Lockdown

Lockdown is called when there is a threat or hazard inside the school building. The Lockdown Action advises making rooms look unoccupied by locking individual classroom doors, offices, and other securable areas, moving occupants out of the line of sight of corridor windows, turning off lights, and having occupants maintain silence.

If students are unable to get behind a locked door, they are trained to self-evacuate.

If your child contacts you to let you know that they safely self-evacuated, please contact the district at 361-790-2212 to notify us your child is safe.

ACTIONS

The Lockdown Action advises making rooms look unoccupied by locking individual classroom doors, offices, and other securable areas, moving occupants out of the line of sight of corridor windows, turning off lights, and having occupants maintain silence.

RFISD implements policies requiring all exterior doors to be locked during the school day, which are consistent with current best practices. Therefore, the protocol advises leaving the exterior doors as is during a Lockdown Action. Be certain there’s a plan for allowing local first responders to gain access during a Lockdown. 

Training reinforces the practice of not opening the classroom door once in Lockdown. No indication of occupancy should be revealed until first responders open the door.

If the location of the threat is apparent and people do not have the option to get behind a door, it is appropriate to self-evacuate away from the threat.