What will Stafford County Public Schools do if an emergency situation occurs while students are in school?
The specific actions taken by Stafford County Public Schools in any emergency situation, both division-wide and at individual schools, will depend on the specifics of the situation. Any action taken would depend on several factors, including the level of threat and the advice or directive of local, state, and federal agencies. The safety of students and staff members will be the primary concern in any decision. What is shelter-in-place? Shelter-in-place is a short-term measure (measured in minutes or hours, not days) designed to use a facility and its indoor atmosphere to temporarily separate people from a hazardous outdoor environment. If an accident or attack that created contaminated air occurred in the school area, students would be brought indoors. Building personnel would close all windows and doors and shut off the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC). This would create a neutral pressure in the building, meaning the contaminated air would not be drawn into t
