EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DRILLS
In accordance
with state laws and Saint Mary’s Catholic School’s Emergency Preparedness
Plan, classes at our school will discuss emergencies and will participate in
periodic safety drills. The purpose of each drill is to teach the children
how to respond quickly and safely in the event of an emergency. Emergency
information is located in an orange emergency folder near the door of each
room in the building. Evacuation procedures are also posted throughout the
school.
Fire
drills are held monthly and the purpose of the fire drill is to teach the
children how to evacuate the building in a rapid, orderly, and safe manner.
Tornado
drills will be scheduled twice per semester. Students are taught to take
shelter in a structurally sound location on the first floor of the building
with no windows. Students sit on the ground and place his/her hands on their
heads.
Intruder
drills are
also scheduled throughout the year. Students and teachers “take cover” to
get out of harm’s way should an intruder be on school grounds.
Earthquake
drills are also conducted. Students are taught to quickly get under a piece
of furniture for protection in the event of an earthquake.
These emergency
drills will be done under the direction of the principal with records of
these drills being kept in the principal's office. Drills are taken very
seriously. Misbehavior will result in consequences. One day the drill may
not be a drill, but a real emergency. We must be prepared. Any and all
persons in the building must participate in the drills when they are
conducted.
Emergency
information on each student must be submitted and kept on file in the school
office. This information will be updated as needed with a check of
information mid-year.
The following
information is required:
1.
Parent(s) or guardian(s) names
2.
Complete and up-to-date address
3.
Home phone and parent(s/guardian(s) work phone/ cell phone
4.
Emergency phone number of friend or relative
5.
Physician’s name and phone number
6.
Medical alert information
In accordance
with Indiana state law, students are forbidden to leave the building or
school grounds during the school day for any reason whatsoever unless they
have the principal's and parents' written permission to do so. From the time
the student enters the building in the morning until he/she is dismissed in
the afternoon at 2:50 PM, the school is responsible for him/her.
As a service to
those parents needing before/after school supervision for their child(ren),
an Extend-a-Care program is available from 7:15 AM until 6:00 PM for
students in grades K through 8 for an additional fee.
Morning
Extend-A-Care students should be dropped off by the ramp and enter the
building through the cafeteria door only. We recommend that parents escort
their child to the door. After school hours, parents need to check-in at the
cafeteria door to pick up children. All other doors will be locked and
unattended at these times.
When early dismissal is announced due to
inclement weather, the Extend-a-Care program will be closed that day.
The
Extend-a-Care program will be closed after school
on the following days:
Last day before Fall Break
Last day before Christmas Break
Last day before Spring Break
Good Friday
Last day of school
******Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and may result in a
suspension and/or loss of Extend-A-Care privileges for an unlimited period
of time. The Principal and the Extend-A-Care Director reserve the right to
make the final decision in regard to a student’s behavior.
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