Safety And Security Procedures
St. Gertrude the Great provides an environment that is healthy, secure and safe for all.
Emergency/Disaster Procedures
St. Gertrude the Great conducts, monitors, and records all drills. Staff and students are instructed in fire drill procedures which are held monthly. Earthquake drills are conducted at least once a trimester.
In the event of a disaster, the faculty of Saint Gertrude the Great is prepared to care for the
students. Detailed procedures in the event of an earthquake are part of the professional
development for all faculty and staff. Please understand that at all times, all children will be
properly supervised. Children will remain at school under our supervision until his/her parent or
designated person arrives and signs child’s emergency card. Emergency data is on file in the
school office. It is very important that parents cooperate with the school in this regard. All
emergency forms are to be return to be returned promptly.
Very important:
Please inform the school office in writing of any changes to the emergency
forms. We have prepared emergency procedures should our students remain at school
for a period of time. At the beginning of each year, students will be required to have an emergency "comfort" bag. The items to be included in these bags is communicated to each family. These items
hopefully will not be used during the school year and will be returned to you in June.
The only gate open during an emergency will be the “drive through” gate located on the Garfield
side of school connected to the parish parking lot.
Emergency drills (fire, earthquake and lockdown) will be conducted monthly.
In the event of a power outage, remain claim; your children are safe with us. Please do
telephone the school as phone lines run on electricity.
Please do not come to the school during a power
outage. This will only add to the confusion and added traffic will create a safety hazard for you.
Students will be released at normal dismissal time. Should you be late in picking up your child
during a power outage, don’t worry, we will be with the children at all times and until every
parent/guardian arrives.
The school has a school-wide alarm system that is activated after school hours until the next school day begins. This include motion detectors in every classroom.
