In an Emergency - Tune into Local Media for Current Information.

DO NOT call the school. Staff will be focused on keeping students safe. No one will be able to take your call.

The following definitions may help you to interpret what the media is reporting about an emergency at a school.

Hold-and-Secure:

Protective measures applied in school buildings under circumstances of security concern due to threats to school occupants from events occurring near the school. In this situation, the school continues to function normally, with the exterior doors being locked until such time as the situation near the school is resolved.

Lockdown:

Protective measures applied in school buildings under circumstances of security concern due to major incident or threat of school violence in the school, or in relation to the school. In this situation, the school does NOT continue to function normally; all doors inside and out are locked. Staff and students are secured in their own areas until such time as the situation is resolved.