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Used if there is a security concern in the school\u2019s neighbourhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHold and secure protects school occupants from danger in the neighbourhood or community outside. For example, a police incident in the immediate area, suspicious strangers on school grounds, or protests\/civil disturbances nearby.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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2. Shelter in place<\/p>\n\t\t\t
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Used if an environmental hazard may affect the school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nShelter in place shields staff and students from hazardous conditions outdoors by holding them inside the school. This action is often initiated in response to environmental or weather-related events (e.g. smoke\/chemical\/airborne contaminants, severe weather, dangerous animals, etc.) and typically requires closing the school\u2019s exterior doors and windows and shutting off ventilation systems.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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Used in response to an armed or dangerous assailant inside the school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nLockdowns are implemented to protect school occupants from a dangerous individual inside the building. For example, a person with a knife, firearm, or other weapon who is threatening to harm or is in the process of harming people.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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Used in the event of an earthquake, explosion, or any incident that causes the building to shake.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDrop, cover, and hold on is used for emergencies where there is an immediate, physical impact on the school that causes its internal contents (e.g. furniture, books, etc.) to move around in ways that may cause injuries.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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Used to relocate occupants out of the building when a hazard exists inside.<\/strong> Evacuation instructions are issued in the event of fires, earthquakes, hazardous spills, etc. or as required after a lockdown or drop, cover, and hold on order. Staff must be aware of evacuation routes and designated assembly areas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily procedures Queensborough Middle School is committed to creating a safe, structured, and supportive learning environment for students. Our core daily procedures include the following: Secure and closed campus To help keep the school safe, only QMS students are allowed on school grounds during the day. Once students arrive, they must stay at school for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-351","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions\/359"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}