Revised 08/05
Guidelines for Principal and Staff Responsibilities in
Emergencies
In the event of an emergency at a school site, it will be necessary for the building
principal to make decisions, direct staff and care for school property.
1. The principal�s first responsibility in an emergency is to exercise authority
to manage the emergency. It is the res ponsibility of staff to follow his/her
directives.
2. To assure a clear line of authority, the principal will publish the school�s
emergency plan, in which there will be a designated administrator who will
be acting in his/her absence. The designat ed administrator in an
emergency will be Salli Smith. She will be in contact with the principal or
area director during the emergency.
3. Principals will give staff information as needed in order to assist in
managing the emergency and will assist staff in conducting their work
assignment safely.
4. Should a situation ar ise where principals need to communicate sensitive
or confidential information to staff, an administrator will explicitly direct
staff to keep the informat ion in strict confidence.
5. If a staff member does not keep sens itive or confidential information in
confidence as directed, or violates anot her directive given by a principal in
an emergency, the principal will work with the area director in responding
to the staff member with appropriate direction or discipline, consistent with
that staff member�s bargaini ng agreement provisions.