TORNADO DRILL PROCEDURES

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TORNADO DRILLPROCEDURES
A Lesson That Can Save Lives
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TORNADOES

• Occur with rapid onset and, perhaps, no warning.
• Decisions must be made fast and actions taken
  immediately.

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• When weather conditions are such that it is
  possible for a tornado to occur, the National
  Weather Bureau and local news media will issue
  one of the following alerts
• Very often, a loud siren will sound and alert
  the community of a tornado.

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TYPES OF ALERTS

• Tornado Watch weather conditions are favorable
  for a tornado to occur.
• Tornado Warning an actual tornado has been
  sighted.

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EXIT SAFELY

• Listen carefully to directions from your teacher
• Follow your teacher in an orderly line WALK
  do not run to the designated area.

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EXIT SAFELY

• Teachers should turn off lights and shut
• doors after everyone has exited.
• DO NOT OPEN WINDOWS in the classroom time is
  better spent taking shelter.

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PROTECTIVE POSITION

• Get on you knees
• Heads should face interior walls
• Place your hands over your head

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AVOID
LARGE OPEN ROOMS LIKE THE CAFETERIA GYM
WINDOWS
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SAFE AREAS

• Small interior rooms
• Bathrooms
• Windowless, interior hallways that are away from
  exterior

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DRILL PROCEDUREAT DUNCAN LAKE

• Listen for an ANNOUNCEMENT stating This is a
  Tornado Drill. Repeat this is a Tornado Drill.
• If the announcement system is not working, an
  announcement will be made in each hallway using a
  bullhorn.

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DRILL PROCEDURE

• Listen carefully to your teachers.
• Walk to your designated area.
• In the hallways, line up along the lockers away
  from windows.

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IF NOT WITH A TEACHER

• Quickly find a safe area
• If in the cafeteria, proceed to the hallways next
  to the auxilary gym
• If in the gym, proceed to one of the locker rooms

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DRILL PROCEDURE

• Line up by TWOS FACING the wall.
• Get in a PROTECTIVE POSITION
• KNEEL
• HEADS DOWN
• PROTECT YOUR NECK BY USING A BOOK OR BY CLASPING
  YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR NECK
• REMAIN SILENT and LISTEN for Directions
  Teachers will check attendance.

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BUILDING ALL CLEAR

• Is the signal to return to class
• Walk back to class quietly, and listen for
  directions upon returning.

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AFTER THE DRILL

• Teachers should fill out a post-it note with
  student names that are missing (AbAbsent
  MMissing)
• Post-it note should be placed the outside of the
  classroom door.
• Debrief the drill and teachers email the
  principal with suggestions and questions from
  your class.
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Thank Youfor taking our Drills
SeriouslyPractice ensures that wewill know
what to do ifthere was ever an emergency!