Tuba City Unified School District Standard Response Protocol
HOLD
“In Your Classroom or AREA”
Students are trained to:
- Clear the hallways and remain in their area or room until the “All Clear” is announced
- Do business as usual
Adults and staff are trained to:
- Close and lock the door
- Account for students and adults
- Do business as usual
SECURE
“Get Inside, Lock Outside Doors”
Secure is called when there is something dangerous outside of the building. Example: wild animal, nearby police investigation, etc.
Students are trained to:
- Return to the inside of the building
- Business as usual
Adults and staff are trained to:
- Bring everyone indoors
- Lock the outside doors
- Increase situational awareness
- Account for students and adults
- Business as usual
LOCKDOWN
“Locks, Lights, Out of Sight”
A lockdown is only initiated when there is an active threat inside or very close to the building.
Students are trained to:
- Move away from sight
- Maintain silence
- Do not open the door
Adults and staff are trained to:
- Recover students from the hallway if possible
- Lock the classroom door
- Turn out the lights
- Move away from sight
- Maintain silence
- Do not open the door
- Prepare to evade or defend
EVACUATE
“To a Location”
Students are trained to:
- Leave stuff behind if required to
- If possible, bring their phone
- Follow instructions
Adults and staff are trained to:
- Bring roll sheet and Go Bag (unless instructed not to bring anything with them, dependent on the reason for evacuation)
- Lead students to the Evacuation location
- Account for students and adults
- Report injuries or problems using Red Card/Green Card method
SHELTER
“State Hazard & Safety Strategy”
Hazards might include:
- Tornado
- Hazmat
- Earthquake
- Tsunami
Safety strategies might include:
- Evacuate to the shelter area
- Seal the room
- Drop, cover and hold
- Get to high ground
Students are trained in:
- Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies
Adults and staff are trained to:
- Appropriate Hazards and Safety Strategies
- Accounting for students and adults
- Report injuries or problems using the Red Card/Green Card method
Tuba City Unified School District Alerts
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Tuba City Unified School District Alerts
This notice area is intended to keep families up-to-date with school closures or events that affect your students attendance. Please check here regularly for updates.
One Call Now is a service provided by TCUSD to quickly contact families to share information about topics such as emergencies and reminders of upcoming events. All messages found here have already been sent to your cell phone if you are set up to receive One Call Now messages. If you are not set up to receive messages, please contact your child’s school for information. To listen to the messages on this web page, click the green speaker icon (if one is available). A .wav file will be downloaded which will play in your default media player