STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL

If an emergency happens at a school or a district office, there usually is not much time to warn students, employees and guests about what is happening or what to do. That is why the Cañon City School District (CCSD) has implemented the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) at all of its facilities.
About I Love U Guys & SRP (3 minutes)

SRP is not based on individual scenarios, but rather on the response to any given scenario. CCSD has 8 public school buildings and emergency planning is a primary objective for every site. All sites must plan, coordinate, exercise, and respond accordingly to potential incidents that threaten their students, staff, and facilities.
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) Updated (12:05)

To assist site administrators, CCSD utilizes a system called Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to guide administrators, staff, classrooms, and individual students through standardized responses regardless of the threat. This all-hazards approach focuses not on the incident itself, but rather on the required response by those involved. The SRP provides five simple concise actions to be taken regardless of whether a wild animal has been spotted nearby, criminal activity has been reported or a threat is in the building. Instead of initiating different actions for each scenario, the SRP utilizes the five actions for all potential threats. The five responses are:

Hold! In your room or area. Clear the halls.

Action: Hold! In your room or area. Clear halls (Repeated Twice) Hold may be used for situations that require students to remain in their classroom. For example, an altercation in the hallway or medical emergency in the hallway may demand keeping staff and students out of the halls until the situation  is resolved. Teachers will make sure surrounding hallways are clear os students, close and lock classroom doors. No movement is permitted outside the classrooms. Attendance is taken and front office notified of missing, extra or injured students. Classrooms will operate as normal with door closed and locked with enhanced situational awareness. Student stay in the classroom or current location until informed otherwise by teacher.

Secure! 

Action: Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors (Repeated Twice) If there is a threat outside the building, bring everyone in and lock the outside doors. Secure (formerly Lockout) is called by district, site administrator or local law enforcement. Secure can be called when staff or students notice something weird or strange. A Secure status could be the response to a violent person or incident in the community near your school. Teachers, staff or administration will get students back into the building. Teachers will take roll and notify the office of missing or extra students. Secure  means an increased situational awareness, but class will be conducted as usual.

Lockdown

Action: Lock, Lights, Out of Sight (Repeated Twice) Lockdown is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep students quiet and in place. Teachers will lock classroom doors and turn lights out. In addition, teachers and students will move away from corridor line of sight and maintain silence. The teacher will take roll and account for all students. Occupants of rooms will not unlock their rooms for anything or anyone. When the incident is over, a responsible person capable of unlocking the room from out in the hall (administrator, custodian, Law Enforcement, etc) will unlock the door and brief the occupants.
Learn about a Lockdown (40 sec video)

Evacuate

Action: Follow the Directions (Specific directions will be repeated twice) Evacuate means moving students in an orderly fashion from point A to point B. A fire drill is really: “Evacuate Out of the Building.” With the SRP, Evacuate is always followed by a location. For instance: Evacuate to the Gym. The order to evacuate will always be followed by a location. Administrators, teachers, and building staff all need to work together to quickly, quietly, and safely evacuate students to the evacuation point. Students and staff will leave stuff (backpacks, books, etc) behind. Instructions detailing specific actions during the evacuation may take place such as holding hands, covering heads, and/or crawling. Teachers will ensure they bring a roll sheet. Immediately upon reaching the evacuation point, teachers should take roll.
Learn about an Evacuation (90 sec video)

Shelter

Action: Follow the Directions (Specific directions will be repeated twice) This action is similar to “shelter in place”, however the SRP gives specific instructions within the action. For example instead of just announcing shelter, the command may be “Shelter for tornado, drop cover and hold”. The command will be to shelter, what we are sheltering from, and the specific blank protection action to do. Some examples of announcements could include:

Shelter for Earthquake Drop, Cover and Hold	Shelter for Tornado Drop, Cover and Hold	Shelter for Hazmat Seal the Room	Shelter for Fire Drop and Crawl	Shelter in Silence Maintain Silence

Teachers will ensure they have all of their students by taking roll.

 

Reunification

Action: Parents Stay Home, Stay Informed, Be Prepared!
VIDEO: Watch the Parent Reunification Video to learn more.
Parent Reunification Video and Information

About Standard Response Protocol

The Standard Response Protocol was developed by the "I Love U Guys" Foundation, headed by John-Michael Keyes and his wife Ellen-Stoddard Keyes as a result of the tragic and unfortunate death of their daughter Emily Keyes on September 27th, 2006 at Platte Canyon High School. On this day, a gunman entered the high school, held seven girls hostage and ultimately shot and killed Emily Keyes. During the time she was held hostage, she sent her parents text messages..."I Love You Guys" and "I Love U Guys, K?" The "I Love U Guys" Foundation was created to restore and protect the joy of youth through educational programs and positive actions in collaboration with families, schools, communities, organizations and government agencies. If you would like to know more about the foundation please visit iloveuguys

Many Colorado School Districts, including the Cañon City  School District, have incorporated the Standard Response Protocol into their emergency planning as well as collaborated with our first response partners (law enforcement/fire/medical). Utilization of the Standard Response Protocol puts all staff, students, and first responders on the same page. By standardizing the announcements, responses, actions, and recovery, the district hopes to provide the safest most successful incident outcome.

The five, simple commands make it much easier for anyone inside the school or District offices to know what they are expected to do.

“Not only are the schools in the school district talking the same language but we’re also talking the same language as law enforcement, fire or medical,” Buser said. “Everyone knows what it means when they’re going into a Lockdown situation.

The videos available on this page are meant to give readers a broad overview of our protocol. There may be some slight differences based on local district decisions and practices.

What Should Parents/Guardians Do During an Emergency?

As you know, CCSD's number one priority during an emergency is keeping our students safe. For this reason, we ask for our family’s assistance in the following three ways:

• Stay Home
• Stay Informed
• Be Ready

Stay Home

We know the natural instinct as a parent or guardian during an emergency is to come to school to protect your child. By doing so, you may endanger yourself and your child. The most important contribution you can make is to stay home and await further instructions.

Stay Informed

CCSD is committed to providing timely information. In some situations accurate information may take some time to verify and share, so we ask for your patience.

During an emergency, CCSD will provide information via the appropriate communication avenues, which may include:

• District Website
• Voice, Text & Email Messages
• Social Media – including Facebook & Twitter
• Local News Media

Be Ready

Depending on the nature of the emergency, specific actions may be required of parents. For instance, during a reunification event, you may need to come to the school to pick up your child. Please follow the directions sent by the District or your child’s school.

Opt In For Parent Emergency Notifications

Anytime the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is activated at a school, the CCSD will quickly send parents an alert via phone, text and email messages, letting them know of the Secure, Lockdown, Shelter, or Evacuation.

This initial message will be short, providing only the basics of the situation and will likely look like this:

Your School (school name given) is in Secure Status for precautionary reasons. Students have been brought indoors and exterior doors are secure. The school continues to operate as usual.

The district team will provide additional updates about the situation, as needed, until it is resolved. They will then partner with the affected school to provide parents and guardians final information about the incident.

These messages will be sent using School Status. To sign up for School Status Connect, use this link: District Emergency Notifications