APPENDIX A

TORNADO DRILL PROCEDURE

ELEMENTARY BUILDING

 

 

In the event of a tornado, everyone needs to take shelter. Evacuate the classroom and seek safer shelter. Everyone must be quiet, moving quickly and orderly, following directions.

 

List of classrooms and assigned areas:

Main Building:

 

Rooms 200, 203, and 204 - Girl's restroom

Rooms 201, and 202 - Boy's restroom

Rooms 215 and 218 - Girl's locker room in the shower area

Rooms 216, 217, Gym, Library - Boy's locker room in the shower area

 

Annex:

Rooms 305 and 307 - Boy's restroom

Rooms 301, 302, 303, and 304 - Girl’s restroom

 

REMINDER TO THE TEACHERS:

 

All lights may be off. ONLY the emergency lights will be on.

 

Leave windows and doors open IF POSSIBLE. Students should walk quickly and quietly to the assigned area. They should kneel down, place the head on their knees, and cover their head with their hands. If there are small windows in the area, face away from the window for safety from flying glass.

 

The signal for a tornado warning will be the city civil defense siren followed by an announcement over the P.A. system to take cover.

 

EVERYONE WILL REMAIN IN THE SHELTER UNTIL THE ADMINISTRATOR GIVES AN ALL CLEAR CALL.

 

Please inform all students of this procedure and instruct them that they must move as quickly and quietly as possible. They must also be quiet in the shelter area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX B

TORNADO DRILL PROCEDURE

HIGH SCHOOL and VOCATIONAL BUILDINGS

 

In the event of a tornado, everyone needs to take shelter. Evacuate the classroom and seek safer shelter. Everyone must be quiet, moving quickly and orderly, following directions.

 

List of assigned areas:

 

Vocational Building:

 

Boys will go to the Boy’s restroom and the girls will go to the Girl’s restroom in the Vocational Building.

 

H.S. Building:

 

Grades 7-9 are to exit rooms and go down to the west side of the high school gym under thebalcony.

 

Grades 10-12 are to exit rooms and go down to the east side of the high school gym under the balcony.

 

Music Building:

 

Boys will go to the Boy’s restroom and the girls will go to the Girl’s restroom in the

Music Building.

 

REMINDER TO THE TEACHERS:

 

All lights may be off. ONLY the emergency lights will be on.

 

Leave windows and doors open IF POSSIBLE. Students should walk quickly and quietly to the assigned area. They should kneel down, place the head on their knees, and cover their head with their hands. If there are small windows in the area, face away from the window for safety from flying glass.

 

The signal for a tornado warning will be the city civil defense siren followed by an announcement over the P.A. system to take cover.

 

EVERYONE WILL REMAIN IN THE SHELTER UNTIL THE ADMINISTRATOR GIVES AN ALL CLEAR CALL.

 

Please inform all students of this procedure and instruct them that they must move as quickly and quietly as possible. They must also be quiet in the shelter area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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