Back-to-School Lock-Down Drill

Today SJS held our first lock-down drill of the 2024-2025 school year.  As this was the first drill of the new year, our Pre-K and K-8 teachers were given advanced notice (so they could prepare their students in an age-appropriate way).  For the next drill, only the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten teachers will receive advance notice.

Each year, Saint James School works with our local law enforcement as well as a contracted security firm to review our school’s safety procedures.  While lock-down drills are – unfortunately – a part of growing up in today’s world, they do afford teachers and students a formal opportunity to practice and discuss how to react should the need arise.  We are very pleased to share that during today’s lock-down drill, students and staff reacted quickly so that everyone was in a secure “lock-down” state within seconds.

The safety and well-being of every student entrusted to our care is at the forefront of everything we do here at SJS.  We wanted to bring today’s drill to your attention so that you may have a timely conversation with your student(s) about how to react in an emergency situation should you deem appropriate.

In the event of a true lock-down event at Saint James School, notification would be sent to families through our new rapid response system.