phone Numbers (used only by administration or assigned personnel)…...60 Working With Media During Crisis (Administration/assigned personnel only)…61 Bomb Threat Worksheet…………………………………………………………62-63

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Assessment of the Current Status of School Crime

Data Source Comments Analysis School Crime Suspensions Minimal Expulsions None Referrals Surveys Spring 2020 Parent survey was taken regarding parents opinion of how Liberty was doing. This data was used to make adjustments to school programs. Admin PLC Teacher Teachers assist in reporting any At the beginning of the year Observations suspicious activity or any issues during staff orientation pertaining to school safety school safety is covered throughout the year and teachers and staff are informed of their role in assisting with school safety.

School Safety Plan Checklist School Year 2019-20: Liberty Elementary School plans and revisions will be documented in 2019-2020.

Item Compliance Comments Y/N School Site Council or School Y Safety Team Developed School Site Council or School Y Safety Team consulted with law enforcement Assessment of School Crime Y PowerSchool report data from 2019-20, (office referrals, attendance rates, Parent Survey suspension/expulsion, CHKS, etc.) School Site Council or Team Y Identified strategies and programs that provide and maintain a high level of school safety Appropriate Protocols Have Y Fall 2020 Been Identified for Compliance With EC 32282 (2) A-I An Action Plan Has Been Y ALICE training Developed

3 Notification of Meeting on Plan Fall 2020 to LTA, School Site Council, City of Sent to Appropriate Tulare Police and Visalia Police Department Individuals EC 32288 (b) (2) (A-F) Public Meetings Held on the Date Conducted: Fall 2020 Safety Plan Annual Evaluation of Safety Date Conducted: Fall 2020 Plan Conducted Key Finding Evaluation Presented to Council or Safety Team Annual Plan Review and Fall 2020 Revisions by March 1st of each year

School Safety Team Name Contact Role Superintendent/Principal or Keri Montoya Superintendent/Principal Designee Staci Soares Vice Principal

Classified Employees(s) Rosi Gutierrez

Certificated Employee(s) Miranda Evans Teachers Marisa Sanders Andrea Ramos

Parent(s)

Other Members

Law Enforcement Contact Jonathon Thorpe Robert Gilson

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INTRODUCTION Safe School Plan

Statement of Purpose This Emergency preparedness plan for Liberty Elementary School has been written in compliance with California Education Code, Title 5 Education, Section 560 which requires all public schools to have a written disaster preparedness plan, which is to be reviewed annually. This plan was developed in cooperation with Federal and State guidelines with teacher assistance.

The plan includes specific courses of action to be taken in case an emergency situation develops. Each employee of Liberty Elementary School and the Liberty Elementary Educational Foundation is expected to become familiar with this plan in order to carry out his/her responsibilities in an emergency. California law declares that all public employees are civil defense workers subject to such civilian defense activities as may be assigned to them by their supervisors or by law.

The major objective of emergency preparedness is to save lives and protect property in the event of a disaster. This plan has developed with this in mind.

Hazard Identification The information in this section is intended to help identify potential hazards on campus. MAINTENANCE/CUSTODIAN should know all of these items, and the rest of the staff should be certain of the classrooms items and make an effort to understand as much of the list as they can.

Familiarize yourself with the location of the following:  Main shut-off valves for water and gas  First-aid equipment  Electrical power switches  Outside water faucets/hoses  Stoves; heating/air conditioning equipment  Power Lines  Materials stored by custodians  Sewer Lines  Fire extinguishers  Underground gas lines Within classrooms, consider the following guiding questions:  Do you know how to dial 911 from classroom phones?  Are free-standing cabinets, bookcases, and wall shelves secured?  Are heavy objects removed from high shelves and above cabinets?  Are aquariums and other potentially hazardous displays located away from seating areas?  Is the TV securely attached to a portable rolling cart with locking wheels?  If the TV is on a shelf, is it securely attached to the shelf?

5  Are the wall-mounted objects (clocks, maps, etc.) secured?  Do students know the Duck and Cover Drill? Throughout the school, be able to identify potential hazards noted below:  Are toxic, corrosive, and flammable materials stored securely?  Are warning signs posted in areas housing hazardous materials?  Are appliances (e.g., water heaters) anchored securely?  Are fire extinguishers checked annually?  Are office filing cabinets secured? Do file drawers have adequate latches to prevent contents from spilling?  Are light fixtures adequately supported?  Do building exit routes pass through corridors (supporting columns may fall/roof overhangs may sag or fall)? Be aware of potential hazards in the surrounding neighborhood:  High voltage power lines  Transportation routes of vehicles carrying hazardous material (highway; railroad tracks)  Major underground gas and all pipelines  Transformers  Hazardous materials Generalized Chain of Command Each type of emergency has its own appropriate response; however, the size of the staff of our school dictates that in most situations the same people will have roughly the same responsibilities.

Liberty Elementary Educational Foundation Preschool and Kid’s Club (Before and After School Program) will follow the same guidelines and procedures for each potential emergency. However, the Generalized Chain of Command during Preschool and Kid’s Club Hours will be as follows: Superintendent/Principal = Business Manager (Kids Club) and Preschool Director Vice Principal/Secretary/Business Manager/Health Aide = Business Manager (Kids Club) and Preschool Director

Superintendent/Principal  Evaluate overall campus condition.  Responsible for all decisions in an emergency, but will delegate as appropriate.  Make the decision to direct Vice Principal to call 911 and other appropriate agencies.  Ensures evacuated students/teachers are safe.  Makes the decision to send students home when appropriate.  Accounts for student attendance with secretary.  When safe, rings bell to return teachers/students back to their classrooms. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluate overall campus condition and reports to Superintendent/Principal

6  Assist in ensuring evacuated students/teachers are safe.  Accounts for student attendance with secretary.  Secures the perimeter gates.  Assists teachers with student supervision.  Evaluates overall campus condition and reports to Superintendent/Principal  Represents the school in communicating with the press. Business Manager  Keeps a running historical record of the event for legal purposes.  Take steps to account for students who cannot immediately be found.  In the event of a need to send children home early, responsible for students who are to be picked up by their parents. Secretary  Stand in for LVN in her absence  Receives school wide attendance report.  Verifies total student attendance with Superintendent/Principal.  Maintains communications link with staff members and appropriate agencies as directed by Superintendent/Principal  Lock office doors in event of a lockdown. Maintenance/Custodian/Bus Driver  Maintain the integrity of the physical plant of the school.  Takes necessary emergency precautions with gas, electricity, etc...  Take precautions. Shut off gas; electricity; water as required (see Hazard Identification Map (appendix I). In the event of a chemical leak, turn on all sprinklers.  Support emergency workers i.e. police, fire, ambulance, utility workers.  Provide bus transportation for students when directed by Superintendent/Principal. LVN  Maintain health records of all students. Maintain medications for special needs students.  Ascertain that special needs students have their medications when they need them during an emergency.  Provide immediate emergency first aid if appropriate until emergency medical care arrives.  Inform teachers about requirements of special needs students, inhalers etc. Teachers  Evacuate classrooms and move to designated area when directed to do so.  Keep students in classroom and lock doors and windows during lockdown situations.  Direct students to “duck and cover” when appropriate.  Leave personal belongings in the room if evacuation is necessary.  Take roll sheet to the evacuation area.  Leave doors unlocked when exiting.  Ensure students exit in a quick, yet orderly, manner.  Account for all students. Notify LVN in the event of unaccounted students.  Supervise students and wait for further instructions

7  When release bell sounds, return students to class. Students  Respond to the fire/evacuation drill or lock down in a quick and orderly manner.  Listen and respond quickly to all instructions from staff.

Generalized Pre-event Procedures Staff members, students, parents, and appropriate local agencies will be advised as to their responsibilities in the event of a school emergency.

All staff members will be knowledgeable about the contents of this safety plan.

Drills will be held when appropriate and on a schedule to be determined by Superintendent/Principal to familiarize students and staff of their roles, responsibilities, and expected actions in the event of an emergency situation.

In the event of the loss of power, the school has emergency lights that will power on and will provide 30 minutes of light.

First aid supplies will be maintained by the LVN in her office and will include:  Package 4X4” compress.  Band-Aids.  Gloves.  Gauze compress.  Cool pack.  CPR protector.  Rescue blanket.  Package 2” bandage compress.  Package 2X3 non stick pad  Eye wash.  Antibacterial cleanser.  Kerlix gauze bandage rolls  Ace Wraps.  Tweezers.  Scissors.  Safety pins.  Tape  Splints.

An emergency box will be maintained in the office by the LVN. This box will include at least the following.  A current class list for each class by teacher name.  A current emergency card for each student packed alphabetically for the entire student body.

8  List of special needs students, including those with special medical needs, with emergency cards and list of needs.  A current list of students who will be picked up by parents. This list should be paired with copies of the appropriate emergency cards.  A current staff list with intercom number and cell phone number if available.  A current map of the district with bus routes and student addresses noted on the map.  Two legal note pads and pencils or pens.  Map of utilities and shut off points.  10 copies of the school emergency map, Appendix I.

Generalized Emergency Procedures for Sending Students Home  Superintendent/Principal will make the decision to send students home, and determine the manner of transportation for them.  Vice Principal will ascertain the location of unaccounted for students who cannot immediately be found.  Business Manager will advise Superintendent/Principal as to the routes which may be used to transport students and the availability of buses. When transporting students they will keep very close track as to which students they have transported and where they were taken. Students will not be dropped off unless bus drivers are certain that someone is home.  Secretary will, at the direction of Superintendent/Principal, provide for the notification of all parents that students are coming home early. If needed, she will have the assistance of instructional aides. She will notify Superintendent/Principal of parents she was unable to reach. She will also notify Superintendent/Principal of students who are unaccounted for.  Students who ride the bus will remain in their classrooms until teachers are directed to walk the students to the bus stop. Teachers will notify Secretary of students who are unaccounted for.  Students who are to be picked up by their parents will be walked to the cafeteria by a staff member to await pickup. The Business Manager with the assistance of at least two staff members will go to the cafeteria and use emergency cards and class lists to determine which students are picked up and that students only leave with approved adults.  Students who walk will not be released unless it can be verified that it is safe for them to walk, and there is someone home.  In the event of flooding, it may not be safe for students who live in Liberty District and normally walk, to walk home. These students will be held in the cafeteria and transported by school bus or walked home as a group by a staff member as soon as practical.  Students who are not able to be sent home will be held in the cafeteria until they can be sent or taken home.  In the event that a number of students are not able to be sent home, and the campus is unsafe, students and appropriate staff will move to the designated site at Church of Christ– 2134 E. Pacific Ave, Tulare California.  After students are taken care of, staff members may be released to go home.

9 CRISIS RESPONSE INITIAL ACTIONS

Duck and Cover

 If inside, duck under furniture and cover head with arms and hands.

 If outside, drop to the ground, place head between knees, and cover head with arms and hands.

 Move to a sheltered place when possible, but avoid areas where falling objects may harm you.

Lock Down Evacuate Building

 If outside, proceed to the nearest  Immediately evacuate the building building. using designated routes and go to assembly area.  If inside, lock doors and close shade if possible and implement duck and  Remain in assembly area until “ALL cover unless otherwise directed. CLEAR” or further instructions given.  Remain in a secured room pending further instructions from site  Carry roster and take attendance officials or police. once everyone is in a safe location.

10 Initial Action: DUCK AND COVER

To be used as the initial reaction to any sudden event such as gunfire, earthquake, explosion, etc. This action may be followed by “Lock-Down,” “Shelter-In- Place,” or “Evacuation Building” actions.

The DUCK and COVER action should also be used during a LOCK DOWN, if gunfire, explosions or similar threats are occurring.

Teachers will: o If outside, direct students to drop to ground, tuck head between knees and cover head and face with arms and hands o If inside, direct students away from windows, bookshelves, and carts o Direct students to duck under desks, tables, etc. and cover heads and face with arms and hands o Remind students not to lie down, they should crouch and remain mobile o Assume the same Duck and Cover position as students o Await further instruction or “All Clear” signal o After the “All Clear,” take roll and determine the conditions of all students o Report injuries or other immediate safety concerns

Students will: o Move quickly away from windows, bookshelves, or anything that might fall o If possible, duck under a desk or table o Kneel with head resting at knees, arms covering back of head o Do not lie down, remain mobile and quiet o Remain in place until given the “All Clear” signal

School Incident Commander (Other Official)/Superintendent/Principal will: o Determine the level of response required for incident o Establish an Incident Command Post (ICP) o Notify appropriate School District officials if needed (District Emergency Manager/Staff) o Convene Student Release team if needed (Operations) o Prepare incident status report for emergency response personnel if needed

Action is rescinded when: o It is deemed safe by the Incident Commander (Superintendent/Principal or other Official) o Teachers are given the “All Clear” or other instructions

11 If inside, use a desk or piece of furniture as a shield. - Drop to knees with your back to the window. - Make your body as small as possible. - Clasp your hands behind your head to protect your face and ears. - Keep your eyes closed and ears covered.

If you are outside, try to get behind any solid object. - Drop to knees and face away from threat. - Cover your head, face, and as much skin surface as possible. - Keep your eyes closed and ears covered. - If in an earthquake, move away from power lines, buildings, and other objects that may fall down (e.g. trees, fences, play equipment, etc.)

Initial Action: CAMPUS SECURITY (LOCK-DOWN) The purpose of a lock down is to get students to a safe and secure place, usually due to a perceived or real threat by a person on or near the vicinity and/or a menacing animal. It is highly probable that help will arrive within a matter of minutes, but that time can be very critical.

To be used in the event of: o Civil Disturbance o Gunfire/Police action in vicinity o Armed intruder/Hostage situation on campus o Hostage Crisis o Other threat situation as appropriate

Teachers will: o Immediately lock their classroom door o Instruct students to move away from doors and windows, implement DUCK AND COVER unless directed otherwise o Close all windows, blinds, and curtains o Turn off all lights o Instruct students to remain silent o Await further instruction from Incident Command Staff/Superintendent/Principal or Police

Students will: o Move away from doors and windows o Assume DUCK AND COVER if directed by teacher o Remain silent o Await further instructions from teacher

12 Incident Command Staff/Superintendent/Principal will: o Determine the level of response required for the incident o Establish an Incident Command Post (ICP) o Notify appropriate School District Officials (District Emergency Manager/Staff) o Convene Student Release team if needed (Operations) o Prepare incident status report for emergency response personnel (Plans/Intel) o Be prepared to assist with building access for emergency responders (Logistics) o Direct any buses enroute with students to an alternate location

Action is rescinded when: o It is deemed safe by the Incident Commander (Superintendent/Principal or other official) o Teachers are given the “All Clear” or other instructions

Procedure The signal for a campus security drill is the announcement of the command over the intercom system stating, “Prepare immediately for LOCKDOWN status”.

When the command to lock down is heard, all students and staff will remain in their classrooms and lock their doors and windows. Students and teacher will duck and cover.

Teachers will notify Secretary of unaccounted students.

If this command occurs when students are outside the classroom, students should stop, drop, and remain still or huddle around playground equipment; if possible, depending upon the situation, attempt to move into a building.

Students/Staff in the bathroom should move into a stall, lock the bathroom door and crouch on the toilet so feet, hands and head are hidden from view.

Students/staff in hallways should move into closest classroom immediately.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  If the police and/or sheriff’s deputies are en-route they will use safety box to retrieve school master keys.  Evaluates overall campus security. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal

Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal calls 911.  Locks all office doors.

13  Check with all teachers to ensure all students are accounted for. Secretary  Maintain detailed historical record of the event.  Take steps to account for students who cannot immediately be found.  Locks all library doors and stay in the library or go into the office if it is safe to do so.  If there are students in the library, report them by name to the office and keep them there with her or take them to the office with her. Maintenance/Custodian  Lock(s) all cafeteria doors.  Double check that all gates are locked.  Reports to Superintendent/Principal. LVN  Be prepared to administer first aid to injured persons when requested. Teachers  Lock all classroom doors and windows, close blinds, and remain with students.  Wait for further instructions.  Be prepared to instruct students to “duck and cover” if needed.  Report missing students to office by email/text/GroupMe.  Do not open classroom door for any reason.  Do not exit classroom for ANY reason until the “All Clear” signal is given. Students  Respond to the campus security drill in a quick and orderly manner.  Listen and respond quickly to all instructions from staff  Do not exit classroom for ANY reason until the “All Clear” signal is given.  In the event you are outside when the lockdown is called and cannot immediately enter a building find a safe place to hide. Do not come out until police or staff retrieve you or the “All Clear” signal is given.

Initial Action: EVACUATION OF CLASSROOMS-Fire Drill

To be used in the event of: o Fire in building (on campus) o Chemical release in building o Gas leak in building o After significant earthquake o Building failure/potential failure due to damage or other condition o Or anytime building(s) must be immediately evacuated for any reason

14 Teachers will: o Secure their Emergency Folder o Escort their students out of the building by the assigned (or safest) route to the room’s assigned fire drill location o Close classroom door after insuring that all students are out of the room o Take roll once all students have arrived at the assigned area o Await further instructions from Incident Command staff/Superintendent/Principal

Students will: o File out of classrooms in a quiet orderly manner as directed by teachers o Assemble in the designated fire drill area for their classroom o Permit the teacher to take roll in a quiet and orderly manner o Await further instructions from their teacher

School Incident Commander/Superintendent/Principal will: o Determine the level of response required for the incident o Establish an Incident Command Post (ICP) o Notify appropriate School District officials (District Emergency Manager/Staff) o Convene Student Release team if needed (Operations) o Prepare incident status report for emergency response personnel o Be prepared to assist with building access for emergency responders

Action is rescinded when: o It is deemed safe by Incident Commander (Superintendent/Principal or other official) o Teachers are given the “All Clear” or other instructions

Procedures Evacuation of classrooms will usually be done either as a fire drill or as a movement of students away from the buildings to the East side of the campus.

In the event that the campus must be evacuated, evacuation will be either the front gate, East gate or the gate at the west end of the campus. Superintendent/Principal will designate which gates will be used.

The signal for a fire drill evacuation is a continuous beeping of the alarm. Students and staff members will all leave the building in accordance with the maps provided in Appendix I. Teachers will leave the classrooms with their classes quickly and in an orderly manner. Teachers will take a class roster with them when they leave the room and take roll once they have arrived at their designated destination. Teachers will report any unaccounted for students to the office using a cell phone or a staff member

15 as a runner if safe to do so. In the event it is not safe to send a runner, teachers will use a cell phone to report the missing student.

If it is necessary to move students away from the buildings farther than done in a fire drill, teachers will take a class roster with them and lead their students in an orderly manner to the East side corner of the campus. If students are evacuated this way, the signal to return to their classrooms will be a runner from the office.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Evaluate the overall campus condition  Make determination about calling the fire department  Ensures evacuated students/teachers are safe  Accounts for student attendance with Secretary Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Assists in ensuring evacuated students/teachers are safe  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal Secretary  Maintain detailed historical record of the event  Take steps to account for unaccounted students who cannot be immediately found  With the assistance of the instructional aides, direct the release of students to parents in the event students are released early. Business Manager  Call the fire department if directed to do so by Superintendent/Principal. If she is absent, refer to the Vice Principal  Receives school wide attendance report  Verifies total student attendance with Superintendent/Principal Maintenance/Custodian  Locates the pulled fire alarm station or location of the fire, and reports this information to Superintendent/Principal  Takes necessary emergency precautions with gas, electricity, etc.  When necessary take precautions: Shut off gas; electricity; water as required LVN  Be prepared to administer first aid to injured persons when requested. Teachers  Evacuate classrooms and move to designated area.  Leave personal belongings in the room.  Take class roster to the evacuation area.  Leave doors unlocked when exiting.  Ensure students exit in a quick, yet orderly, manner.  Take roll and report missing students to Secretary by texting Secretary or sending one classroom assistant with the reports for all teachers in the group.  Supervise students and wait for further instructions.

16  When release bell sounds, return students to class.

Students Report to their designated destination. Teachers will report any unaccounted for students to the office using a cell phone or staff member as a runner (if safe to do so).

If it is necessary to move students away from the buildings farther than done in a fire drill, teachers will take a class roster with them and lead their students in an orderly manner to the South side corner of the campus. If students are evacuated this way, the signal to return to their classrooms will be a runner from the office.

Primary Off-Site Evacuation/Assembly Location In the event of emergency and the students cannot return to campus due to potential danger and a number of students are not able to be sent home, and the campus is unsafe, students and appropriate staff will move to the designated site.

Organization Church of Christ Address 2134 E. Pacific Ave, Tulare, California 93274 Phone Number (559) 688-7079

Initial Action: SHELTER-IN-PLACE To be used in the event of: o Chemical spill on or near campus, or smoke from fire near campus o Animal threat on campus – bees, dogs, etc. o Sever weather event: . Heat, Cold . Wind, Thunderstorm o Flood o Blackout/power failure

Teachers will: o Report to their rooms if possible o Get everyone inside their rooms, including students and staff seeking shelter o Close all doors and windows to exclude outside air if necessary! o Take roll and document names of all students present and absent o Await further instructions from Superintendent/Principal or “All Clear” signal Students will: o Report to the nearest classroom, common room, or office area o Identify themselves to the teacher or staff member in charge o Sit calmly and quietly and await further instructions from teacher or staff member

17 Incident Command Staff/Superintendent/Principal will o Determine the level of response required for incident o Establish an Incident Command Post (ICP) o Notify appropriate School District officials (District Emergency Manager/Staff) o Convene Student Release team if needed (Operations) o Prepare incident status report for emergency response personnel o Be prepared to assist with building access for emergency responders o Be prepared to shut down all HVAC systems, stop outside air intrusions!

Action is rescinded when: o It is deemed safe by the Superintendent/Principal or other official o Teachers are given the “All Clear” or other instructions

ACTIVE SHOOTER ACTIONS Even though the school may be in “LOCK DOWN,” you may have to face the active shooter (or other armed intruder) as he/she moves about the campus. When this happens and you are being directly threatened, you and those immediately around you, must take immediate action to avoid being injured or killed. Your best options are Run, Hide, or Fight:

1. RUN – If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises.  Have an escape route and plan in mind  Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow  Leave your belongings behind  Help others escape, if possible  Prevent individuals from entering the area  Follow the instructions of any police officers  Keep your hands visible at all times  Do not attempt to move wounded people

2. HIDE – If evacuation is not possible, quickly find a place to hide. Your hiding place should:  Be out of the active shooter’s view  Provide protection if shots are fired in your direction (i.e., an office with a closed and locked door)  Don’t trap yourself or restrict your options for movement If the active shooter is in a nearby room or hallway:  Lock the door

18  If possible, quickly blockade the door with furniture  Silence your cell phone and/or pager  Silence other sources of noise (i.e., radios, televisions)  Hide behind large items (i.e., cabinets, desks)  Remain quiet

3. FIGHT – As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter:  Aggressively attack the attacker  Throw items or strike the attacker with improvised weapons  Yell, kick, punch  Be Committed…it may save your life or others!

If you are the first person to contact law enforcement when they arrive, or if you escape the shooter and call 9-1-1, try to provide this information:  Your name and school name and location  Location of the active shooter  Number of shooters, if more than one  Physical description of shooter or shooters  Number and type of weapons held by the shooter or shooters  Number of potential victims at the location

WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVES The first officers to arrive will not stop to help injured persons. Law enforcement’s primary mission will be to stop the active shooter as soon as possible, and Officers will proceed directly to the area in which the last shots were fired.  Officers may arrive individually or in teams and may wear regular patrol uniforms or external bulletproof vests, Kevlar helmets, and other tactical equipment  Officers may be armed with rifles, shotguns, handguns  Officers may use tear gas or small explosive devices to control attacker  Officers may shout commands and may push staff and students to the ground for their safety

How to react when law enforcement arrives:  Remain calm and follow officers’ instructions  Put down any items in your hands (i.e., bags, jackets)  Immediately raise hands and spread fingers  Keep hands visible at all times  Avoid making quick movements toward officers, such as reaching or grabbing onto them  Avoid pointing, screaming, and/or yelling

19  Do not stop to ask officers for help or direction when evacuating, just rapidly proceed in the direction they point you, and keep your hands up and clearly visible to them at all times

Once students and staff reach a safe location, they will likely be held in that area by law enforcement until the situation is under control, and all witnesses have been identified and questioned. Staff and students must not leave until released by law enforcement authorities.

Rescue teams comprised of additional offices and emergency medical personnel will follow the initial officers, and when it is safe to do so, will move in to treat and remove any injured persons. They may also call upon able-bodied individuals, such as school staff, to assist in treating and moving victims.

20 ACTIVE SHOOTER HOW TO RESPOND

1. RUN Have and escape route and plan in mind. Leave your belongings behind. Keep your hands visible. 2. HIDE Hide in an area out of the active shooter’s view. Block entry to your hiding place and lock the doors. 3. FIGHT As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger. Attempt to incapacitate the active shooter. Act with physical aggression and throw items at the active shooter

CALL 911 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO

21 STUDENT CARE EMERGENCY/DISASTER SIGN-OUT ROSTER FORM FOR EMERGENCY/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Please complete upon release of a child from an emergency/disaster evacuation site.

Time Picked Up by Child’s Name Class Picked Whom Destination Up 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

22 FLOOD In the event of a flood, the topography of our school site makes damage or danger on the school site unlikely. The most probable difficulties will be in town and in the surrounding farming areas. The issue will be whether and how to send students home. An additional issue is that the school may be required to serve as a shelter for displaced families. The loss of utility service is improbable, but possible.

Procedure Superintendent/Principal will determine the need to send students home early. If students go home early, they will follow the procedure described in generalized procedures. In addition to those procedures, it may be necessary to provide transportation for students living in the district who usually walk or it may be necessary to escort them home. Maintenance/Custodian will advise Superintendent/Principal as to the need to shut down utilities to the school.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Evaluate overall campus and local area condition.  Account for attendance with the assistance of Secretary.  Determine whether sending students home is appropriate.  If students are sent home, provide parent notification.  If students are sent home, determine safe routes and means.  Be prepared to coordinate with local agencies if the school site is to be used as a shelter for displaced families. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  In the event of evacuation he/she will assists in ensuring students/teachers are safe  Assist teachers with class supervision.  If necessary, assist Maintenance/Custodian in transporting students home. Secretary  Maintain detailed historical record of the event  Take steps to account for unaccounted students who cannot be immediately found  With the assistance of the instructional aides, direct the release of students to parents in the event students are released early. Business Manager  Account for all students and staff and report to Superintendent/Principal.  Maintain communications with staff and with local agencies as directed by Superintendent/Principal. Maintenance/Custodian/Bus Driver  Take precautions, shut off utilities as appropriate.  Determine and advise Superintendent/Principal about the condition of the campus.

23  Determine and advise Superintendent/Principal about the condition of bus routes and availability of vehicles.  Take students home if directed to do so by Superintendent/Principal making sure someone is home at each house where students are to be left. Teachers  Maintain calm and order in classrooms.  Notify office of missing students.  Be prepared to assist in maintaining order and accounting for students if students are sent home. Students  Maintain calm and follow instructions.  Older students may need to assist siblings if students are sent home LVN  Be prepared to administer first aid to injured persons when requested.

EARTHQUAKE What to Expect During an Earthquake The first indication of a damaging earthquake may be a gentle shaking. You may notice the swaying of hanging objects or hear objects wobbling on shelves. Or you may be jarred by a violent jolt. You may possibly hear a low, loud, rumbling noise. A second or two later, you will feel the shaking and find it very difficult to move from one place to another. It is important to take action at the first indication of an earthquake. Do not wait until you are certain an earthquake is occurring. The following may occur:  Freestanding cabinets and bookshelves are likely to topple.  Equipment on tables and desks may fly across the room,  Wall-mounted objects may shake loose and fly across the room.  Suspended ceiling components may pop out, bringing other components down with them.  Door frames may be bent by moving walls, and may jam the doors shut. Moving walls may bend window frames, causing glass to shatter and sending dangerous shards into the room.  The accompanying noise may cause considerable stress

Earthquake Drill During an actual earthquake, the signal to begin the earthquake drill is the sensation of severe quaking. However, the signal for an earthquake drill is an all call signal followed by an announcement that the earthquake drill has begun and to Drop, Cover, and Hold On. This announcement will be repeated.

When the signal is heard, teachers and students are to drop, cover, and hold on, and remain in this position until severe shaking ceases, an announcement is given by the administration, or the evacuation drill order is given.

24 Drop, Cover, and Hold On Procedures When the signal is heard, students will:  Drop and Cover.  Get head and shoulders under desk curl up as small as possible and cover head and ears with hands.  Stay under shelter until shaking stops.  Turn away from windows.  Listen silently for instructions. When the signal is heard, teachers will:  Ensure that all students have dropped and covered.  Take cover.  Stay under shelter until shaking stops  Talk calmly to the students.  Review procedures for evacuating class.  Report missing students to Secretary.

Building evacuation following a severe earthquake is vital due to secondary hazards (explosions, fire, etc...).

When evacuating, please follow the Evacuation Map, Appendix I. Follow fire/evacuation drill procedures once assembled.

Staff Responsibilities in the Event of an Earthquake Superintendent/Principal  Evaluates overall campus condition and takes precautionary action.  After the shaking stops, initiates fire/earthquake evacuation drill.  Account for all students with the assistance of Secretary.  Determines if conditions warrant forming a search and rescue team to find missing students.  Determines when it is safe to return to class.  Determines if students need to be sent home. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  In the event of evacuation he/she will assist in ensuring students/teachers are safe. Business Manager  Calls 911 if directed to do so by Superintendent/Principal.  Account for all students.  Follows fire/earthquake evacuation drill procedures at appropriate time. Secretary  Keep a detailed historical record of the events.  Take steps to account for missing students who cannot immediately be found.  If students are to go home early, with the assistance of at least two staff members, direct the release of students who are being picked up by parents.

25 Maintenance/Custodian  Evaluate overall campus condition and take precautionary action as indicated by circumstances.  Takes necessary emergency precautions with gas, electricity, etc...  Report to Superintendent/Principal or Secretary when the preceding actions are complete. Teachers  Initiate duck and cover procedures.  Follows fire/earthquake evacuation drill procedures at appropriate time. Students  Respond to the earthquake drill (drop and cover) in a quick and orderly manner.  Listen and respond quickly to all instructions from the staff.

Re-Entry Superintendent/Principal or his/her designee will consider the severity of the emergency. If deemed safe, students will re-enter the campus. In drill situations, an announcement over the intercom will signal the return to classrooms.

Procedures for Injured Parties Take all injured students, who can be safely be moved, to Nurse’s office. If there are a large number of injuries, LVN may move first aid to the cafeteria or the blacktop area, depending on conditions. LVN will make the decision as to the disposition of students who cannot be safely moved.

Release of Staff Once the student body is as safe and secure as possible, Superintendent/Principal or his/her designee will excuse adults to attend to their own personal situations - families and homes.

STORMS POSING THE THREAT OF INJURY The primary threat of injury from storms in our area is from lightening although; there is a possibility of danger from a funnel cloud. These are threats are transient, but serious, and must be dealt with quickly. The primary need in this event is for staff members on yard duty at the time of the event recognize the danger posed by lightening or funnel cloud and move students off the playground quickly. In the event of a funnel cloud, teachers in classrooms should be prepared to open a window (to reduce the pressure differential) and order students to ‘duck and cover’. After a serious event, teachers should notify Secretary of any students who are unaccounted for.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Be aware of weather conditions and alert staff members to the possibility of dangerous weather.

26  In the event of a lightening storm or funnel cloud, be sure that staff members on yard duty have moved students off the playground and under the protections of the buildings.  Declare a rainy day schedule so that students may be sheltered in their classrooms. Yard Duty Personnel  In the event of a lightening storm or funnel cloud quickly move students off the playground and under the protection of buildings.  Be prepared to send students to their respective classes as soon as teachers are in position. Teachers  Return to classroom for regular or rainy day schedule.  Be prepared to order students to ‘duck and cover’ if needed.  In the event of a funnel cloud, open a window on the protected side of the classroom to equalize air pressure and prevent shattered windows.  Be prepared to direct students to ‘duck and cover”.  Notify Secretary of unaccounted for students.

FALLEN AIRCRAFT The probability of a fallen aircraft is low, but real, and potentially quite dangerous. At a minimum, there is a high probability of fire and explosion. If the aircraft is military, there is the added possibility of explosive ordinance. If the aircraft is a crop duster, there is the real possibility of toxic substances. The issues are the size of the aircraft, the nature of the aircraft, whether the aircraft hits the playground or a building, materials carried by the aircraft, and the very high probability of injury at least to the crew of the aircraft. The main objective of school personnel must be to get children to safety.

Procedures  First, no one should approach the aircraft for any reason other than to aid a student.  If the aircraft lands on the playground while children are out of the classrooms, all children should immediately be sent to the other side of the buildings from the aircraft.  Movement of injured students must be determined by the nature of their injuries and the probability of additional injury. Barring immediate threat of additional injuries, injured students should only be moved under the direction of the LVN or emergency personnel.  9-1-1 must be immediately called and the office notified.  If the crash is on the East side of the campus adjacent to the classrooms with large East facing windows, students should immediately duck and cover and then be moved into the area on the West side of those buildings, between the Kindergarten classrooms and the parking lot.  If the aircraft strikes a building, the building must be evacuated, but normal fire drill routes may not be appropriate. All classrooms have an alternate fire drill evacuation route, and that may be a safer way to move students. Under no

27 circumstances should students be moved in a way that brings them close to the aircraft.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Immediately direct Secretary to call 911.  Determine the location of the crash and the nature of the aircraft.  Determine the nature of any danger, i.e. fire, chemicals, explosion.  If possible, determine the condition of personnel on the aircraft.  Coordinate with emergency authorities.  Determine the need for evacuation of classrooms (if so, where to), lock down, or regular fire drill.  Determine if the aircraft is military and if so, is there explosive ordinance involved.  Determine if any students or staff are involved, and provide for emergency care of any injuries.  Note if there is a threat of toxic chemicals drifting toward students.  Determine whether Maintenance/Custodian should turn off utilities and/or turn on sprinklers (in the event of toxic vapors).  Determine whether students should be sent home for the day. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  Assist Superintendent/Principal in assessing the safety of the campus and any potential danger to students or campus  Move students and staff to safety and report any potential injuries to office and Superintendent/Principal  In the event of evacuation he/she will assists in ensuring students/teachers are safe  Observe the crash site and report the nature of the crash to the Superintendent/Principal.  Note the direction of the wind, if any, for the possibility of blowing chemicals, and report to Superintendent/Principal.  Confirm that all students are moved to safety and none are near the accident.  See to it that gates are opened as needed for the movement of students or emergency personnel.  Notify LVN if students are injured.  If requested, assist LVN. Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal call 911.  Check with teachers to see if any students are unaccounted for.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal start notifying parents that students are going home early.

28 Secretary  Maintain a detailed historical record of the event.  Take steps to find students who cannot be immediately accounted for.  With the assistance of at least two staff members, direct release of students who are to be picked up by parents in event students go home early. LVN Nurse  Determine if any students are injured, make determination as to the proper handling of injuries, and notify Superintendent/Principal.  If injured students must be moved, determine if the number of students to be moved indicates the use of the nurse’s office or the cafeteria as the proper place to move them to.  Maintenance/Custodian will assist only if requested. Maintenance/Custodian  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal, turn off campus gas and electricity and/or turn on sprinklers.  Inspect the campus for damage and/or dangerous conditions, and report to Superintendent/Principal.  At his/her request, be prepared to assist LVN in moving injured students.  Be prepared to take students home early. Teachers  If the aircraft hits a building, direct students to ‘duck and cover’.  If there is a fire in the building, move students out of the building immediately and activate a fire alarm on the way.  Determine if any students are missing and report absences to Secretary.  Maintain control of students at all times; none should leave the group.  Be prepared to move students as directed by Superintendent/Principal.  Teachers must pay attention to the situation and leave the building by the safest route.

CHEMICAL RELEASE The most likely threat of a chemical release comes from the crash of a tank truck on the highway in front of the school, the crash of a crop dusting aircraft, an inadvertent drift from a spray rig (air or ground) treating a local field. The issue for the school is whether to evacuate the classrooms or remain inside. For most chemical spills, the safest place for students is inside a building with windows closed and the air conditioner turned off.

It is probable that some students may be in rooms other than their respective homerooms such as the library, the music room, the cafeteria, or the office. The adult supervisor in those rooms must notify Secretary of all students in their respective rooms, and then keep those students in that room until it is safe for them to leave.

A major issue in the event of a chemical release will be the direction of the wind. This may be obtained by looking at the flags on the North side of the campus.

29 Procedures  Students on the playground must move indoors.  Notify Superintendent/Principal.  Maintenance/Custodian put on respirators and then will shut off all air conditioners and turn on all sprinklers.  Call 911.  Determine the direction of the wind.  Check the wind direction by looking at the flags on the North side of the school.  Superintendent/Principal will make the determination about where students will be safest.  When emergency personnel arrive, they will take control of the situation.

Staff responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Direct Secretary to call 911.  Coordinate with emergency personnel.  Direct Vice Principal or Maintenance/Custodian to determine the nature of the threat.  Direct Maintenance/Custodian to turn on all sprinklers and to turn off all air conditioners on the campus at the circuit breaker or the outside shutoff on each air conditioner.  Determine whether students should remain in the building or evacuate.  If students evacuate the building determine where they should go.  Determine if students should be sent home. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  At direction from Superintendent/Principal determine the nature of the threat  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  In the event authorities are called, inform them of the situation upon their arrival  In the event of evacuation he/she will assists in ensuring students/teachers are safe  Observe the situation and report to Superintendent/Principal.  See to it that gates are opened as needed for the movement of students or emergency personnel. Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal, call 911.  Contact teachers to check for missing students.  Facilitate communications for Superintendent/Principal. Secretary  Keep a detailed historical record of the event.  Account for all missing students.  With the assistance of at least two staff members, direct release of students to parents in event students go home early.

30 LVN Nurse  Determine if any students need medical assistance and provide immediate care as appropriate.  Inform Superintendent/Principal if any students are particularly at risk. Maintenance/Custodian  Put on respirators.  Immediately shut off all air conditioners using the external switch or circuit breakers.  Inspect the campus and report damage or unsafe conditions to Superintendent/Principal.  Turn on all sprinklers (many chemicals are to some extent water-soluble). Teachers  Determine if any students are missing and report absences to Secretary.  Close classroom windows and turn off the air conditioner.  Maintain control of students at all times; none should leave the group.  Be prepared to move students as directed by Superintendent/Principal.

UTILITY FAILURE

Power Line down on School Property The major power lines on our campus are on the North side of the campus along the road by the parking lot. It must be assumed that any down line is ‘hot’.

Procedure Immediately notify Superintendent/Principal. He/She will call 911 and notify the utility company of the downed line. If the line by the parking lot is down, close off that entrance to the parking lot and keep students away from it. Maintenance/Custodian will mark the area with yellow ‘caution’ tape at least 10 feet from the downed line. Put barriers around the area, and post a guard to keep people away until utilities personnel arrive.

Staff responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Direct the notification of 911 and the utility company.  Notify teachers of the problem, and direct them to keep students away from the area.  Direct Maintenance/Custodian to place barriers to fence off areas of danger.  Direct one or more people to stand guard over the downed line until utility personnel arrive. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  Ensures no students or staff approach the downed line  Observe the situation and report to Superintendent/Principal.

31  See to it that gates are opened as needed for the movement of students or emergency personnel. Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal notify 911 and the utility company of the downed line.  Notify Maintenance/Custodian of downed line and its location. Secretary  Keep a detailed historical record of the event.  Account for all missing students.  With the assistance of at least two staff members, direct release of students to parents in event students go home early. LVN Nurse  Determine if any students need medical assistance and provide immediate care as appropriate.  Inform Superintendent/Principal if any students are particularly at risk. Maintenance/Custodian  Inform Superintendent/Principal of potential dangers.  Tape off area  Stand guard to prevent anyone from entering. Remain at post until released. Teachers  Determine if any students are missing and report absences to Secretary.  Close classroom windows and turn of the air conditioner.  Maintain control of students at all times; none should leave the group.  Be prepared to move students as directed by Superintendent/Principal.

Electrical Power Out Electrical power can fail for a variety of reasons. The issues for the school are the loss of water, dark classrooms, and possible inability of the cafeteria to prepare food. There are no direct safety issues; the major problem is the difficulty of teaching in some of the classrooms, which may be very dark. If Superintendent/Principal determines that power may be out for an extended period, he/she may arrange for water distribution and port- a-potties, or he/she may send children home early. He/She may also direct Maintenance/Custodian to set up the emergency generator to support the office.

NATURAL GAS LEAK The indication of a natural gas leak will be a strong smell of natural gas. The major danger in the event of a natural gas leak is fire and/or explosion. The appropriate response is to turn off the supply of gas to the school, get all personnel away from the leak, and get emergency personnel on the scene to deal with the leak. One aspect of this problem is that sources of ignition should as nearly as possible be eliminated. This means that bell, alarms, and electrical devices of any sort should not be used.

32 Procedure The person who smells the natural gas leak must immediately send a runner to the office to inform Superintendent/Principal of the situation and direct students to leave the area of the leak. Intercom, bells, or other electrical devices should not be used. Superintendent/Principal will send runners to direct all staff members to initiate a fire drill evacuation. He/She will also direct Secretary to call 911 and the utility company, Maintenance/Custodian to shut down natural gas, electrical power and any other sources of ignition, and LVN to check for any injuries from the leak or evacuation.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Initiate a fire drill type evacuation with runners.  Direct Secretary to notify 911 and the utility company of the gas leak.  Direct Maintenance/Custodian to cut electrical power and gas to the building where the leak is located or the entire campus if appropriate and check that doors and windows are open in the area of the leak if they can safely do so.  Direct Business Manager to evaluate the campus status and report to Superintendent/Principal.  Determine if students should be sent home.  Determine when students may safely return to class Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  In the event of evacuation he/she will assists in ensuring students/teachers are safe Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal notify 911 and the utility company of the leak.  Notify Maintenance/Custodian of the situation.  Contact teachers and account for all students and staff members. Secretary  Keep a detailed historical record of the event.  Take steps to account for missing students not immediately accounted for.  With the assistance of at least two staff members, direct release of students who are picked up to parents in event students go home early. LVN Nurse  Determine if any students need medical assistance and provide immediate care as appropriate.  Inform Superintendent/Principal if any students are particularly at risk. Maintenance/Custodian  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal cut gas and electricity to the building where the leak is or to the entire campus if appropriate.  If it can be done safely, open doors and windows in the affected building.  Coordinate with utility and public safety personnel.

33 Teachers  Keep students calm and under control.  Be prepared to send students with breathing problems to LVN.  Initiate fire drill type evacuation if/when directed to do so.  Take roll and inform Secretary of unaccounted for students.

LOSS OF MUNICIPAL WATER Sufficient supplies of water have been stockpiled, and arrangements have been made to borrow port-a-potties from AAA Alarm. Superintendent/Principal will determine the need for the use of port-a-potties and water supplies.

BOMB THREAT A bomb threat is likely to be very disruptive and may be dangerous. Every threat should be taken seriously. It is highly probable that the threat will be in the form of a phone call, but it is possible for it to be a note, a verbal threat, or an unexplained package in an inappropriate place. The issue is to get as much information as possible, and keep students from harm.

Procedure The person answering the phone should keep the caller on the line as long as possible and fill out the bomb threat form (Appendix II) during the call. If possible, Superintendent/Principal should be informed during, not after the call. If Superintendent/Principal deems the threat plausible, he/she will call a fire drill/evacuation. He/She will always immediately call 911. It is critical that cell phones, pagers, or any device based on radio signals not be used outside the office. The evacuation order and any other communications should be sent to staff members via runners not by any electrical means. No staff member or student should touch any package, box, or backpack unless they are sure it is their personal property. The search for possible bombs will be directed by the Tulare Police Department.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  See that as much information as possible is gleaned from the person making the threat.  Evaluate the situation to determine the validity of the call.  Direct an immediate call to 911 regardless of the evaluation of the validity of the call.  If the threat is deemed real enough to justify it, direct that all classrooms be evacuated using the fire drill protocol. Notification of teachers must be made by runners, adults available in the office, or instructional aides near or in the office who are immediately available.  Runners will be used to direct all personnel to turn off all cell phones, pagers, and other radio signal-based equipment and stop the use of the intercom and PA systems.

34  Make the determination as to the need to send students and staff home for the day.  Coordinate the efforts of the staff with emergency personnel. Phone call recipient  Keep the caller on the phone as long as possible. Do not hang up.  Fill out the bomb threat form (appendix II) during the call if possible. Ask the questions on the checklist.  Signal to someone to notify Superintendent/Principal or Business Manager if possible.  Write down everything the caller says.  Make an educated guess as to the identity of the person, their age, sex, race, and accent. Is this a current or former student?  Note background noises and attempt to identify them.  After the call immediately, write down any impressions formed about the caller. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  Ensure that students and staff are directed to a safe area of campus (or off campus if the threat is great)  In the event of evacuation he/she will assists in ensuring students/teachers are safe Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal call 911.  Account for all students.  Assist Superintendent/Principal in the selection of runners and the dissemination of information and instructions to staff members. Secretary  Keep a detailed historical record of the event.  Take steps to account for missing students who cannot immediately be found.  With the assistance of at least two classroom assistants, direct release of students to parents in event students go home early. LVN Nurse  Determine if any students need medical assistance and provide immediate care as appropriate.  Inform Superintendent/Principal if any students are particularly at risk. Maintenance/Custodian  Do not use any radio signal based devise for communication.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal, survey the campus for unidentified persons or packages of any kind lying around. Do not under any circumstances touch an unidentified package.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal, be prepared to cooperate with emergency personnel. Teachers  Do not for any reason use any radio-based equipment.  Maintain control of students.  Evacuate the classroom as directed by Superintendent/Principal.

35  Report unaccounted for students to Secretary by runner (preferable classroom assistant).  Be aware of and report, but do not touch, suspicious packages, backpacks etc.  Follow directions from Superintendent/Principal.

BUS ACCIDENT The possibility of a school bus accident is always present. The primary issues are the possibility of injured students. Is the bus within the district or out of the immediate area, and is the bus a charter bus or district bus? (Note: All commercial buses transporting students must show DMV certificate to transport students.)

Procedure All bus accidents, even the most minor, must be reported to the Highway Patrol and the office. In the event of accidents that are more serious the first concern must be to prevent additional injuries to students; the second priority is to deal with injured persons. The driver of the bus will also immediately inform the office and 911 of the incident. The driver will report the location and any injuries. The driver will then put out warning devices if needed to keep other vehicles from adding to the problem and posing a danger. The driver will then provide for the safety of all passengers including, if needed, moving passengers off the bus and at least 100 feet off the roadway. Students must be kept together and under control. The person receiving notification in the office will, at the direction of Superintendent/Principal call 911. Superintendent/Principal will direct Secretary to see that appropriate parents are notified.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Ascertain the location of the accident, the nature and seriousness of the accident including names and the nature of injuries to injured persons and immediate needs at the accident site.  Direct the notification of the Highway Patrol, and 911 if needed.  Ascertain any special needs for students involved in the accident and direct Secretary to forward the information to emergency personnel.  Direct Maintenance/Custodian to arrange for alternate transportation for uninjured persons.  Direct Business Manager to determine where injured students will be move to.  If the accident is out of our district, determine where uninjured students and adults will be moved to.  Direct Secretary to arrange for notification of parents of students.  Ascertain that appropriate reports are completed and forwarded to the Highway Patrol, insurance and other appropriate agencies.  Contact the insurance company to authorize care at the hospital.  Direct Maintenance to arrange for the movement of the bus back to the school.

36 Vice Principal  Facilitate communications for Superintendent/Principal.  Stand in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal call 911 and any additional agencies as appropriate.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal determine any special needs of students involved in the accident and forward the information to emergency personnel.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal obtain the names of injured students and all other students and adults on the bus and notify parents and other appropriate persons. Tell parents if students are injured or uninjured and where they are to be transported.  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal determine where students and adults involved in an out of area accident will be moved to. Secretary  Keep an accurate historical record of the incident. Maintenance/Custodian/Bus Driver  If possible from the accident site, call 911 and the office.  Provide for the care of injured persons.  Notify the office of the accident including the location and nature of the accident, names of injured students, and immediate needs at the site. Inform the office if an ambulance is needed.  Provide for the safety of uninjured persons including moving them away from the accident site if needed; at least 100 feet from the roadway if possible.  Account for all students and adults and ascertain that students are kept together and under control at all times.  Put hazard signs around the accident site.  Get names and addresses of all witnesses.  Arrange transportation for uninjured students and adults. Teachers  Assist the bus driver as directed.  Keep children calm, together, and under control.  When requested provide the bus driver and/or emergency personnel with emergency card information about students.

ARMED INTRUDER OR STUDENT

Procedure An armed person on campus, student or intruder, is a threat to the safety of students and staff. The threat may be potential or direct. In either case, the issue is that student safety must be paramount.

A student with a knife or even a firearm in a pocket or backpack is a potential, rather than a direct threat. In general the weapon in this situation can be confiscated and the student taken to Superintendent/Principal.

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A person brandishing a weapon is an immediate threat and must be dealt with quickly; most attacks are stopped by means other than law enforcement. In general, 911 should be immediately called, the campus should be locked down, and students left outside moved to safety as quickly as possible. It is probable that the Superintendent/Principal will make the decision to leave at least some of the gates, only if this will not lead to greater danger to the campus, open to allow entrance of law enforcement personnel. Law enforcement personnel will be able to retrieve master keys from security lock box in the front of the school to gain entrance.

If the incident involves a shooting in a classroom, the school should immediately be locked down. Students left out of classrooms should be immediately moved inside the nearest room. Whether the incident involves shooting or a hostage incident it will be dealt with by law enforcement.

If the incident involves a shooting and takes place on the South playground during recess it may, at the discretion of the yard duty teacher, be best to have students lay still on the ground, because students going to the rooms will attract the attention of the shooter and must cluster at gates.

Once law enforcement personnel arrive on campus they will be in charge of the situation.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Immediately direct Secretary to call 911.  Make the decision about the need to call for a campus lock down.  Coordinate the actions of staff members with the requirements of law enforcement personnel.  Make the decision about how to notify parents about what is going on.  Once the situation is over make the decision about the need to send students home early. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal direct a lockdown of the school and select staff members to move students who have been left outside to safety.  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  When authorities arrive assist them as directed  In the event of evacuation (if safe to do so) he/she will assist in ensuring students/teachers are safe  When situation is over he/she will assess campus and assist in any first aid, moving/transporting of students/staff Business Manager  At the direction of Superintendent/Principal call 911 give them the information available about the situation.  Facilitate communications between Superintendent/Principal and staff members and law enforcement personnel.

38  Contact teachers and account for all students.  Provide law enforcement personnel a map of the campus. Secretary  Keep an accurate historical record of the event.  Take steps to account for missing students not immediately accounted for.  With the assistance of at least two staff members, direct release of students who are picked up to parents in event students go home early. LVN Nurse  Determine if any students need medical assistance and provide immediate care as appropriate.  Inform Superintendent/Principal if any students are particularly at risk. Teachers  Be prepared to bring students into classrooms and lock doors and windows. Notify the office of unaccounted for students.  Close windows and blinds or curtains.  Be prepared to order students to duck and cover if situation warrants.

ATTEMPTED UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF STUDENT

Procedure The attempted unauthorized removal of a student from our school would probably come under one of three scenarios: a non-custodial family member, a family member with a restraining order, or a stranger. In each case, the first priority is that the student must not leave the campus.

In the case of a student with custodial issues, the student’s emergency information should be immediately available at the front desk along with copy of all pertinent court documents and a photograph of problematic adults. The student should never be released to a stranger without at least verbal authorization from the custodial parent. In the case of a phone call to the school authorizing the release of the student, the staff member authorizing the release must always make a confirming phone call to the custodial parent. A note or the assurance of the student is not adequate. If there is any question or concern, Superintendent/Principal must be notified.

The attempt by a stranger to remove a student from the school is an immediate and direct threat to the safety of the student and must be responded to as such. The person observing the attempted removal of a student by a stranger should immediately notify the office. The person receiving the notification must notify Superintendent/Principal, direct another staff member to lock the front gates, and call 911. Superintendent/Principal will call at least the Business Manager and/or Vice Principal for assistance and deal with the situation.

In the event that a student indicates an unwillingness to leave the campus with an adult not known to be a custodial parent, the student and the adult should be held in the office, courteously if possible, and Superintendent/Principal should be notified.

39 Superintendent/Principal will contact the custodial parent and deal with the situation. If the adult attempts to leave before Superintendent/Principal is involved, 911 must be notified, and the situation should be treated as an attempted abduction by a stranger. The student must not leave the campus without Superintendent/Principal’s permission.

Staff Responsibilities Superintendent/Principal  Ascertain that students with custodial issues have appropriate documents with pictures on the front desk for immediate reference by office personnel.  Make the decision about the release of students with custodial issues to persons not listed in school documents.  Be sure that gates are locked and 911 called in the event of attempted removal of a student by a stranger. Vice Principal  Stands in for Superintendent/Principal in his/her absence  Evaluates overall campus security and reports to Superintendent/Principal  Ensure that student(s) are not removed without consent of Superintendent/Principal  When authorities arrive (if called) will direct officers to the situation  Keep students away from intruder  Close and lock the gates if this has not already been done. Business Manager  Make copies of pertinent documents and photographs for students with custodial issues and see that they are immediately available to the person at the front desk and that they are aware of them.  Call 911 when directed by Superintendent/Principal.  Call Vice Principal when directed to do so by Superintendent/Principal  Direct staff members to lock all gates when Superintendent/Principal orders it. Secretary  Keep an accurate historical record of problematic events. Maintenance/Custodian  Be prepared to lock all gates and provide assistance to office personnel as requested.

40 Air Pollution The Air Quality Index (AQI) was issued in 1999 by the U.S. EPA for daily air quality report to the public. The following levels of pollution have been established by the Air Pollution Control District. Each district will be informed by the Regional or County Superintendent to abide by each standard:

When notified of an AIR POLLUTION episode, Superintendent/Principal or Designee will: 1. Instruct employees to minimize strenuous physical activity. 2. Cancel any events requiring the use of vehicles. 3. Urge employees to minimize the use of vehicles.

41 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES A medical emergency is an event in which a student, or adult, is, or appears to be, in need of immediate medical care by medical personnel. The need may be due to serious illness or injury. The first concern must be to take steps to prevent the illness or injury from getting worse. In the event of violence, it may be necessary to move the students, otherwise students with neck or back injuries should be moved only by trained personnel. In many other situations it may be appropriate to walk the student to the office. In the event of any situation that may be termed a medical emergency, the LVN should be notified immediately, and parents should be notified as soon as possible. If an ambulance is called, specific directions are important, because it may be desirable for the ambulance to enter the front parking area. It is important to remember that students in a classroom or on the playground should not be left unsupervised while an adult takes a student to the office.

Each classroom is equipped with an emergency kit which contains latex gloves. These should be used by personnel tending to injured students if at all possible.

Asthma or other serious health problems  Immediately notify the LVN by phone, cell phone, intercom, or runner.  If the student has medication in their possession, use it.  Escort the student to the LVN if there will still be adult supervision on the playground or classroom. Otherwise send students with the student or wait for the LVN to come to you.  LVN will apply appropriate immediate care.  Secretary will notify parents immediately and arrange for an ambulance if needed. Classroom Injury  Provide appropriate immediate aid to the student.  Notify the LVN by phone.  If appropriate have another student accompany the injured student to the office. Otherwise wait for LVN to come to the injured person.  LVN will provide appropriate care, and make the decision about transportation to medical care.  Secretary will notify parents immediately and arrange for an ambulance if needed. Playground or Sports Injury  Provide immediate first aid as appropriate.  In the event of a neck or back injury do not move the student.  Do not ever attempt to straighten broken arms or legs.  Notify LVN by phone or by runner.  Do Not Leave the Playground Unsupervised.  If appropriate, accompany the student to the office.  If the student cannot walk, LVN will make the decision about how to move the student, and provide appropriate immediate care.  Secretary will notify parents and call for an ambulance as needed

42 Injury Due to Violence  Take appropriate measures to ensure there is no danger of continued violence to the injured student or to others.  If an injured student must be moved to safety, take care not to cause additional trauma.  Notify the office by phone, radio, or runner.  Provide first aid as appropriate.  LVN will provide appropriate care, and make the decision about transportation to medical care.  Superintendent/Principal will make the decision about the disciplinary action to be taken, and will call the Sheriff’s Office if appropriate.  Secretary will notify parents and call for an ambulance as needed.

CHILD ABUSE

Child abuse procedures for all staff All employees of the Liberty Elementary School District and the Liberty Elementary Educational Foundation are considered childcare custodians, and as such are mandated reporters of suspected child abuse under penal code 11165, sub. (h).

1. Personnel suspecting child abuse must report said abuse to Superintendent/Principal immediately or as soon a practically possible. If Superintendent/Principal is unavailable for an extended time, it is appropriate to notify Business Manager.

2. Child abuse reporting is an individual responsibility. A mandated reporter is not absolved of reporting responsibility by relying on a supervisor or administrator to meet his or her responsibility.

3. Report suspected child abuse to Child Welfare Services at (800) 331-1585.

4. The oral report should include the following: name, address, date of birth of the student; name address and phone number of parent of caretaker, nature and extent of injuries or description of neglect; any information that might help establish the causes of injuries of condition.

5. Within 36 hours of making the appropriate phone contact, the employee must also file DOJ form SS 8583. This form is available in the office from Health Aide or Secretary.

6. District policy requires that a copy of the DOJ form SS 8583 be given to Superintendent/Principal to ensure they are aware of the situation.

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California Penal Code 11174.3 “School Interview Law

11174.3. (a) Whenever a representative of a government agency investigating suspected child abuse or neglect or the State Department of Social Services deems it necessary, a suspected victim of child abuse or neglect may be interviewed during school hours, on school premises, concerning a report of suspected child abuse or neglect that occurred within the child's home or out-of-home care facility. The child shall be afforded the option of being interviewed in private or selecting any adult who is a member of the staff of the school, including any certificated or classified employee or volunteer aide, to be present at the interview. A representative of the agency investigating suspected child abuse or neglect or the State Department of Social Services shall inform the child of that right prior to the interview. The purpose of the staff person's presence at the interview is to lend support to the child and enable him or her to be as comfortable as possible. However, the member of the staff so elected shall not participate in the interview. The member of the staff so present shall not discuss the facts or circumstances of the case with the child. The member of the staff so present, including, but not limited to, a volunteer aide, is subject to the confidentiality requirements of this article, a violation of which is punishable as specified in Section 11167.5. A representative of the school shall inform a member of the staff so selected by a child of the requirements of this section prior to the interview. A staff member selected by a child may decline the request to be present at the interview. If the staff person selected agrees to be present, the interview shall be held at a time during school hours when it does not involve an expense to the school. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section does not affect the admissibility of evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding. (b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify each school district and each agency specified in Section 11165.9 to receive mandated reports, and the State Department of Social Services shall notify each of its employees who participate in the investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect, of the requirements of this section.

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46 Sexual Harassment BP 4119.11 The Governing Board prohibits sexual harassment of district employees and job applicants. The Board also prohibits retaliatory behavior or action against district employees or other persons who complain, testify or otherwise participate in the complaint process established pursuant to this policy and the administrative regulation.

Harassment Policy It is the policy of the Liberty Elementary School District to prohibit and forbid sexual, racial, and other illegal harassment of all employees and students at all times and during all occasions while at school, in the work place or at any school event or activity. Any act of harassment of students or employees shall result in prompt and appropriate action. The following are the procedures to implement a complaint: See AR 4030 For Complete Complaint Procedures. • The Superintendent/Principal is primarily responsible for the reporting and investigating of all complaints occurring at the school. Other Administrative Staff and/or other resource personnel such as social workers, psychologists, etc. may be involved as deemed appropriate to assist in the handling of any specific complaint or investigation. • In any situation in which an employee is accused or suspected of harassing a student or another employee, staff shall report the incident to the Superintendent/Principal. The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall investigate, together with the Superintendent/Principal, the complaints. In any situation in which a student is accused or suspected of harassing another student or an employee, the Superintendent/Principal shall be primarily responsible for the investigation and shall report to the appropriate District designee as outlined below. • In each case, the investigation will include as detailed an interview with the complainant or suspected victim as is possible under all the circumstances; as detailed an interview of the alleged harasser as is possible under all the circumstances; interviews of sufficient witnesses to satisfy the investigator that the facts have been fully explored and to determine factually what happened; a determination as to whether inappropriate harassment occurred and the appropriate steps, if any, to punish the harasser and protect the victim from continued harassment; and the preparation of an appropriate report in the appropriate format to deal with the issue. • The investigation will begin as quickly as possible to determine what happened and what steps should be taken. In most circumstances, an investigation should be completed within five business days. The results of the investigation should be reported as required under the policy within 20 business days of the completion of the investigation. In unique circumstances where it is not possible to meet these time frames, the documentation should include an explanation as to why additional time was needed. • In cases to be investigated solely by the Superintendent/Principal, written documentation shall be provided to the District designee setting forth the Superintendent/Principal’s determination as to what happened, any discipline to be imposed, or any other corrective action to be taken for the protection of the victim. This documentation may be in the form of student discipline form or may be more involved, as appropriate under the particular circumstances of the complaint and investigation. • All appropriate parties, including the victim and the alleged harasser, shall be notified of the results of the investigation and of the action taken. This may either be done verbally or in writing, depending upon the circumstances and the appropriateness of sharing with the different parties particular actions which may have been taken.

47 Suspension and Expulsion BP 5144 When misconduct occurs, staff shall implement appropriate discipline and attempt to identify and address the causes of the student’s behavior. Continually disruptive students may be assigned to alternative programs or removed from school in accordance with law, board policy, and administrative regulation. At all times, the safety of students and staff and the maintenance of an orderly school environment shall be priorities in determining appropriate discipline.

EXCLUSION The Board of Education may exclude students from attending school for any of the following: 1. Contagious or infectious diseases including noncompliance with state immunizations requirements. 2. Physical or mental disability determined to be detrimental to the welfare of other pupils.

SUSPENSION is the temporary removal of a pupil from regular classroom instruction or from school as initiated by a teacher or administrator for adjustment purposes.

Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion: Grades K-8 Acts for which a student, including a student with disabilities, may be suspended or expelled shall be only those specified as follows: (cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Students with Disabilities)) 1. Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person; willfully used force or violence upon another person, except in self-defense; or committed as an aider or abettor, as adjudged by a juvenile court, a crime of physical violence in which the victim suffered great or serious bodily injury (Education Code 48900(a) and (t)) 2. Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished any firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object, unless, in the case of possession of any object of this type, the student had obtained written permission to possess the item from a certificated school employee, with the principal or designee's concurrence (Education Code 48900(b)) (cf. 5131 - Conduct) (cf. 5131.7 - Weapons and Dangerous Instruments) 3. Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, otherwise furnished, or was under the influence of any controlled substance as defined in Health and Safety Code 11053- 11058, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind (Education Code 48900(c)) (cf. 3513.4 - Drug and Alcohol Free Schools) (cf. 5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs) 4. Unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell any controlled substance as defined in Health and Safety Code 11053-11058, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind, and then sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to any person another liquid, substance, or material and represented same as such controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant (Education Code 48900(d)) 5. Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion (Education Code 48900(e))

48 6. Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property (Education Code 48900(f)) 7. Stole or attempted to steal school property or private property (Education Code 48900(g)) 8. Possessed or used tobacco or products containing tobacco or nicotine products, including, but not limited to, cigars, cigarettes, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets, and betel, except that this restriction shall not prohibit a student from using or possessing his/her own prescription products (Education Code 48900(h)) (cf. 5131.62 - Tobacco) 9. Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity (Education Code 48900(i)) 10. Unlawfully possessed, offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell any drug paraphernalia, as defined in Health and Safety Code 11014.5 (Education Code 48900(j)) 11. Knowingly received stolen school property or private property (Education Code 48900(l)) 12. Possessed an imitation firearm (Education Code 48900(m)) Imitation firearm means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm. (Education Code 48900(m)) 13. Committed or attempted to commit a sexual assault as defined in Penal Code 261, 266c, 286, 288, 288a, or 289, or committed a sexual battery as defined in Penal Code 243.4 (Education Code 48900(n)) 14. Harassed, threatened, or intimidated a student who is a complaining witness or witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for the purpose of preventing that student from being a witness and/or retaliating against that student for being a witness (Education Code 48900(o)) 15. Unlawfully offered, arranged to sell, negotiated to sell, or sold the prescription drug Soma (Education Code 48900(p)) 16. Engaged in, or attempted to engage in, hazing (Education Code 48900(q)) Hazing means a method of initiation or pre-initiation into a student organization or body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, which is likely to cause serious bodily injury or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to a former, current, or prospective student. Hazing does not include athletic events or school-sanctioned events. (Education Code 48900(q)) 17. Engaged in an act of bullying (Education Code 48900(r)) Bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, directed toward one or more students that has or can reasonably be predicted to have the effect of placing a reasonable student in fear of harm to himself/herself or his/her property; cause the student to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his/her physical or mental health; or cause the student to experience substantial interferences with his/her academic performance or ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the school. (Education Code 48900(r)) Bullying shall include any act of sexual harassment, hate violence, or harassment, threat, or intimidation, as defined in Education Code 48900.2, 48900.3, or 48900.4 and

49 below in items #1-3 of "Additional Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion: Grades 4-8," that has any of the effects described above on a reasonable student. Bullying also includes an act of cyber sexual bullying by a student through the dissemination of, or the solicitation or incitement to disseminate, a photograph or other visual recording that depicts a nude, semi-nude, or sexually explicit photograph or other visual recording of an identifiable minor, when such dissemination is to another student or to school personnel by means of an electronic act and has or can be reasonably predicted to have one or more of the effects of bullying described above. Cyber sexual bullying does not include a depiction, portrayal, or image that has any serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific value or that involves athletic events or school-sanctioned activities. Electronic act means the creation or transmission originated on or off the school site by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager, of a communication including, but not limited to: (Education Code 48900(r)) a. A message, text, sound, video, or image b. A post on a social network Internet web site, including, but not limited to, posting to or creating a burn page or creating a credible impersonation or false profile for the purpose of causing a reasonable student any of the effects of bullying described above. Reasonable student means a student, including, but not limited to, a student who has been identified as a student with a disability, who exercises average care, skill, and judgment in conduct for a person of his/her age, or for a person of his/her age with his/her disability. (Education Code 48900(r)) (cf. 1114 - District-Sponsored Social Media) (cf. 5131.2 - Bullying) (cf. 6163.4 - Student Use of Technology) (cf. 6164.4 - Identification and Evaluation of Individuals for Special Education) (cf. 6164.6 - Identification and Education under Section 504) 18. Aided or abetted the infliction or attempted infliction of physical injury on another person, as defined in Penal Code 31 (Education Code 48900(t)) 19. Made terrorist threats against school officials and/or school property (Education Code 48900.7) A terrorist threat includes any written or oral statement by a person who willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person or property damage in excess of $1,000, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out. (Education Code 48900.7)

Additional Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion: Grades 4-8 Any student in grades 4-8 may be suspended, but not expelled, for disrupting school activities or otherwise willfully defying the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, other school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties. (Education Code 48900(k)) (cf. 5131.4 - Student Disturbances) A student in grades 4-8 shall be subject to suspension or recommendation for expulsion when it is determined that he/she: 1. Committed sexual harassment as defined in Education Code 212.5 (Education Code 48900.2)

50 Sexual harassment means conduct which, when considered from the perspective of a reasonable person of the same gender as the victim, is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to have a negative impact upon the victim's academic performance or to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment. (Education Code 212.5, 48900.2) (cf. 5145.7 - Sexual Harassment) 2. Caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of hate violence as defined in Education Code 233 (Education Code 48900.3) Hate violence means any act punishable under Penal Code 422.6, 422.7, or 422.75. Such acts include injuring or intimidating a victim, interfering with the exercise of a victim's civil rights, or damaging a victim's property because of the victim's race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation; a perception of the presence of any of those characteristics in the victim; or the victim's association with a person or group with one or more of those actual or perceived characteristics. (Education Code 233; Penal Code 422.55) (cf. 5145.9 - Hate-Motivated Behavior) 3. Intentionally engaged in harassment, threats, or intimidation against district personnel or students that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the actual and reasonably expected effect of materially disrupting classwork, creating substantial disorder, and invading the rights of school personnel or students by creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment (Education Code 48900.4) (cf. 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment)

A student may be suspended or expelled for any of the acts listed above if the act is related to school activity or school attendance occurring at any district school or within any other school district, including but not limited to the following circumstances: (Ed. Code 48900) 1. While on school grounds. 2. While going to or coming from school. 3. During the lunch period, whether on or off the school campus. 4. During, or while going to or coming from, a school sponsored activity.

Alternatives to suspension or expulsion will be used with students who are truant, tardy, or otherwise absent from school activities.

All students in grades Kindergarten through 8 are also subject to the following Education Code sections:

Exceptional and Non-Exceptional Needs Students (Ed. Code 48900.5) Suspension shall be imposed only when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct. However, a pupil, including an individual with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026, may be suspended for any reason enumerated in Section 48900 upon a first offense, if the principal or superintendent of schools determines that the pupil violated subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of Section 48900 or that the pupil’s presence causes a danger to persons or property or threatens to disrupt the instructional process.

51 **ISS=In School Suspension **OCS=Off Campus Suspension

Offense Definition First Offense First Offense Second Offense Second Offense Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Abusive Slurs, (racial, To insult, revile, malign, or disparage in Work detail or detention 2 day suspension. 1 day suspension 5 day suspension, ethnic, religious, speech. Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference referral to handicapped, appropriate abusing) program. Parent conference Arson To purposely-set fire to another’s real 1 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS or personal property. Parent conference Notify Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend police Parent conference expulsion Parent expulsion Notify Police conference Notify Parent conference Police Notify Police Assault An offer, coupled with an apparent 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS present intent and ability, to inflict Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Recommend immediate injury to another (Mere Notify police Notify police Notify police expulsion Parent words NEVER constitute assault). conference Notify police Battery The willful and unlawful use of force or 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS violence upon another person. Parent conference Recommend expulsion Parent conference Recommend Notify police Parent conference Notify police expulsion Parent Notify police conference Notify Police Bikes/skates/skateboa Riding on school grounds. Written Warning Work detail or Confiscation and Confiscation for rds/ heelies/roller detention parent conference duration of blades semester. Parent conference Bomb/Explosives Possession of/threat to use explosives. 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS Recommend Expulsion Recommend Expulsion Recommend Recommend Parent conference Parent conference Expulsion Parent Expulsion Parent Notify police Notify police conference conference Notify police Notify police Breaking & Entering To forcibly enter secured school areas 3 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS or vehicles. Notify police Recommend expulsion Notify police Recommend Parent contact Notify police Parent conference expulsion Notify police Bullying/Cyber Activity of severe or pervasive physical Warning and/or detention. 1 day OCS/ISS 3 day OCS/ISS 5 day OCS Bullying/Cyber Sexual or verbal conduct including Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Bullying communication made in writing or by means of an electronic act intended to hurt another person by causing fear of being harmed, causing mental or physical distress. Cyber Sexual Bullying-dissemination of, or the solicitation or incitement to disseminate, a photograph or other visual recording by a pupil to another pupil or school personnel intended to hurt another person by causing fear of being harmed, causing mental or physical distress. Bus Referral Misbehavior while on bus to or from Warning and/or detention. 3 day bus suspension 2 week bus Up to 1 year bus school. Parent notification suspension Parent suspension conference Parent conference Cheating Dishonesty while taking a Detention Zero grade on the Same as first 1 day ISS test/completing an assignment. Using Zero grade on the assignment, test or offense maximum. Failing grade in the prohibited materials during a test. assignment, test, or project, and all related course. project. course work for the Parent conference quarter. Parent conference Ditching/Cutting Leaving class without a valid pass/not Detention or work detail 3 day ISS/OCS 2 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS attending class without a valid excuse. Parent contact Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Contact law Contact Police enforcement Dangerous Object Using any item that is able or likely to 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS inflict injury or harm to self or others. Parent conference May recommend Notify police Recommend Notify Police expulsion. Parent conference expulsion Notify Parent conference police

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False Fire Alarm Pulling, tampering, or causing fire 3 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS alarm to sound needlessly. Parent conference Parent conference Recommend Recommend Notify Police expulsion Parent expulsion Parent conference conference Fighting Mutual combat with both parties 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS involved in physical conflict. Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Notify Police Possible recommendation for expulsion. Fire Threat and/or Possession of fireworks, lighters, 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS Incendiary Device matches or fire to cause alarm, injury, Parent Conference Parent Conference Parent Conference May recommend or damage. Notify Police May recommend Notify Police expulsion. expulsion. Notify Police Notify police Forgery, false I.D., To imitate/alter a signature or use an Detention or work detail 3 day ISS/OCS 2 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS Altering legal identification belonging to another. Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference document (i.e. grades)

Gambling To play a game of chance for money or Detention or work detail 2 day ISS/OCS 1 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS other stakes. Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Notify police Notify police Gang related activity Displaying symbols, graffiti, hand Confiscation of materials. Contact Tulare County Contact Tulare Contact Tulare signals associated with gangs, wearing Parent conference Gang Unit. County Gang Unit. County Gang Unit. apparel, colored accessory items 1-3 day ISS/OCS 1-3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS associated with gangs. Recommend expulsion

Gang Violence An act, or attempted act, motivated by 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS hostility towards a victim’s real or Parent conference Contact May recommend Parent Conference Recommend perceived gang affiliation. Tulare County Gang Unit. expulsion Contact Tulare expulsion Parent Parent conference County Gang Unit. conference Contact Tulare County Contact Tulare Gang Unit. County Gang Unit.

Harassment Verbally or physically intimidating or Detention 2 day ISS/OCS 1 day ISS 5 day ISS/OCS threatening to cause harm to another Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Referral to person. appropriate program. Parent conference Hate Violence An act, or attempted act, motivated by 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS hostility towards a victim’s real or Parent conference Recommend expulsion Parent conference Recommend perceived ethnicity, national origin, Notify police Parent conference Notify police expulsion Parent immigrant status, gender, sexual Notify police conference Notify orientation, religious belief, age, police disability, or any other physical or cultural characteristic. Hats Wearing of a hat in any classroom, Written warning and/or 1 day ISS ISS Loss of hat office, or school building. detention Parent conference. Parent conference Hazing To engage in any act that causes bodily 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OC 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS danger, physical harm or personal Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference degradation or disgrace. Possible recommendation for expulsion. Insubordination A contemptuous refusal to comply with Work detail or detention 3 day ISS 1 day ISS 5 day ISS reasonable request or open disregard Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference expressed in words or action.

Imitation Firearm A replica of a firearm that is 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS substantially similar in physical Parent conference May recommend Notify police May recommend properties to an existing firearm as to Notify police expulsion. Parent conference expulsion. lead a reasonable person to conclude Notify police Notify police that the replica is a firearm. Parent conference Parent conference Loitering in parking Waiting or loitering in or around cars, Written Warning 1 day ISS/OCS Parent conference Parent conference lots, in cars, or on or playing car radios, or eating in cars, or about school campus. on any school campus.

53 Missed formal Failure to attend assigned formal Double detention Work detail 1 day ISS 2 day ISS/OCS detention detention. assigned Parent conference Parent conference Obscene Acts A detestable act, offensive to current 1 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS accepted standards of morality, Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference May recommend modesty or decency. expulsion. Notify police Parent conference

Possession of stolen To be in possession, knowingly or 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS goods unknowingly, of items obtained by Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference theft. Notify police Notify police Recommend expulsion Possession or use of To be under the influence or of or in 3-5 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS a controlled possession, of drugs or alcohol (a May recommend May recommend May recommend May recommend substance/parapherna substantiated offense). expulsion. expulsion. expulsion. expulsion. lia (Ed. Code Notify police Notify police Notify police Notify police 48915.3a) Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Referral to appropriate Referral to appropriate Referral to Referral to agency. agency. appropriate appropriate agency. agency. Profanity/Obscene Language or acts offensive to current 1 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS Gestures accepted standards of morality, Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference May recommend modesty, or decency. expulsion. Notify police Parent conference Public Display of Inappropriate groping, fondling, Written Warning Conference with Conference with 1 day ISS/OCS Affection necking, and/or kissing. Conference with students students and parents students and Parent conference and parents Detention parents Detention Rape To have forced sexual contact with 5 day OCS. Recommend 5 day OCS. 5 day OCS. 5 day OCS. another without their consent. expulsion Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend Notify police Notify police expulsion expulsion Parent conference Parent conference Notify police Notify police Parent conference Parent conference Robbery/Extortion To take another’s property from their 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS desk, or their person in their immediate Parent conference Recommend expulsion Notify police Recommend presence by the use of violence or Notify police Notify police Parent conference expulsion Notify intimidation. Parent conference policy Parent conference Sale or furnishing a To sell or furnish drugs or alcohol (a 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS controlled substance. substantiated offense). Recommend expulsion Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend Notify police Notify police expulsion Notify expulsion Notify Parent conference Parent conference police police Referral to appropriate Referral to appropriate Parent conference Parent conference agency. agency. Referral to Referral to appropriate appropriate agency. agency. Sexual Act of rape, unlawful sexual 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS Assault/Battery intercourse, sexual penetration, oral Recommend expulsion Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend copulation, or sodomy, or lewd and Notify police Notify police expulsion Notify expulsion Notify lascivious acts. Parent conference Parent conference police police Referral for sexual abuse Referral for sexual Parent conference Parent conference counseling. abuse counseling. Referral for sexual Referral for sexual abuse counseling. abuse counseling. Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment includes, but is not 1 day ISS/OCS 5 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS limited to; unwelcome sexual Detention Detention Detention Detention advances, requests for sexual favors Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Recommend and other verbal, visual or physical expulsion. Parent conduct of sexual nature. conference Smoking and/or The possession or use of cigarettes, 1 day ISS/OCS 1 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS possession of other forms of tobacco, or tobacco Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference tobacco products related items. Theft Taking property belonging to another. 2 day ISS/OCS 4 day ISS/OCS 4 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS Restitution Notify police Notify police Notify police Parent conference Restitution Restitution Restitution Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Threatening, striking, An offer, coupled with an apparent 3-5 ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS menacing a staff present intent and ability, to inflict Possible expulsion Notify Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend member/attempted or immediate injury to staff member police Notify police expulsion Notify expulsion Notify actual physical and/or the unlawful touching or striking Parent conference Parent conference police police assault on staff. of a staff member by a student or any Parent conference Parent conference substance put in motion by him and/or

54 verbal threats or harassment of staff member by student. Vandalism/Destructio The willful or malicious destruction of 1 day ISS/OCS Restitution 5 day ISS/OCS 3 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS n of School Property any real or personal property belonging Parent conference Restitution Restitution Recommend to another or the school district. Parent conference Parent conference expulsion Restitution Parent conference Violation of standards Violating the established dress code. Refer to office for change Change of attire. Change of attire. Change of attire. of dress of attire. Parent conference Parent conference Parent conference Parent notified 1 day ISS Electronic devices Possession of such items in use during Temporary confiscation Confiscation 2 week 1 day ISS and or Cell Phones school hours. and turn into Principal Parent conference confiscation Parent conference with name. Parent conference Weapons The possession of firearm, knife or any 5 day ISS/OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS 5 day OCS variety of other weapons deemed Notify police Recommend expulsion Recommend Recommend dangerous. Recommend expulsion Notify police expulsion expulsion Notify police Notify police Willful Open defiance, a contemptuous refusal 1 day ISS/OCS. Parent 5 day ISS/OCS. Parent 3 day ISS/OCS. 5 day OCS. Parent Disobedience/disrupti to comply with reasonable requests conference. conference. Parent conference. conference. ng school activities. and school rules, causing disorder. Possible recommendation for expulsion.

NOTIFICATION OF TEACHERS REGARDING VIOLENT STUDENTS - BP 4158

The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall inform the teacher of every student who has caused or tried to cause another person serious bodily injury or physical injury that requires professional medical treatment. Information shall be based upon written district records or records received from a law enforcement agency.

Teachers shall receive the above information in confidence and disseminate it no further.

Dress Code It is not our purpose to dictate specific dress, but rather to ensure that our students will be dressed in such a way as to maximize their school experience. Decency and safety are the guidelines by which the administrator makes decisions regarding clothing.

The Superintendent/Principal makes the final determination as to the acceptability or correctness of all clothing. Students must abide by the following dress code.

1. Hats, caps, nets, bandannas or other types of head covering, absent a doctor’s prescription, are not permitted inside school buildings or vehicles.

2. Shoes must be worn at all times, have a back strap and cannot be thongs, heels over one inch, slippers or be cleated, spiked, or sock-like.

3. Tank tops with straps less than 2” wide are not permitted. Mesh shirts, low cut blouses or sun-dresses with cleavage showing are not permitted. Clothing that does not cover undergarments is not permitted.

55 4. Half-shirts are not permitted; the midriff area of the body must always be covered.

5. Shorts, skirts, and dresses must reach pass fingertip length.

6. Glasses, other than prescription, shall not be worn inside school buildings.

7. All articles of clothing worn on campus must be worn right side out and in a manner that is commonly recognized as correct.

8. Words or pictures that are not appropriate for a school environment may not be worn on clothing. (examples include, but are not limited to: obscenities, or symbols representing alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and/or violence/weapons). Words and pictures on clothing may not be altered in any way.

9. No clothing associated with or containing gang colors or materials is permitted. Parents are strongly advised, before purchasing clothing for their children, to consider the possible gang implication of all clothing.

10. Sagging pants, hanging belts, suspenders or straps hanging off the shoulders, or skirts, shorts or pants that expose the posterior or that do not cover undergarments are not permitted. All pants must be able to stay at or above the hip bone without a belt. All wearing apparel must be of size that is considered normal for the child. Oversized clothing will not be allowed.

11. Jewelry or accessories that are disruptive or might cause a health or safety hazard may not be worn. Items not allowed include hoop earrings larger than a dime, nose rings, facial or body studs. The only jewelry, which involves piercing of the skin, allowed to be worn on campus will be traditional earrings.

12. Tattoos are not allowed. A student with a gang tattoo will be placed in an alternative program. Other permanent tattoos must be covered at all times. Temporary tattoos will be removed before the student is allowed in class.

Consequences: Students who wear unacceptable clothing will be sent to the office. They will be required to change to acceptable clothing either by contacting parents or by getting clothing from the lost and found. Students will not return to class until such time that they are wearing acceptable clothing. All time missed from class due to unacceptable clothing will be made up on recess detentions. Students may be suspended from school for repeated warning of unacceptable clothing. ****************revisions to this dress code may be made at any time************

56 Appendix 1 Fire Escape Route Map

57 Appendix II Staff Extension Numbers Cell Name Intercom Phone

Montoya, Keri 203 786-3349 Shirk, Terri 202 280-1333 Gutierrez, Rosi 204 300-4719 Munoz, Adriana 201 Ferreira, Heidi 216 Espinoza, Abigail 205 Tolbert, Josh 306 592-1797 Guerrero, Joe 306 Corvera, Dora 306 Stevens, Tyler 306 Ormonde, Sydni 105 Intervention 106 Wilson, Alison 107 Kelly, Jill 108 Hovis, Renee 109 Soares, Staci 110 Oliveira, Megan 111 Martinez, Erika 112 Melton, Alison 113 Jackson, Lalaine 114 Nelson, Lisa 115 Limon, Itzel 116 Ramos, Andrea 117 Acosta, Jesus 501 Mason, Brandle 502 Evans, Miranda 503 Hilliard, Steve 504 Brown, Anna 505 Douglass, Kim 506 Grimmius, Nancy 507 Newkirk, Stesha 508

58 Sanders, Marisa 509 Mayorga, Melissa 510 Martinez, Pam 101 Reeves, Kaylin 102 Mitri, Lisa 103 Graham, Lacey 104 Atashkarian, Mary Ann 601 Peters, Brandy 602 Daniels, David Music Room IRC 701 Bettencourt, Marlene; Gann, Denise; Valdovinos, Sara; Richert, Karen; Phillips, Patti 702 Aldaco, Robbie 703 Dye, Brittany 704 Acuna, Megan 101 102 Nunes, Bailey 105 Hert, Janna 601 Hollingsworth, Gina 602 109 Flores, Maddison 108 Arnold, Ashley 107 Bermejo, Alicia 106 Samuels, Kitrina 113/115 Kelly, Courtney 501-503/114 111/116 112/117 Levine, Stephanie Library-217 Melban, Jennifer Library-217

59 Media Phone Numbers Emergency News Contacts: Radio and Television Stations RADIO STATIONS AM/FM DIAL PHONE CONTACTED

K-DUV FM 88.9 651-4111 K-TIP AM 1450 784-1450 KMJ AM 580 490-5800 KARM FM 89.7 627-5276 K-JUG AM/FM 106.7/1270 627-5584/741-1270

K-BOS FM 94.9 230-4300 KSEQ FM 97.5 627-9710 KRDU AM 1130 591-1130 KUFW FM 90.5 622-8703 K-LOVE FM 88.5 800-525-5683 KFSO AM 1400 595-1400 KIGS AM 620 585-6200

TELEVISION STATIONS PHONE NUMBER CONTACTED KFSN Channel 30 442-1170 KSEE Channel 24 800-234-5733 KGPE Channel 47 222-2411 KMPH Channel 26 733-2600

60 Working with the Media during a Crisis Tips on Working with the Media  Principal is the person responsible for working with the press in the event of a crisis; other staff members should refer all media issues to him.  Consider the issue of the public=s right to know and the media=s right to access information within the context of professional, ethical and moral behavior, and stand your ground firmly.  Educate the media.  Enlist media support to quiet rumors, to provide factual information, and to educate the public.  KEEP THE MEDIA OFF THE SCHOOL CAMPUS  Identify a contact person to deal with the media. This will normally be Principal.  Schedule a press conference as soon as possible, away from your school site.  Write and issue press releases.  Appoint a person or committee to screen media coverage to keep current on what is being reported.  Stress UNITY. Recognize the collective efforts of the group, rather than individuals. Checklist for Speaking with the Media 1. Express Sympathy  When the crisis has resulted in deaths or injuries begin by expressing your sympathy and concern for the victims and their families. 2. Avoid Saying No Comment@  This suggests that you have something to hide. Instead, say that you don’t have enough information to comment and that you will get back to the reporter once you have it. Be sure you do. 3. Avoid Speculation  If you don=t know something, admit it. In particular, be careful not to speculate on the cause of the crisis, the extent of the damage or injury. 4. Blame No One 5. Be Straightforward When Answering Questions  If you attempt to mislead a reporter, your deception will certainly surface. Your credibility will suffer. 6. Consider Nothing AOff the Record@ and Avoid Ad-Lib Comments  If you don’t want to be quoted on a particular subject, don’t say anything about it. 7. Emphasize the Positive  If precautions were taken to avoid the crisis, point them out. 8. Eliminate Negative Questions or Misleading Words  If you include them in your response, they may be attributed to you. 9. Correct Inaccuracies  If incorrect information has appeared in the news media, be sure you point it out. 10. Never Argue with a Reporter, Even When Provoked  You will invariably end up looking bad in print, on camera, or on TV.

61 BOMB THREAT CALL CHECKLIST

RECORD:

1. Time of call: ______Date of call:______

2. Exact words of caller:______

3. Was the caller: Male___ Female___ Adult___ Child___

4. Speech pattern: Slow___ Rapid___ Excited___ Disguised___

Loud___ Broken___ Normal___ Sincere___

5. Accent:______

6. Background Noises:______

7. Ask: A. When is the bomb going to explode?______

B. Where is the bomb right now?______

C. What kind of bomb is it?______

D. What does it look like?______

E. Why did you place the bomb?______

8. Additional Comments:______

______

______

1. Upon receipt of a bomb threat, immediately notify (1) Superintendent/Principal (2) Designee of Principal.

2. Name of person receiving call:______

62 EMERGENCY ACTION GUIDE

BOMB THREAT

Liberty Elementary School

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

School District Office 686-1675

Tulare PD 685-5651 or 911

Fire Department 686-0495 or 911

Hospital/Ambulance 688-0821, 625-2211/730-3015

County Emergency Services 737-4660 x 2311

UTILITIES

Gas 1-800-427-2000 (commercial) 1-800-427-2260 (residential)

Electricity 1-800-655-4555 0r 1-800-611-1911

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