San Ramon Valley

School Safety and Emergency Procedures Keeping our Staff and Students safe

 

Each school site has a plan with specified roles and responsibilities for handling various types of emergencies. 

Specific safety procedures will be followed, depending on the type of emergency. Below is information on the procedures we use in each type of emergency. Every situation is unique, so school staff may adjust their response to ensure student safety first. 

 

This protocol is used to keep the hallways and walkways clear of occupants. This may be due to a medical or other emergency, allowing the affected individuals to receive prompt and private care.

 

When a secure campus is implemented, students and staff remain in classrooms behind locked doors, and school continues as normal.

 

During a lockdown, students and staff remain in classrooms behind locked doors, staying quiet, low, and out of sight. Windows and blinds are closed. The lights are turned off. A school building may go into lockdown when there is a safety concern on campus or police activity in the community. A school is ordered into lockdown by either law enforcement or the school principal.

 

A school building evacuation may occur in the event of a safety threat, in which it would be safer for students and staff to be out of the building. Students are guided to an emergency assembly area.

 

A school may use "shelter-in-place" in case of hazardous materials being released into the atmosphere. Classroom heating and air vents are turned off and covered. Windows are closed.

 

 

In the event of an emergency, SRVUSD will communicate information with parents/caregivers using some or all of the following communication channels: 

 

 

• In the event of an emergency, DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT OFFICE. We will share important information with parents/caregivers via the methods shown above through our alert system, ParentSquare.

• Each emergency presents a unique set of variables, which will be evaluated before any messages are sent out. Those variables include the nature of the emergency, the time of the emergency, the estimated duration of the emergency, the direction given by law enforcement and emergency services agencies, and the impact on the immediate safety of students and staff. Our top priority is to first evaluate and respond to the emergency and ensure the immediate safety of students and staff, and then to notify parents/caregivers as the individual emergency dictates.

• Staff will be notified through their District email account by their Principal/Manager or the District Communications Team.

• Parents/caregivers will be notified by email, text, phone call, and app notification. The accuracy of our notification channels depends on keeping all information in SRVUSD's database up to date. Any adjustments to your contact information can be made by contacting your school office. It is important to keep your contact information up to date at all times, including any changes to your email address.

 

The Be Ready SRV site is brought to you by the San Ramon Valley Citizen Corps Council (SRVCCC). The SRVCCC is a coalition comprised of representatives from the Town of Danville, the City of San Ramon, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Contra Costa County, and the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The SRVCCC is committed to increasing citizen preparedness through training and education.