Physical Safety

Building and Facility Safety

Daily 6 for Building Administrators:

1. Background checks are performed and all adults in the building have been approved.
2. A procedure for visitor sign-in, including signs directing visitors to the school office, and all employees are wearing identification badge.
3. The number of unlocked interior doors during the school day is limited to the minimum necessary. Exterior/interior doors are locked and checked throughout the day.
4. Emergency evacuation kits are maintained. One kit in the office area and backup plan if the office area is not accessible during an emergency situation. Re-unification/ response materials are also maintained.
5. Steps are taken to communicate safety information to substitute personnel and seminary staff.
6. Administrator conducts morning building walk through to secure the site and determine risks and unsafe settings.

I Love You Guys Foundation:

• K-12 Standard Response Protocol | K-12 Standard Response Protocol (Spanish)
• K-12 Standard Response Protocol: In an Emergency When you Hear it. Do it | K-12 Standard Response Protocol: In an Emergency When you Hear it. Do it (Spanish)

School Construction Resource Manual
Utah State Board of Education Financial Operations 

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Pandemic Influenza
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Red Cross

Natural Disasters

Types of Drills

• Lockdown is followed by "locks, lights, out of sight" and is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep students quiet and in place.
• Lockout is followed by the Directive: "Get Inside. Lock outside doors" and is the protocol used to safeguard students and staff within the building.
• Evacuate is always followed by a location and is used to move students and staff from one location to a different location in or out of the building.
• Shelter in Place is always followed by a type and a method and is the protocol for group and self protection.
• Parent/Student Re-unification processes following an evacuation should have a pre-determined location and delegated school staff with school roles to help coordinate with parents and re-unification site, and the school site.

Technological or Online Safety

Predators

Sexual Solicitation and Predators
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): NetSmartz

Sextortion

Sextortion
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): NetSmartz

Website Internet Safety

Child Sex Trafficking
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): NetSmartz

Who Can Help?

• Crisis Text Line
• Love is Respect
• SafeUT | Submit a Tip | Text or Phone: 1 (800) 273-8255
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline | Phone: 1 (800) 843-5678

Keeping Children Safe

Kid Smartz:

• Rethinking "Stranger Danger"
• Tell People "No" Crossword
• The Common Tricks
• Tips for Parents: Prevention Abduction
• Tips for Parents: Safety Scenarios
• Tips for Parents: Setting Physical Boundaries

Parent Resources for Emergency Response:

• Emergency Guidelines for Parents
• Emergency Procedures Card
• Parent Notification Letter for Emergency Response Situations