In the area that I work in crime is a very important part of our day. The children live in a high drug, burglary, and family violence area. The scenario that I chose is a guy robs a local convenient store, has a weapon, and is on a high speed chase from the police. This happens while two classes are on the playground with forty children and only four adults. The children and the staff notice the helicopter flying high over the area where the school is located. The also notice that the sirens from the police car is getting louder, so that indicates that the police is getting closer to where the school is. The main danger of this is children are outside on the playground and the playground faces the street. An armed and dangerous man is out on the lost and is nearby the school grounds from the sounds of the sirens. The children as well as the staff is in danger for their lives not knowing what this mad man is capable of doing next.
In this cases my colleagues and I should be aware of this because our school could be at risk to be involved in a crime. We also need to know how to be able to evacuate the play area in a timely manner with the safety of all the children in hand making sure no one gets hurt while transitioning back into the building or a safe location. In this case not being prepared can cause a someone to be killed or even a child to be hurt.
In this case the plan I would develop would be to get everyone out safe. In this plan the teachers would appoint one teacher to be the go to person and another teacher to round all the children up. This would be much easier done if while on the playground the teachers are interacting with the children and they would be in close reach. The teacher that is the go to person would check off the roll as the children come to her to make sure that she has everyone. The teacher as well as the children would enter the building and go to a safe location inside the school making sure that all doors are locked to keep them safe and strangers not being able to enter, because this high speed chase could result in a foot chase and the criminal enter into the school and take some of the children/staff hostage.
Another scenario would be a fire in the building. In the kitchen at our local head-start program a fire started and all everyone has to evacuate. In a fire someone could get burned, inhale smoke, or killed in a fire. Everyone in the building and buildings close by are at risk for being hurt. In this case my colleagues and I should be prepared for a fire to get out safe. Not being prepared for a fire can lead death, health issues for some people, and body parts being burned.
In this type of danger I would have a monthly fire drill with the child at unannounced times to get the children and the teachers familiar with fire drills and that they might happen at any moment. In my plan I would incorporate that they teachers take with them at all times emergency contact numbers, allergy records, and a roll book or sheet of paper with all the kids names listed on it(ohs revised 2011). The contact information would be to let the family know that our school is on fire and we will be at a certain location. The allergy records would be if the children have to eat at the location we are going to and the teacher is not their to say who can have what. The roll book would be to count and make sure all of the kids are counted for that day. During the fire plan the children will follow the teacher out the building while another teacher stays at the rear to make sure all the kids get out the building safe and quick. Also during the drill the teachers can talk with the children about hot/cold touches. They can discuss the important job of firefighters and how the clothing they have on is to help protect them and you.
At home the families can have fire drills at home as well. They can make sure that the children know where to meet up once they are out the house. The family can also discuss with the children the importance of not running from the firemen that will be coming in the building to get them just as well as the teachers.
RESOURCES
http://www.bmcc.org/Headstart/Manuals/Facilities/chapter2.htm
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/health/Health/Environmental%20Health%20and%20Safety/Environmental%20Healthy%20and%20Safety%20Program%20Staff/health_fts_11008_022306.html
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