R.C Palmer Secondary, along with the rest of the Richmond School District, is committed to promoting Safe Schools for all students and staff.  Part of that commitment is ensuring staff and students are trained and prepared to respond to any threat, minor or serious, to our school population. 

Just as we practice safe procedures in case of earthquake or fire, we also prepare for other situations that might happen in our neighbourhood (such as a broken gas line) or within our school (such as an intruder).  These situations would lead us to secure the school.  For the broken gas line example, we would follow ‘Hold and Secure’ Yellow procedures – in which staff and students would remain in the building until authorities have indicated it is safe to leave the building.  For an intruder, we would follow ‘lockdown’ procedures - a full lockdown. These procedures have been developed with the support of law enforcement agencies and are consistent through the Richmond School District. 

Palmer staff review the lockdown procedures with students regularly during the school year.