Lockdown Drill – Tuesday December 13th
Dear families,
This email is being sent to update you with respect to Secure School Protocol drills that we will be participating in this year. Important information will be reinforced and shared with staff and students to ensure we are all prepared and ready for an emergency situation, should one arise. This correspondence is in specific reference to an upcoming Lockdown drill on Tuesday, December 13th.
“Lockdown”: (usually initiated by Hamilton Police Services, sometimes by Principal or school personnel)
• defined by police as the restriction of movement during the time of a potentially serious violent threat or violent incident that would endanger the lives of students and staff used only when there is a major incident or threat of serious violence within the school, or in relation to the school
• the threat is inside the school, or is on school property, and poses an immediate threat to the students and staff
• all movement within the school and into and out of the school is restricted
• exterior doors remain open to permit officers immediate entry
• In a real lockdown situation, Police will notify the school when Lockdown has ended; and an administrator will then announce “all clear” to end the lockdown, as well as come to each room to open doors and confirm the response is over. Students and staff must not leave the rooms they are in until the door is unlocked for them.
These expectations will be reviewed with students prior to our drill.
Thank you,
D. Fede
Updated on Wednesday, December 07, 2022.