Q: What is emergency preparedness?
A: Mount Lebanon Christian Academy has a plan in place to guide staff in responding to an emergency.
Q: What safety precautions are in place?
A: The safety of our students is of upmost importance. In light of recent threats to our national security, schools are taking the following precautions:
- Only a parent(s) or authorized person is permitted to pick up a child from school.
- The staff has been instructed to lock all classrooms in case of an unwelcome intruder or event that might harm the children.
Q: How can I stay informed? (School Closing)
A: There are a number of ways a parent can stay informed. We will update the web site mt-lebanon.org at the time of emergency to inform you as to the status of Mount Lebanon Christian Academy. Go to the home page of the school and click School Closings (link to emergency information) . You may also listen to the public broadcast on the local tv and radio stations.
Q: What is a shelter-in-place?
A: Shelter-in-place is a short-term measure (measured in minutes or hours, not days) that uses a facility indoor atmosphere to temporarily separate people from a hazardous outdoor environment. If an accident or attack created contaminated air in the nearby area, everyone would be brought indoors. The staff would close all windows and doors and shut down the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This would create a neutral pressure in the building, meaning that contaminated air would not enter the building.
Q: How long will I be separated from my child?
A: A shelter-in-place situation is a short-term event. If the air outside the school is safe for parents to breathe and safe for the children to breathe, they would then be released to the parents.
See: Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan
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