A student sprints out of the classroom into the hallway and toward the building exit. You are the only adult in the room with eight other students. What do you do?
A. You hit the call button or phone to alert the office — immediately, loudly, clearly — and you keep the remaining students in place. You follow whatever elopement protocol is in this student's IEP or BIP, including whether you are authorized to follow the student or required to stay. You do not leave eight unsupervised students alone in the room to chase one student down the hallway; that creates a second emergency. Speed matters, but the right move is getting trained staff to the student, not improvising alone.B. Run after the student — their physical safety is the top priority.C. Call the office and then follow the student at a distance to keep eyes on them.D. Call after the student from the doorway and wait for them to respond.Skip this one