Used to safeguard students and staff when a threat exists within the building and evacuation is not possible. This protocol is used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place. Building entry and student signouts will not occur during this time, as staff will also be sheltering.

Potential danger in the surrounding area. All outside activities should come indoors and hallway traffic should be restricted. Continue regular classroom activities. Examples would be a law enforcement or fire-EMS presence in the area or an unknown community threat in the area. 

Students and staff will remain in their classrooms and continue with regular classroom activities until further notice. All outside activities should come indoors and hallway traffic should be restricted. Example would be a SafeDefend box activated on another campus or a heightened awareness inside or outside of the building. 

Used to safeguard students and staff when a threat exists in a portion or the entire building and creates a need to move students from one place to another. 

Used if it becomes necessary to relocate students and staff from the original school buildings to an alternate location. 

Used if there is an impending weather situation or tornado emergency (tornado warning). All students and staff will take shelter in the designated tornado safety area until the National Weather Service declares the warning over. Student signouts will not be possible during this time, as staff will also be sheltering.

Used when a serious life-threatening condition is being managed. Avoid the location of the medical emergency until given the all-clear. Examples would be a heart attack with CPR initiated or any major injury incident in which you want to restrict student exposure to a potentially traumatic experience.

Used in the event of an accidental activation of a SafeDefend box within the school. No threat was identified.