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Hermosa Beach City School District

ACTUAL STUDENT TRAINING

GRADES 5-8

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����INTRODUCTION

  • Your principal, teachers, and school staff want to make sure your school is:
    • SAFE
    • HEALTHY
    • and READY if an emergency situation were to occur

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GOALS

  • Prepare for a possible intruder aka “bad person”

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  • Know when to RUN

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  • Understand how to HIDE quietly

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  • Learn how to FIGHT the intruder

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AGENDA

  • Importance of TRAINING for an intruder
  • How will you REACT?
  • Know when to RUN
  • Learn how to HIDE
  • FIGHT the intruder
  • When the police arrive

In Hermosa!

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What you can expect of yourself

You may feel…..

  • Nervous
  • Fast heart rate
  • Scared
  • Zoned out
  • Unable to focus

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Training �IS�Necessary

The more you discuss and train…..

  • The more calm you will be
  • The more likely your body will respond automatically
  • The more likely you will be safe

DO

DON’T

Stay Calm & Focused

Listen carefully

Panic

Run without instructions

Pretend like nothing is happening

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The best way to get the brain to perform under extreme stress is to THINK about what you would do beforehand…

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RUN! Evacuate the facility IF safe to do so

  • Leave behind personal belongings
  • Think about an escape route
  • Help others if possible, but go whether others choose to follow or not
  • Run until you’re in a secure place to hide
    • Likely off campus
  • Keep hands visible, fingers apart

Follow your teacher

or an adult.

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Find a safe place to run & hide

Possible places to run

  • Run as far away from the intruder as possible
  • Local business
  • Local church
  • Your house
  • Secondary Evacuation Site
  • Friend or family member’s house

* Discuss a plan with your family

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Hide - IF evacuation is not possible

  • Lock the door
  • Barricade door with heavy furniture
  • Cover windows
  • Turn off lights
  • Silence cell phones, including vibrate mode
  • Lie on floor
  • Remain silent
  • If outdoors, hide in a protected place (brick wall, building, tree)

Remain in place until it is safe to leave.

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The 1-2-3 lock-down latch

  • Purpose is to lock door quickly without needing keys
  • Use the latch to keep the door propped open
    • Panic bar should be in locked position
  • Lift middle knob and move in the opposite direction to lock door
  • Lift up and to the right for the door in the picture

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FIGHT Intruder – if last resort

  • If neither running away or hiding are options
  • Consider distracting or disrupting the intruder
  • Throw objects like books, chairs, backpacks, pens - anything around you
  • Use fire extinguisher – spray or throw
  • Act as a group to overwhelm the intruder
  • Commit to the action & ALWAYS LISTEN TO ADULT’S DIRECTIONS

Have a survivor’s (not a victim’s) mindset.

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Interacting with First Responders

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HBPD

  • DO NOT open doors. HBPD and your administrator(s) have keys
  • When you exit, display empty hands & open palms
  • Understand HBPD’s first priority is to LOCATE and STOP the believed intruder
    • all other actions are secondary
  • Once scene is secured, first responders will work with school officials to:
    • transport the injured
    • interview witnesses
    • initiate an investigation

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Questions?

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