Shelter in Place & Lockdown

Lock Down Guidelines

For your safety and the safety of students, teachers, and staff, we ask that you follow these guidelines in the event of a lock down at a school site.

Lock downs are initiated to keep students safe and to create a barrier to campus entry. Your student is safely locked in their classroom with their teacher and classmates. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the campus until the lock down is lifted.
Stay away from the school campus if locked down. This will only create traffic and congestion around the campus which will endanger all involved and inhibit the school and police from doing their jobs.
Do NOT call the school, a teacher, your child, or the Fremont PD during a lock down. All phone lines must be kept open for vital communications.
Check the Emergency Information link on every school website, which will direct you to this page. Real-time information will be posted and will remain on this page for a week following an event.
If you have questions about lock down procedures at your school site, you can contact the school administration.

Shelter in Place vs. Lockdown

shelter and lock In the event of police activity in the area or on a school site, an administrator may call for a “Shelter in Place” or a “Lockdown”. Please refer to the chart below to determine the expected level of response by staff and students.

	Shelter in Place	Lockdown
Reasons	Precautionary Police Activity in the general area No immediate danger to students/staff on campus Need to clear the grounds & get students/staff indoors	Immediate threat to campus Significant police activity in the vicinity Potentially dangerous suspect(s) are on the loose on or near school grounds Students/staff need to protect themselves
School Responsibility	Communicate Shelter in Place to students/staff Get everyone inside a building Lock all doors Account for student/staff presence Learning and typical school activities can resume once all students/staff are indoors All activities must remain indoors until all clear is given Be alert, if you see something suspicious, report it	Communicate Lockdown to staff/students as quickly as possible Get all students/staff inside as quickly as possible Once inside, initiate Lockdown procedures Lock doors, turn off lights, close blinds, students get on the ground Remain calm, be vigilant, report anything suspicious
Fremont PD Responsibility	FPD will likely respond to perimeter of campus area to create a safety buffer zone between police activity and school site Monitor situation and assess for change in status FPD and/or Student Support Services will communicate status with school administration	FPD will respond to school site, address the threat, and coordinate with school administrators on next steps Student Support Services will respond to school site in most cases and coordinate/communicate with school administration and FPD

Shelter in Place

Lockdown

Reasons

Precautionary
Police Activity in the general area
No immediate danger to students/staff on campus
Need to clear the grounds & get students/staff indoors

Immediate threat to campus
Significant police activity in the vicinity
Potentially dangerous suspect(s) are on the loose on or near school grounds
Students/staff need to protect themselves

School Responsibility

Communicate Shelter in Place to students/staff
Get everyone inside a building
Lock all doors
Account for student/staff presence
Learning and typical school activities can resume once all students/staff are indoors
All activities must remain indoors until all clear is given
Be alert, if you see something suspicious, report it

Communicate Lockdown to staff/students as quickly as possible
Get all students/staff inside as quickly as possible
Once inside, initiate Lockdown procedures
Lock doors, turn off lights, close blinds, students get on the ground
Remain calm, be vigilant, report anything suspicious

Fremont PD Responsibility

FPD will likely respond to perimeter of campus area to create a safety buffer zone between police activity and school site
Monitor situation and assess for change in status
FPD and/or Student Support Services will communicate status with school administration

FPD will respond to school site, address the threat, and coordinate with school administrators on next steps
Student Support Services will respond to school site in most cases and coordinate/communicate with school administration and FPD

Emergency Information

Shelter in Place & Lockdown