Today, Feb. 23, as part of our ongoing commitment to safety, Meridian Middle School will be practicing a reunification drill. This is only a drill and no action is required from families.
You may see students exiting the school and getting on school buses, and then returning to school. This is all part of the reunification drill.
Message from Feb. 9
Meridian School District uses the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), an incident response program developed by the I Love You Guys Foundation. SRP is not based on one scenario but provides common language and consistent procedures for any emergency situation. Learn more about school safety in Meridian on our website.
As part of SRP, students practice Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate and Shelter drills every month. These actions use the same procedures at every building in our district. All Whatcom County school districts and local law enforcement agencies use SRP, creating a coordinated, countywide approach to safety.
This year we are practicing reunification drills at each of our schools, beginning with Meridian Middle School on Feb. 23.
What is a reunification drill?
A reunification would be needed if students and staff had to leave school grounds for their safety, for example, due to a fire, gas leak, earthquake, or other safety concern. During a reunification, students and staff would evacuate the building and be transported to a safe location. Families would receive instructions about where and when to pick up their child.
(For the Feb. 23 drill, no parent pickup is needed. Students will return to school.)