Unwanted Intruder

Faculty members are encouraged to keep their classrooms doors locked at all times if possible. During passing periods, the locked doors may be propped open with a door stop. During class, the doors should remain shut and locked.

Lock-Down Alert:

Upon receiving a "Lock-Down Alert"

1. Immediately:
   1. Close all doors, lock doors if possible, move all occupants of the room to a safe location, and make sure everyone is out of view of any hallway windows.
   2. Close and secure any windows and if shades are available keep them closed.
   3. Instruct all occupants to turn cell phones to vibrate only.
   4. Turn off the lights in the room.
   5. Use laptops (where wireless is available) and desktop computers to access campus email.
   6. Note:  Classrooms and offices should appear secure and unoccupied from the hallway.
2. The appointed building monitor shall secure all outside doors to the building.
   1. No person should be allowed to enter or leave the room or building until the all
      clear signal has been received.  This is because the intruder could be a faculty, staff, or student, and may pretend to seek safety in order to gain access to a room.
   2. Should imminent danger be encountered and the rooms are on the first floor, it will be necessary for the person in charge of that room to determine if it is safer to remain in the room or flee from the building through an outside window.   However, under no circumstance shall the room be evacuated through an internal hallway until the all clear signal has been received.
   3. Any person caught outside of a locked down building should secure themselves inside their personal vehicle, or leave campus by foot.  Do not attempt to enter a locked-down building or classroom after an alert has been given.  

Modified Lock-Down:

All exterior doors locked and no persons in or out unless cleared by the RSU Administration or Campus Police Department.  School will continue to function as closely to normal as possible inside the building.

Situation Notification:

In the event of an emergency, students and faculty will be notified by voicemail, text message, and/or email through the RSU Emergency Alert System. All students and faculty should ensure their contact information is correct by visiting the Emergency Alert web site.

Additional thoughts for assessing problems around the classrooms:

1. Preplan what you are going to do in your classroom.
   1. For Weather (safest place inside the building)
   2. Physical Threats (like building collapse, chemical leaks, electrical problems, and medical problems)
   3. Actions of others (such as violent student or faculty/staff member)
2. Are you going to evacuate the scene (leave) or are you going to stay?
   1. If you leave, do you have a safe place to go and where?
      1. Identify a safe location
      2. Identify a safer location
      3. Run in a zigzag manner if being chased.
      4. Never pop your head up from a safe location.
   2. If you stay, what do you do?
      1. Secure your area and act your preplan.
      2. Contact Campus Police and how.  Call or send someone for help.
      3. Lock your doors, if someone is trying to get into your classroom, you might have to block the door.  It might mean telling your largest student or students to block the door.
      4. Isolating you from the threat trying to gain time.

Remember: If your life or your students’ lives are threatened, you may have to take action to stop the immediate threat, as difficult as that may be during a worst-case scenario.