SEP HS Intruder Drill Procedures

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Kaelee Keesee
Managing Editor
Each semester, the staff, administration and students participate in required “intruder” drills to keep the school safe and the security of the students effective no matter the situation.
The term intruder should be used loosely according to assistant principal John Steffen who believes the drill’s name should be changed to “lockdown” as opposed to “intruder”.
“We use the intruder drill for so much more than just intruders. We lock down the building to keep students in for a number of reasons,” said Steffen.
Steffen said that the drills don’t just pertain to this building- meaning if something were to happen at the junior high, the administrators would be informed and the high school would be locked down. During a lockdown drill, teachers are to lock their doors, cover the classroom window and make sure that there are no students roaming the hallway.
“The drills are more for the teachers than for the students. It helps them prepare for any situation,” said Steffen.
As for the administrators, the school is split up into zones that are assigned to each administrator. They each go through each zone and do tests to check the safety of their zone to make sure all the students and staff is as safe as possible.
“We’re pretty much prepared for anything,” said Steffen. “If anything happens, we have a plan for it.”

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