Classroom Locks: A Tool for Campus Safety
Descriptive Transcript
[Music]
[Opening shot: A student walks toward a campus building.]
[Title on screen: Classroom Locks: A Tool For Campus Safety]
[Logo: University of Minnesota wordmark]
Voiceover: The University of Minnesota is committed to your safety.
[Shot: Moving toward a classroom door with a graphic of a lock appearing.]
Voiceover: To enhance security, we are adding mechanisms that can lock classroom doors from the inside—helping to protect you and others in the event of an active threat, like an active shooter.
[Shot: Camera moves down a hallway in a campus building.]
Voiceover: This means instructors, students, or others in a classroom can lock the doors to protect from an outside threat.
[Aerial shots of campuses flash by: St. Paul Campus, East Bank, Duluth, Crookston, and West Bank.]
Voiceover: We will eventually add these mechanisms to classrooms across the University.
[Graphic on screen: Emergency Lockdown Button]
Voiceover: In this video, we'll show you how to use an "emergency lockdown" button during an active threat.
[Shot: Entering a classroom with a Lockdown button on the wall.]
Voiceover: When you enter a classroom, check to see if it has a blue “emergency lockdown” button.
[Shot: Person holding a phone displaying a SAFE-U Emergency text alert reading “U of M Twin Cities: Emergency situation. Lock your doors if possible, or shelter in place until further notice.”]
Voiceover: If you observe an active threat or get a SAFE-U Alert of a lockdown in your area:
[Shot: Someone lifts the clear cover on a blue lockdown button. An alarm sounds.]
Voiceover: Lift the clear cover of the blue “emergency lockdown” button. An alarm will sound in the room.
[Shot: Finger presses the button, which lights up.]
Voiceover: Press the button. It will light up.
[Close-up: Door handle.]
Voiceover: The classroom door—or doors—are now locked.
[Text on screen: Signal sent to Public Safety]
Voiceover: The University’s 911 dispatch center is automatically notified.
[Shot: Hand closes the button cover; the alarm silences.]
Voiceover: Close the cover to silence the alarm.
[Shot: Someone dialing 911 on their phone.]
Voiceover: If it’s safe, call or text 911 to give Public Safety any details you have about the threat.
[Shot: Person approaches the door from the hallway and shakes the handle.]
Voiceover: The doors will stay locked from the outside. Only emergency responders can unlock them.
[Shot: Person inside the classroom opens the door.]
Voiceover: You can always open the door from inside and exit the room.
[Text on screen: Follow all guidance in an active threat situation.]
Voiceover: Continue to follow all other guidance for an active threat situation:
[Shot: Someone closes the blinds.]
Voiceover: Close and lock any windows.
[Shot: Hand turns off the room lights.]
Voiceover: Turn off lights and monitors.
[Text on screen: Stay out of sight.]
Voiceover: Stay out of sight.
[Text on screen: Be Silent. (Speaker icon changes to off.)]
Voiceover: Be silent. Silence phones and other devices.
[Shot: Person holding a phone showing a SAFE-U Emergency alert reading “U of M Twin Cities: Police have determined there is no longer a threat – All clear.”]
Voiceover: Come out of hiding ONLY when you get an “all clear” from law enforcement or a SAFE-U Alert.
[Shot: Camera moves past desks in a classroom. Text appears: “Do not use for these emergencies.” Icons of a caduceus, storm, fire, and chemical spill appear with a “do not” symbol over them.]
Voiceover: Only lock classroom doors if there is a threat outside of the room that puts you in immediate danger. Do not lock doors for other types of emergencies, such as a medical event, weather, fire, or a chemical spill, where people may need to get in and out of the room quickly.
[Text on screen: Classroom Locks: A Tool for Campus Safety.]
Voiceover: Classroom locks add another tool to our safety toolbox for our students, instructors, and campus communities. Thank you for helping us keep you safe.
[Logo: University of Minnesota wordmark]
[Text on screen: safe-campus.umn.edu]