Emergency Information
****IMPORTANT EMERGENCY INFORMATION ---
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Pacific School 2007-2008
Parents' Guide, Disaster Emergency Plan
In the event of a disaster, please follow the guidelines below:
AT SCHOOL:
§ School is the safest place for students during an emergency. Recently modernized buildings meet stringent public safety codes.
§ Primary role of school - to care for the safety and welfare of the children.
§ School personnel are trained to follow procedures, give instructions and guidance to students, and required by law to remain on duty during an emergency, even beyond normal school hours.
AT HOME, PARENTS PLEASE:
§ Assure your personal safety first. Children will be cared for until your arrival.
§ Remember, remaining calm and safe outweighs the need for speed.
§ Prepare to arrive calm, patient, and ready to follow school personnel directions. Encourage other parents to do the same.
§ If possible, walk to school. Streets will be clogged with emergency vehicles.
§ Leave a message at home and /or on your voicemail indicating when you left and where you went. Others may be looking for you.
§ Do not call the school. Phone lines will be used by emergency personnel only and must remain open at all times.
§ Have a pre-planned emergency family plan for home (i.e. who collects the kids from school, who goes home, where you are meeting your family, etc.).
ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL:
§ Campus may be closed. If so, parents will be expected to wait until authorized personnel begin the Student Release Process.
§ Students will be signed out in an orderly manner. Removing students from campus without signing out will hamper efforts to account for everyone's safety.
§ Students will be evacuated from their classrooms or one of the following assembly areas depending on the situation.
§ Signs will be posted to indicate which location students are waiting:
§ Upper Playground (Pacific Avenue and Manhattan Beach Blvd.)
§ Center Field (Poinsettia and 17th St.)
§ American Martyrs Parking Lot (off-site evacuation location)
§ Classroom teachers will release students to parents and persons (known to teacher) on the Pacific Emergency Card or emergency form in zip-lock bags.
§ Other persons listed on the Pacific Emergency Card or emergency form in zip-lock bags will need to report first to the check out location on the south field. These persons will then bring the teacher a form signed by school personnel, so that the child can be released.
§ Parents/Emergency designee will be required to sign release form, and present I.D.
Items to bring:
§ Driver's license or photo identification
§ Child's medical coverage identification/information (in case it is needed).
Classroom and Site Provisions:
§ Pacific Safety Plan/Safety Clipboard in each classroom and common areas.
§ Evacuation Map
§ Classroom emergency backpack supplies
§ Individual student zip-lock emergency supplies assembled at home, stored in class.
§ Site emergency bin.
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