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[quote=Anonymous]From 8/26 at 2:30. If you have students enrolled and didn't receive this, you must not be signed up for communications properly: do it here: http://www.lafayettehsa.org/sign-up-for-news/
 
"Our top priority at Lafayette is the safety of our students and staff.  Now that we are all back together for the new school year, please use the following information to help us all stay safe:

Signing-in – all visitors are asked to use the front doors and sign in when entering the school.  Please wear your visitor’s badge for the duration of your stay.  If you see someone without a visitor’s badge, please remind them to go to the security desk to obtain one.  It takes a village.  We appreciate your adherence and patience with this procedure.

Drills – over the course of the year, we will practice fire (evacuation) drills, lock down drills, and reverse evacuation drills.  A reverse evacuation drill is when students are outside the building and are brought back inside due to a disturbance or safety issue outside in the neighborhood.  Teachers discuss these drills with students in advance in age-appropriate language.   We had our first fire drill on Friday and it went smoothly.

Evacuation and Reunification – if there was ever an event that would not allow us to come back into the building, we would evacuate to Blessed Sacrament School (5841 Chevy Chase Pkwy NW, Washington DC 20015.  This is our reunification site.  Parents would be notified via email, robocall, and social media in the event of a full evacuation and reunification.  Parents should then report directly to Blessed Sacrament to be reunified with their student.  Please note – students will only be released to parents/guardians.  This process requires patience as it is often emotionally charged and takes a considerable amount of time.

Our emergency procedures can also be found in the handbook that is posted on our website:

http://www.lafayettehsa.org/student-life/handbook/#SafetyEmergencyProcedures

We must all work together to keep our students and school secure.  We are not immune from safety issues.  Friday after school (approx. 4:15 pm) we had a man enter the building through a propped door (not the front door).  He entered several classrooms, and eventually stole a teacher’s credit cards.  School security and the police were immediately contacted Friday evening.  Please help us ensure that all exterior doors are closed at all times.  Close any open doors you see and please never prop a door.

Thank you all for a smooth and positive first week of school.  Together we are strongest.

Enjoy your weekend

Dr. B[/quote]

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