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November 8, 2013 BEARTRACKS • IN-DEPTH 7 November 8, 2013 6 IN-DEPTH • BEARTRACKS The Lock Down on School Safety Code Yellow and Code Red Procedures: The Similarities and Differences Code Yellow Code Red Lock doors but admit • students assigned to that class. Note late arrivals. • Call office only in an • emergency. Turn off two-way radios • and cellular phones if there is a bomb threat. Lock doors. • Do not admit students. Keep all students quiet. Turn • off lights. Instruct students to get on the • floor in a sitting or crouching position. Get away from win- dows and doors. Do not call the office. • Do not make any phone calls. • All adults who do not have • supervisory responsibility for students at the time proceed with caution to designated area. Limited radio use is • permitted. Do not leave class- • room or allow stu- dents to leave. If outside, remain • outside and gather students until direct- ed to do otherwise. Create a list of stu- • dents not in the class room. Emergency team • members report to designated area. Plan for faculty • meeting at the end of the day or situation. Both By Kiley Gilbert School safety has become a major headline in the news in the past few years. School safety doesn’t just entitle how safe the school is during major events, such as a during a shooting, but it also relates to the over all well be- ing of the students and staff within the school on a typical school day. “School safety is know- ing you’re safe in school and you don’t have to worry about getting attacked,” junior Ally Rohde said. According to federalregis- ter.gov, the definition of school safety is “the safety of school settings, such as the incidence of harassment, bullying, vio- lence, and substance use, as supported by relevant research and an assessment of valid- ity.” “I feel safe at Blair,” sopho- more Lariah Wipf said. “I know if I have any problems I can always go talk to a counselor or Mr. Gutschow, or someone that could help.” Being safe at school means students have access to au- thoritative figures that they can talk to but also that they have other means that are available to use to find help. “I know when some people find out about something il- legal, they are sometimes afraid to tell anyone because they don’t want to be labeled a snitch or get made fun of,” junior Jared Chales said. “But it’s good to know that there are numbers you can call and text to report stuff anonymously, I think that makes it easier for some people to be more open.” Anyone can always anony- mously report by calling the Blair Police, (402) 533-0454, Nebraska Crime Stoppers, 1-(888)-426-5432, or even by texting Blair Area Crime Stop- pers at 274-637 (C-R-I-M-E- S) using the key word CRIME- TIPS. Students many also report online at www.blairpolice. org, to keep Blair High School safe. Blair High School Defines School Safety Posters like this are found in every teacher’s room. The posters list the procedures for students and staff at Blair High School to follow during a Code Yellow and a Code Red. The Lock Down on Lock Downs Be quiet, no talking allowed. • No cellular use allowed. Turn off • cell phones until permitted other- wise. If you are out of your classroom • during a code red, you are not al- lowed to reenter your class room. Limited radio use is permitted. • What Do You Think School Safety Is? “School safety is when you aren’t afraid to come to school and you know you are going to be well protected.” -Alex Wenz, 11 “School safety is not run- ning with scissors in the hall way.” -Brooke Kobs, 10 “School safety is knowing you’re safe in school and you don’t have to worry about getting attacked by a crazy guy.” -Ally Rohde, 11
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November 8, 2013 BEARTRACKS • IN-DEPTH 7November 8, 20136 IN-DEPTH • BEARTRACKS
The Lock Down on School Safety
Code Yellow and Code Red Procedures: The Similarities and Differences
Code Yellow
Code Red
Lock doors but admit •students assigned to that class.Note late arrivals.•Callofficeonlyinan•emergency.Turnofftwo-wayradios•and cellular phones if there is a bomb threat.
Lock doors. • Do not admit students.Keep all students quiet. Turn •off lights.Instruct students to get on the •floorinasittingorcrouchingposition.Getawayfromwin-dows and doors.Donotcalltheoffice.•Donotmakeanyphonecalls.•All adults who do not have •supervisoryresponsibilityforstudents at the time proceed with caution to designated area.Limited radio use is •permitted.
Do not leave class-•room or allow stu-dents to leave.If outside, remain •outside and gather students until direct-ed to do otherwise.Create a list of stu-•dents not in the class room.Emergencyteam•members report to designated area.Planforfaculty•meeting at the end of thedayorsituation.
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By Kiley GilbertSchoolsafetyhasbecomea
major headline in the news in thepastfewyears.School safety doesn’t just
entitle how safe the school is during major events, such as a during a shooting, but it also relates to the over all well be-ing of the students and staff within theschoolona typicalschoolday.“School safety is know-
ing you’re safe in school andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutgetting attacked,” junior AllyRohde said.
According to federalregis-ter.gov,thedefinitionofschoolsafety is“thesafetyofschoolsettings, such as the incidence of harassment, bullying, vio-lence, and substance use, as supportedbyrelevantresearchand an assessment of valid-ity.”
“I feel safe at Blair,” sopho-more Lariah Wipf said. “I know if I have any problems I canalways go talk to a counseloror Mr. Gutschow, or someone that could help.”
Being safe at school means students have access to au-thoritativefiguresthattheycantalktobutalsothat theyhaveother means that are available tousetofindhelp.
“I know when some people find out about something il-legal, they are sometimesafraid to tell anyone becausethey don’twant to be labeleda snitch or get made fun of,” junior Jared Chales said. “But it’sgoodtoknowthattherearenumbersyoucancallandtextto report stuff anonymously,I think that makes it easier for some people to be more open.”Anyone can always anony-
mously report by calling theBlair Police, (402) 533-0454, Nebraska Crime Stoppers, 1-(888)-426-5432, or even bytextingBlairAreaCrimeStop-pers at 274-637 (C-R-I-M-E-S)usingthekeywordCRIME-TIPS. Students many also report
online at www.blairpolice.org, to keep Blair High School safe.
Blair High School Defines School Safety
Posters like this are found in every teacher’s room. The posters list the procedures for students and staff at Blair High School to follow during a Code Yellow and a Code Red.
The Lock Down on Lock DownsBe quiet, no talking allowed.•No cellular use allowed. Turn off •cell phones until permitted other-wise.Ifyouareoutofyourclassroom•duringacodered,youarenotal-lowedtoreenteryourclassroom.Limited radio use is permitted.•
What Do You Think School Safety Is?
“School safety is when you aren’t afraid to come to
school and you know you are going to be well
protected.”-Alex Wenz, 11
“School safety is not run-ning with scissors in the
hall way.”-Brooke Kobs, 10
“School safety is knowing you’re safe in school and you don’t have to worry
about getting attacked by a crazy guy.”
-Ally Rohde, 11
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