Missing student HALL CHECK

Missing student HALL CHECK alert. (Names changed for privacy)

11:07 a.m. HALL CHECK alert initiated by school principal Jan Levinson
11:07 a.m. (Dispatch): Is this a drill?
11:07 a.m. (Principal): Missing student somewhere inside the school, Andrew Bernard. Not a drill, but will not be needing police at this point.
11:08 a.m. (Dispatch): Dispatch copies. 
11:08 a.m. He was not in reading group this morning, and his teachers have not been able to locate him.

Shortly after this, school officials were able to locate the missing student. Even though there was not a need for police in this incident having dispatch instantly in the loop when the incident began was incredibly valuable in the event that the situation escalated to the point that police were needed. DIR-S provided the communication channels necessary to keep both police and teachers in the loop without causing any kind of commotion in the school or surrounding area.