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this is South Pasadena Unified School District's safety drills presentation for students in fourth and fifth grades at aoya Vista Morango and Monterey Hills Elementary Schools today we're going to talk about why we have safety drills for fire earthquake and lockdowns we will discuss why it is important to listen how you will react during an emergency and What to do if there is a 5 earthquake or hard lockdown or soft lockout and lastly we will discuss what you should do during an emergency if you are not with your teacher what type of safety drills practice at school we practice earthquake drills like the great ShakeOut in October we practice fire drills and we also practice soft lockout and hard lockdown drills safety drills your principals teachers and School staff want to make sure your school is safe healthy and ready if an emergency situation were to occur how will I react during a drill you may feel many different things you may feel nervous you may feel your heart beating fast you may feel scared zoned out or unable to focus all these feelings are okay how can I calm down there are many ways to calm yourself down you can breathe slowly count to 10 or close your eyes for a moment can you think of other ways to calm down teachers please pause this video for a moment and discuss additional calm down strategies your students would like to share why is it important to listen to directions we should always listen to the adult in charge so we know what to do we know where to go and we understand the instructions so we can stay safe training is necessary we practice these drills throughout the school year to be prepared practicing helps us to remain calm and listen for directions we want to respond well and be safe in emergency situations what if there is a fire if there's a fire the fire alarm will ring listen to your teacher your teacher will give you instructions on what to do next stay calm follow your teacher your teacher will take you to a safe place leave your belongings behind what if there's an earthquake if you are inside a building take cover under a desk if you are outside move away from any buildings remember to drop cover and hold on listen to your teacher your teacher will give you instructions on what to do next stay calm follow your teacher your teacher will take you to a safe place leave your belongings behind what if there's a soft block out a soft block out is a Potential Threat or police activity on or off school grounds you will hear an announcement over the loudspeaker or from a school adult please listen to the school adult stay calm and continue learning in a soft block out depending on the situation you may move about the campus if you are outside during a soft lockout walk directly to your classroom what if there's a hard lockdown a hard lockdown is a life-threatening situation or event on or off school ground you will hear an announcement over the loudspeaker or from a school adult please listen to the school adult remember to stay calm the blinds will be closed and the light will be turned off hide and stay quiet when there is a hard lockdown lock the door cover windows and turn off lights the school adult may ask you to hide or sit or lie on the floor it is important to remain silent remain in place until you receive an all-clear signal if there is an intruder once the door is locked do not open the door the police and South Pasadena District administrators will be the only many adults that are able to open the doors when you are instructed to leave the room display open hands and open Palms understand that the police officer's first priority is to make sure the environment is safe the police officers will not be interacting with students once the scene is secured the responders will work with school officials what if I'm not with my teacher stay calm follow a school adults or police officers instructions if you are alone remain in a safe place until a school adult or police officer comes if you are in the bathroom stay in the back if you are outside without an adult go to the nearest safe place if there's an intruder on campus you may have to leave school if it is safe to do so and if your teacher or School Adult tells you to do it if you are told to leave school leave behind your personal belongings help others if you can but go even if there are others who do not follow and run until you are in a safe hiding place let's review some of what we've learned today there are 4 types of safety drills earthquake fire soft lockout and hard lockdown during a drill and during a real emergency you should always stop look and listen and always do your best to stay calm students have any questions about what we learned today please ask your your teacher teachers if you are unsure how to answer a question please forward the question to your school administrators thank you

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