The Code of Conduct promotes a positive learning environment for all District’s students. It outlines expectations for the responsible behavior of all partners in the school community; students, teachers, administrators and other staff, parents, and visitors to schools. The Code is available in the Main Office and on the District’s website, www.rcsdk12.org. EMERGENCY Response ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Shelter-In-Place Hold-In-Place Evacuation Lockout Lockdown Used for weather Used to limit movement Used when the building needs Used to secure the Used to secure the building emergencies, chemical or of staff and students to be evacuated quickly building during incidents during incidents that pose an other disasters occurring while dealing with a that pose a potential imminent threat inside the Will be announced via the fire outside the building that short term potential or imminent threat outside building. alarm system. On very rare effect HVAC with the actual emergency of the building. instances other methods will be May be announced via the public building or ability to situation. used, such as the public address May be announced via address system, in person, via safely evacuate the May be announced via system, email, telephone the public address email or telephone. Personnel may building due to health or the public address messaging or in person system, in person, via also choose to lockdown without safety of life. system, in person, via evacuation announcements (i.e. email or telephone. official notification if they hear May be announced via the email or telephone. Use internal gas leak). RCSD uses RCSD uses no codes. gunfire, screaming, etc. Use plain public address system, in plain language, for no codes. Use plain language, Use plain language, for language, for example, “The person, via email or example, building for example, building is example, building building is being placed in “The “The “The telephone. Use plain will be holding in is being placed in being evacuated…” Lockdown…” language, for example, place…” Lockout…” building will be “The sheltering in place…”
The District’s Code of Conduct promotes a positive learning environment for all students. It outlines expectations for the responsible behavior of all partners in the school community; students, teachers, administrators and other staff, parents, and visitors to schools. The Code is available in the Main Office and on the District’s website, www.rcsdk12.org. EMERGENCY Response ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Shelter-In-Place Used for weather emergencies, chemical or other disasters occurring outside the building that effect HVAC with the building or ability to safely evacuate the building due to health or safety of life. May be announced via the public address system, in person, via email or telephone. Use plain language, for example, “The building will be sheltering in place…” Hold-In-Place Used to limit movement of staff and students while dealing with a short term potential or actual emergency situation. May be announced via the public address system, in person, via email or telephone. Use plain language, for example, “The building will be holding in place…” Evacuation Used when the building needs to be evacuated quickly Will be announced via the fire alarm system. On very rare instances other methods will be used, such as the public address system, email, telephone messaging or in person evacuation announcements (i.e. internal gas leak). RCSD uses no codes. Use plain language, for example, “The building is being evacuated…” Lockout Used to secure the building during incidents that pose a potential imminent threat outside of the building. May be announced via the public address system, in person, via email or telephone. RCSD uses no codes. Use plain language, for example, “The building is being placed in Lockout…” Lockdown Used to secure the building during incidents that pose an imminent threat inside the building. May be announced via the public address system, in person, via email or telephone. Personnel may also choose to lockdown without official notification if they hear gunfire, screaming, etc. Use plain language, for example, “The building is being placed in Lockdown…”