Farmington Schools Safety and Preparedness

State Law and Hazard Analysis dictate the FSD train for and practice response to the following threats to life and limb:

Fire, Earthquake, Severe Weather, Hazardous Material, Bomb Threat/Threatening Call, as well as various Human Threats. Human Threats include: Threats outside the building, Escalated Individuals inside the building (without a weapon not actively causing harm) and Active Shooter scenarios.

Once a Threat has been Identified, training dictates the number one priority is to Save Lives! Staff and Students are trained to respond to keep themselves safe and then make the necessary communications to include: 911 call, Notifying the office, Alerting the building. Tools used for internal communication during Emergency Operations include: Alerting App, Intercom, Phones, 2-way Radios.

Staff

Staff are vigilant, trained, and empowered to ID Threats, Initiate Response, and Utilize Alerting and Communication tools.

Students

Receive age-appropriate training on Emergency Response and are empowered to make decisions to protect themselves from threats, in and out of the school setting. Furthermore, students are educated on the importance of and process for reporting potential threats. Students are encouraged to refrain from using their cell phones for nonpriority calls/texts. Unnecessary phone use can potentially tie up valuable cell/wifi service and cause unnecessary physical traffic at the Emergency site.

Families

Can be confident the FSD makes Emergency Preparedness a priority. The FSD provides a great deal of resources in terms of staff preparation, training, and equipment purchasing. The FSD works to prevent harm, identify potential harm and respond to the harm appropriately. Families will receive information pertaining to the emergency: including the response taken and steps for management as safety and time permits. It is not the FSD's intent to keep information from families, but it must be done in a safe manner that aids in safe and efficient response/management.

Community

During the response phase of Emergency Operations the public should expect little engagement with the community/media. The FSD's only priority in the response phase is building/district response and internal communication to Save Lives!