School Lockdown

Question 1

What are considered school hours?

Answer 1

School hours should be considered 0700-1730, which includes after school activities and sports.

Question 2

Does this policy include private schools, day cares, or other facilities?

Answer 2

This policy does not include any private school, daycare or any other facility not associated with the LCSD #1 buildings

Question 3

Explain the procedure when the command is given at the schools to Secure Perimeter?

Answer 3

Will be used if there is activity in the vicinity of a school facility which calls for monitoring access coming into the school or leaving.

Question 4

When in a Secure Perimeter, the school will assign a who to monitor the main entrance?

Answer 4

 When in a Secure Perimeter, the school will assign a staff member to monitor main entrance (also the secondary entrance if required).

Question 5

Will the activity inside the building remain normal?

Answer 5

Activity inside the building will remain normal. (Teaching, passing periods, restrooms, nurse,
indoor PE/recess, etc.)

Question 6

Examples for of Secure Perimeter use would include what?

Answer 6

Examples for use would include;
• Foot pursuits
- vehicle pursuits
- warrant service
- calls for service where a suspect has left the
location and may pose a threat to a school,
- calls involving firearms, etc.

Question 7

Once the situation meets the criteria for a school perimeter, what will the officer do?

Answer 7

Officers will notify Dispatch to contact the SRO to place the school in question into a Secure
Perimeter, or if immediate response is needed, the officer may contact the school in person.

Question 8

When notified by an officer, the SRO assigned to the school or the SRO Supervisor will call who?

Answer 8

• When notified by an officer, the SRO assigned to the school or the SRO Supervisor will call the
LCSD#1 Superintendent’s office to accomplish the request.

Question 9

When will Lockdown be called for?

Answer 9

Will be used if there is imminent danger to students/staff/public in or near the facility.

Question 10

List some examples when Lockdown will be initiated?

Answer 10

• An active assailant inside the building or immediately outside.
• School will go into a full Lock Down, with barricade procedures, lights off, doors closed and
locked, children hiding.
• Once the active assailant is stopped; CPD personnel will unlock doors and escort students,
teachers and staff to a secured location. This will be coordinated through the Incident
Commander.
• CPD issued access badges will open doors with an electronic latch retraction system however,
hard keys will be required to open classroom doors and some inner doors. SRO’s have hard keys
as well as the SWAT Commander.