Safety & Security

Every dorm head has been issued a yellow and black Emergency Response Kit. This kit contains two flashlights, a number of light sticks, rubber gloves, antibacterial lotion, and a first-aid kit.

In the event of a loss of power, faculty members will contact the maintenance department. The school has a number of battery-powered lanterns available for distribution, in addition to the items in the emergency kit. There are back-up power capabilities in all residential facilities, the library, and throughout a number of buildings on campus, which will allow these buildings to remain fully operational during a power outage.

The school has increased stores of non-perishable food items in order to sustain the campus during a potential crisis. In the event of a prolonged power outage, the emergency management team will decide upon the distribution of resources, depending on campus needs and the expected length of time the power will be out.

In the event the school determines the need for shelter-in-placeprocedures, faculty members are to execute the following protocol:

• Lock all doors in the immediate area, taking care not to lock out any members of the community. Faculty members in rooms and offices closest to exterior doors are responsible for locking these doors.
• Cover any windows.
• Remain silent until contacted by a member of the school or local law enforcement.
• Once the potential threat has been resolved, the community will gather at a rallying point.

In the event an evacuation of a building is required, leave the building in an orderly fashion and gather at the pre-designated gathering locations for fire drills, or if necessary, walk away from the building to a distance that appears safe from the potential threat.

Establish a list of community members with you and await instructions.
 

Upon receiving notice of potential tornadoes or violent weather, all community members should seek protection at the lowest possible level of the nearest building. If time prevents descent to lower levels, move to interior rooms with as few windows as possible or hallways. Avoid corners of a room, and seek shelter under a heavy piece of furniture. The goal is to have as many walls as possible between oneself and the outside.
 

Should the school receive a threatening call that an explosive device has been planted on campus, the person receiving the threat should be prepared to gain as much information as possible from the caller.

Once the threat has been received, 911 should be called immediately, and the threatened buildings should be evacuated. If the entire campus is threatened, all buildings should be evacuated.

During a bomb threat, walkie-talkies and cell phones should be turned off, and no one should turn on or off any electrical devices in the threatened building.
 

Chemical Attack on the Region

In the event of a chemical attack, all community members should move into the nearest building. Avoid basements, as chemical vapors will seek the lowest level and become trapped. All windows and doors should be closed, and if time permits, all venting from HVAC and heating ducts should be closed and sealed. If available, wet towels should be jammed in the cracks of exterior doors. No one should leave the building until a representative from local law enforcement or the emergency management team allows it.
 

Chemical Attack on a Specific On-Campus Building[s]

Evacuate the affected structure[s] immediately. Safety permitting, the HVAC systems of the affected building[s] should be shut down and the building[s] locked. If campus buildings are to be evacuated, the community should gather at the track [away from campus buildings and in the opposite direction of the prevailing winds] and await instructions from the emergency management team.

In the event of biological, nuclear, or other non-conventional attacks, the emergency management team will respond to the circumstances as is deemed appropriate.