Pre-K Safety Scenarios and Responses

o Pre K Student Scenario #1 o Positive responses may include: Teacher s first and/or last name What is your teacher s name? Grade level o Pre K Student Scenario #2 o Positive responses may include: Actual phone number (or a good attempt), follow up with teacher Who lives at home with you? What is their full name (or phone number)? Parent/guardian name, to include last name Mommy or Daddy with last name o Pre K Student Scenario #3 o Positive responses may include: Pointing to or telling about correct door What do you do, if you hear the fire alarm? Talks about fire drill procedure, i.e. we go out with our teacher to the ball field

o Pre K Student Scenario #4 o Positive responses may include: Call 911 What do you do if there is a fire? Tell a teacher/adult o Pre K Classroom Teacher Scenario #1 What do you do when a parent tells you a vicious dog has been seen near the playground? o Positive responses may include: Notify the office Clear the playground, get all students inside Avoid encounters with the dog o Pre K Classroom Teacher Scenario #2 o Positive responses may include: Correctly identifies primary location What is your primary/ secondary evacuation location? Correctly identifies secondary location Expresses desire to learn more about these locations

o Pre K Classroom Teacher Scenario #3 o Positive responses may include: Notify others in immediate area An unknown man just shot the front door open, what actions will you take? Gather as many children as possible, move to room with locking door, lock door, turn off lights, hide children from sight, keep children calm and entertained, wait for all clear from law enforcement Go into lockdown as prescribed in school policy & call 911 o Pre K Classroom Teacher Scenario #4 o Positive responses may include: Consult with an administrator, follow school protocol As a mandatory reporter you must ensure that a report is forwarded to your local Department of Human Services and/or law enforcement agency, even if you have reported to your principal Notify victims parents (note: there are no privileged conversations in schools) A student informs you that their uncle touched the student s private parts. What do you do? o Pre K Staff/Admin Scenario #1 o Positive responses may include: Be sure their child is safe Keep calm and don t engage parties Place school in a lockout status, lock all exterior doors, keep children away from windows while maintaining normal operations Notify police, lift lockout when cleared by law enforcement Separated parents, in the middle of a custody battle, are fighting in the parking lot. What do you do?

o Pre K Staff/Admin Scenario #2 o Positive responses may include: Consult with an administrator, follow school protocol As a mandatory reporter you must ensure that a report is forwarded to your local Department of Human Services and/or law enforcement agency, even if you have not reported to your principal A student reports his classroom teacher is, mean and hit me on the back. What do you do? Notify victims parents (note: there are no privileged conversations in schools) o Pre K Staff/Admin Scenario #3 o Positive responses may include: Alert staff of anticipated extended hours & shelter-in-place Craft/send message to parents advising them of extended hours Plan for overnight staffing, organize materials needed for overnight stay, i.e. water, food, bedding, entertainment Reassure children that they are in a safe place and their parents will arrive in a timely manner Establish plan for pickup of children at all hours A mid-day ice storm has left roads impassable. Many parents can t get through and its closing time. What actions need to happen? o Pre K Staff/Admin Scenario #4 o Positive responses may include: Immediately approach adult and question their presence in your school Escort adult out of the school to continue any conversation other than their verifiable reason for being inside the school Educate on school policy concerning entry If they are resistant, call law enforcement An unknown adult just walked in the front doors (piggybacking off a parent leaving) and has entered the infant classroom. What do you do?

o Pre K Parent/Volunteer Scenario #1 o Positive responses may include: Current reunification site or alternates Where is this school s parent/student reunification site located? And/or, where can you find this information? (If not known have this conversation now) Provide information on school website, phone number or media outlets where this site will be identified during an incident o Pre K Parent/Volunteer Scenario #2 o Positive responses may include: Actual identification of classrooms with infants, smallest children, students with special needs, classes being supervised by new or substitute teachers Which classroom needs your help the most in the event of smoke in the building? o Pre K Parent/Volunteer Scenario #3 o Positive responses may include: Current Identification system, i.e. badges, name tags How can you identify a staff member or authorized visitor to this school? ( I know all the parents and teachers. This may not be the best answer based on size and scope of school)

o Pre K Parent/Volunteer Scenario #4 o Positive responses may include: Actual identification of locations, based on knowledge of facility Where are safety related equipment (fire extinguishers, fire alarms, exam gloves & AED s) located in this building? Or a desire to be educated on location of listed items o 1. Prompt audience with scenario. o Hip Pocket Emergency Preparedness Training Guide for School Safety/Security Personnel & SROs (Pre-K, Early Childhood) Use appropriate sections to test individual preparedness/ readiness of specific group. (Students, classroom teachers, administrators & staff to include bus drivers, custodial and food services, and parent volunteers Each scenario should take no more than 3 minutes. 2. Listen to their response. 3. Evaluate their response together, taking into account individual school/ district policies. 4. Suggest changes to response that may help audience in case of actual incident. This section on Salmon colored paper, 250 copies, laminate, fold, cut, holepunch