Emergency Evacuation Training & Returning Home Practice

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Yesterday we carried out the emergency evacuation training in the event of a large earthquake where students need to return home.

At first, the earthquake was announced and the students took shelter under their desks in the classroom. Teachers opened doors and windows to allow for easy exit.

In the office, the vice principle was busy instructing teachers on areas to check.

Teachers put on helmets. Student information was placed into protective bags. And transceivers were handed out for easy communication. Teachers went to different levels and checked for absent students and any injured people.

It was a rainy day, so the students lined up in the hallway instead of going out to the school yard. Then students went back into the homerooms and listened to an announcement from the elementary school principal.

Then it was announced for them to move to evactuation site #2 - Where they get into groups that go home in the same direction. Again, names were checked and students waited.

Students that have brothers and sisters in the elementary school went to the lobby to wait for their parents and to meet up with their siblings.

While waiting they watched a video about earthquake procedures.

From there, student were allowed to leave the school. In 3 rounds, groups of different return home numbers were able to leave the school. They went to Tsurumi station and nearby bus stops. When the bus stops had cleared, round 2 were sent home, then round 3.