| Section: | 3000 Business | | Policy Name: | Safety | | Policy Number: | 3516 | | Date Approved: | 10/10/1989 | | Last Revised: | 10/12/2004 |
The Board of Education is dedicated to ensuring the safety of students, staff and visitors at each school. In order to increase staff and student awareness of safety and health issues and to review the adequacy of emergency response procedures at each school, there shall be a district wide safety committee. The Director of Finance and Operations shall be responsible for developing the safety committee. Parents and high school students shall be included in the membership of such committees.
It shall be the responsibility of all school personnel to be alert to any hazard within or outside school buildings which may jeopardize the safety of school children, school employees, or the public; and it shall be the responsibility of all school personnel to report promptly to the nearest school authority any condition, incident or suspicion which in their judgment warrants investigation. Nothing stated herein is intended to conflict with the jurisdiction of teachers in supervision of students or the authority of principals in implementing policies of the Board of Education.
Precautionary measures against fire, explosion or other hazards shall be established together with appropriate instructions and drill for students and other school personnel in procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency. Fire drills shall be conducted at least once each month during the school year. Once every three months a crisis response drill may be substituted for a fire drill.
Precautionary measures for safety of students on streets and sidewalks in the vicinity of school buildings shall be established and observed.
Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
10-220f Safety Committee
10-231 Fire Drills, Crisis Response Drills
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