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BLUE LIGHTS
All buildings are equipped with blue lights at main entrances.
If you see a blue light flashing, or hear an announcement about a lockdown, you may not enter the building.
Return to your vehicle and wait in the parking lot.
Blue lights will be activated for drills as well, and the same rules apply.
At least 12 drills must be held each year to practice for various types of emergency responses
At least 12 drills must be held each year to practice for various types of emergency responses
As per Education Law 807, a minimum quantity and types of drills are required each school year.
Drills shall be held at least twelve times in each school year,
Eight of the drills, whether evacuation or lockdown, shall be held between September 1 and December 31 of each year.
Eight of the twelve drills shall be evacuation drills.
Four of all such drills shall be lockdown drills.
Drills shall be conducted at different times of the school day.
Pupils shall be instructed in the procedure to be followed if a fire occurs during a lunch period or assembly.
At least two additional drills shall be held during summer school where summer school is conducted.
There are various types of emergency responses based on the types of events: Shelter-In-Place, Hold-In-Place, Evacuate, Lockout, Lockdown (also referred to as SHELL).
Examples of events are system emergencies (fire, gas, water, weather, etc.), system threats (bomb, weapons), threat to self or others, or other types of student/staff emergencies (injury, accident, etc.). Drills during the school year help students and staff to prepare for these types of events, as the response may be different based on each unique situation.
SIS messages and other communications from and within the school district may refer to the various response types. The NY State Emergency Response Guide is intended to help students, parents, guardians, and staff to better understand and differentiate between the different types of emergency responses.
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