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Safety and Security

As a unified community, the East Ramapo Central School District is committed to educating the whole child by providing a healthy, safe, supportive, engaging and challenging learning environment. 

This web page serves as a portal for safety and security resources.

Security personnel are stationed in every East Ramapo school, with School Resource Officers assigned to both high schools. In an emergency, school officials assess the situation and respond quickly, safely and appropriately with student and staff safety as the top priority.

Be familiar with the New York State Emergency Response terms, represented by the acronym S.H.E.L.L.

Shelter-in-Place

Shelter students and staff inside the building because it is safer inside the building than outside.

Actions:

  • Listen for instructions about the situation and your actions.
  • Students in hallways should return to assigned classroom, if possible.
  • Classroom teachers, take attendance.
  • All other staff, assist students as needed.
  • Move away from windows, if situation warrants.
  • If instructed, move out of classroom to designated safe area. Stay together at all times.
  • Take attendance.
  • Listen for updates.

Hold-in-Place

Restrict movement of students and staff within the building while dealing with short term emergencies.

Actions:

  • Listen for instructions about the situation and your actions.
  • Students in hallways should return to assigned classroom, if possible.
  • Classroom teachers, take attendance.
  • All other staff, assist students as needed.
  • Listen for updates.

Evacuate

Evacuate students and staff from the building.

Actions:

  • Listen for instructions about the situation and your actions.
  • Lead students to designated assembly or announced assembly area. use secondary route, if necessary.
  • Bring attendance list and class roster.
  • Close the classroom door after exiting.
  • Take attendance when safe to do so.
  • If evacuating off site, take attendance before moving from and upon arrival at off site location.
  • Listen for updates.

Lockout

Students and staff remain inside locked school buildings during incidents that pose an imminent concern outside of the school.

Actions:

  • Listen for instructions about the situation and your actions.
  • Lock all exterior doors and windows.
  • Leave blinds/lights as they are.
  • Take attendance.
  • After initial instructions, listen for updates.
  • Classroom instruction continues as normal.
  • All outdoor activities are terminated.
  • Listen for updates.

Lockdown

Secure students and staff inside locked classrooms during incidents that pose an immediate threat of violence in or around the school.

Actions:

  • When you hear LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN announced, move quickly to execute the following actions. 
  • If safe, gather students from hallways and common areas near your classroom.
  • Lock your door. Barricade if necessary.
  • Move students to a safe area in the classroom out of sight of the door.
  • Leave windows/blinds/lights as they are.
  • Keep everyone quiet. Silence cell phones.
  • Take attendance, if possible.
  • Do not communicate through door or answer room phone.
  • Do not respond to P.A. announcements or fire alarm.
  • Stay hidden until physically released by law enforcement personnel.