Safety

Mandatory Emergency Drills

Emergency Drills Required (Including Plans)

Fire-Exit Drills

• Two Fire-Exit Drills are to be conducted during the first month of school.
  
• One Fire-Exit Drill is to be conducted each month during the remainder of the school term.
  

Disaster Drills

A minimum of four disaster drills are required per year:

• Two Earthquake Drills are to be conducted during the school year.
  
• Two Tornado/Safe-Area Drills are to be conducted during the school year—one in March to prepare for the tornado season.
  
• One Lock-down Drill is to be conducted during the school year.
  

Other drills are recommended to be conducted throughout the school year, such as Intruder in Building, Chemical Release, Bomb Threat, etc. See School Drill Log to be used in documenting drills.

Note:

• For a fire drill, advise the JCPS Security/Radio Room in advance at 485-3121 to avoid false alarms and the arrival of fire department on site.
  
• All drills must be recorded on a copy of the School Drill Log