Mentor Christian School

MCS Safety Plan

- Building Control Procedures

	Lockdown (Red)	Secure Perimeter (Yellow)	Normal Conditions (Green)
Outside of Building	All students and staff outside return to building or other safe area with escort, as appropriate.	All students and staff outside building are returned to building or other safe area with escort, as appropriate.	Normal awareness and security
Exterior Doors	Closed and locked	Closed and locked	Closed and locked
Interior and Classroom Doors, Windows	All interior doors are closed and locked. Classroom doors are locked (if possible). Students & staff move away from windows and doors and go to the designated location in the room. Window coverings are closed and windows locked.	Normal operations	Normal operations
Location of Students in Building	Students and staff are kept in individual classrooms or centralized locations as appropriate. Students are NOT permitted to leave classrooms.	Normal in-building activity continues.	Normal operations
Building Access	No one permitted in/out of school building	Access in/out of building controlled by school staff.	Normal operations
Educational Programs	Suspended as appropriate. Students must remain quiet.	No outside PE or recess	Normal operations
Police Presence	If not present, police are called for assistance.	If not present, police are called for assistance.	Normal operations
Dismissal	No dismissal or student release	Controlled dismissal: --Parents sign out children --Student drivers sign out --Walking students escorted home by school staff	Normal dismissal

Returning to a lower security level requires the approval of the administrator or designee.

Parental communication will be given anytime there is a change in security status during any given school day.

Signal System for Drills/Emergencies

Fire Drill/Emergency: Fire alarm

Tornado Drill/Emergency: School bell signal. 3 short signals w/pause, then 3 additional signals. Repeat until all in designated locations.

Secure Perimeter Drill/Emergency: School bell signal. 10 short signals.

Lockdown Drill/Emergency: School bell signal. Continuous long signal for 10 seconds. Pause. 2^nd long signal for 10 seconds.