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Therefore, each school in the district will conduct at least one safety-related drill per month, including summer
months when school is in session with students. Drill planning and implementation shall consider and
accommodate the needs of all students.

Basic Functional Drills
These basic functional responses include shelter-in-place, lockdowns, evacuations, and earthquakes (drop-cover-
hold-on):

Shelter-in-Place

Shelter-in-place is designed to limit the exposure of students and staff to hazardous materials, such as chemical,
biological, or radioactive contaminants that are released into the environment by isolating the inside environment
from the outside. Staff and students will receive instruction so that they will be able to remain inside, and take
the steps necessary to eliminate or minimize the health and safety hazard.

Lockdowns

Lockdowns are meant to isolate students and staff from threats of violence, such as suspicious trespassers,
armed intruders, and other threats that may occur in a school or in the vicinity of a school. Staff and students
will receive instruction so that in the event of the breach of security of a school building or campus, staff,
students, and visitors will be able to take positions in secure enclosures. Lockdown drills will not include live
simulations of or reenactments of active shooter scenarios that are not trauma-informed and age and
developmentally appropriate.

Evacuations

When an emergency within a school or its surrounding area necessitates evacuation and/or total or partial
closure of the schools within the district, staff will be responsible for aiding in the safe evacuation of the students
within the endangered school or its surrounding area.

Staff and students will receive instruction so that in the event the school or district needs to be evacuated due to
threats, such as fires, oil train spills, earthquakes, etc., they will be able to leave the building in the shortest time
possible and take the safest route possible to a designated reunification site.

Schools in mapped tsunami or mapped lahar hazard zones, will plan and participate in one pedestrian evacuation
drill annually.

Earthquakes; Drop-Cover-Hold on

The board recognizes the importance of protecting staff, students and facilities in the event of an earthquake.
Facilities will be designed and maintained in a manner that recognizes the potential danger from such an
occurrence. Likewise, staff must be prepared to take necessary action to protect students and staff from harm.

"Drop - cover - hold on" is the basic functional earthquake response. The superintendent or designee will
establish guidelines and the action taken should an earthquake occur while school is in session.

Additional Drills
In addition to the above four functional response drills, the district shall, at a minimum, also develop response
plans for the following:

Pandemic/ Epidemic

The board recognizes that a pandemic outbreak is a serious threat that could affect students, staff, and the
community. The superintendent or a designee will serve as a liaison between the school district and local health
officials. The district liaison, in consultation with local health officials, will ensure that a pandemic/epidemic plan
exists in the district and establish procedures to provide for staff and student safety during such an emergency.

When an emergency within a school or its surrounding area necessitates evacuation and/or total or partial
closure of the schools within the district, staff will be responsible for aiding in the safe evacuation of the students
within the endangered school or its surrounding area.

Bomb Threats

The superintendent or designee will establish procedures for action in the event that any threat is received
toward the school by telephone, letter, orally or by other means.

Emergency School Closure or Evacuation (Modified Shelter-in-Place)

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When weather conditions or other circumstances make it unsafe to operate schools the superintendent or
designee is directed to determine whether schools should be started late, closed for the day or transportation will
be provided only on emergency routes. Those decisions will be communicated through community media
resources pursuant to a plan developed by the superintendent or designee.

The superintendent or designee will establish procedures for the emergency closure of a building or department.

All safety plans and drills shall include protocols for both internal and external communications, as well as
procedures for drill documentation. Evacuation plans shall also include reunification plans. Schools shall
document the dates and time of such drills. Each school will maintain the time and type of drill in the school
office.

Legal References

RCW_19.27.110 International fire code — Administration and enforcement by counties, other political subdivisions
and municipal corporations — Fees

RCW _28A.320.125 Safe school plans — Requirements — Duties of school districts and schools — Drills — Rules -
First Responder Agencies

Cross References
4310 - District Relationships with Law Enforcement and other Government Agencies

Management Resources

2022 - June Issue

2017 - July Issue

2013 - June Issue

June 2008 OSPI School Safety Planning Manual

Policy News, August 2008 School Safety Plans

Policy News, October 2006 Pandemic Flu Planning for School Districts
Policy News, February 1999 Fire drills Required Monthly

Classification - ESSENTIAL

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