MEDIA CONSENT
Brother Rice High School showcases a myriad of talents,
accomplishments, and achievements of its students within the
internal publications, external marketing pieces, on the school’s
website and through social media as well as opportunities in local
media outlets via press releases.
If parents/guardians wish to prohibit all contact their son has in and
with the media, they must contact the Dean of Student Formation.
Otherwise, the school will presume that parents/guardians permit
their son, his picture, and/or his work to be used in the media under
the school’s supervision. However, the school has control over the
media only in the publications it produces and in photographs and
official Brother Rice press releases where members of the media
request permission to be on campus. In other situations, such as
off-campus events, the school will not normally be able to prevent
student contact with the media.
Students representing Brother Rice or identified as students from
Brother Rice High School should not be interviewed by any member
of the media without consent from the principal and from their
parents/guardians. Students may not say or do anything recorded,
printed, or broadcast by the media that may be harmful or
scandalous to the Brother Rice community or to any member of the
community.
Consequences for violation of this may be a warning, detention,
Saturday detention, suspension up to and including expulsion, or
any other consequence deemed fitting for the severity of the
offense.
B. Tornado
At the announcement of a tornado, all students are to
assume silence and are to maintain that silence
throughout the emergency.
Students are to move to the hallways quickly and
quietly.
Students should sit crouched against and facing the
wall away from windows, glass and swinging doors.
Persons in the cafeteria should proceed to the
bookstore hallway.
Persons outside must immediately return to the building
and move to the nearest shelter area.
No one will leave the shelter area until the "all clear" is
sounded.
C. Power and/or Communication Failure
In the event there is a loss of power and/or
communication, students are to assume complete
silence until given further instructions by the teacher.
Students are to remain where they are until given
instructions to move to the next class or to some other
area.
D. Secure Mode
Activated only by the Principal or Administrator in charge,
Secure Mode indicates a situation in the neighboring area
that requires all students, faculty, staff and visitors to remain
inside the school.
CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE
The safety and well-being of our students is of paramount
importance to every faculty and staff member. Whenever an
emergency situation exists, students are to observe complete
silence and are to follow all directions of any faculty or staff member
in the immediate area. Any student who does not comply with these
requirements or whose actions jeopardize the safety of others will
be subject to disciplinary action. Drills are to be conducted with the
same degree of seriousness as an actual emergency. The
emergency situation will be signaled by the sound of an alarm, by
announcement over the P.A., or by a messenger if the com-
munications systems have been disrupted.
A.
Building Evacuation/Fire
At the sound of the alarm signal, all students are to
assume complete silence and are to maintain that
silence throughout the drill or emergency.
The students are to follow the teacher out of the room
and along the evacuation route to Ambrose Field and
assemble by Band Grouping.
Attendance will be taken once classes reach the
assembly area.
Students in general areas such as the ARC and the
cafeteria are to exit the building and assemble in the
designated area and follow all directions of the adults in
that area.
Students will be notified once it is safe to re-enter the
buildings. Students are to return to class in complete
silence.
Specifics of this are not published for safety reasons.
E.
Code Red (Lockdown) Procedures
Activated only by the Principal or Administrator in charge,
Code Red indicates an emergency that requires all areas of
the school to be secured (locked in/locked down).
Specifics of this are not published for safety reasons.
F.
Inclement Weather Policy
During hazardous weather conditions, the decision to close
Brother Rice High School will rest with the Principal. Parents
will be notified through an automated alert system and local
news and radio stations will be notified.
The interpretation and enforcement of disciplinary policies included in this handbook are at the discretion of the
Administration. The Principal is the final recourse and reserves the right to amend this handbook at any time.
Parents/guardians will be given prompt notification.
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