FIRE DRILL/LOCKDOWN REPORTING PROCEDURES

NYS Educational Law requires emergency evacuation drills to include the following:

The statute requires twelve drills be conducted each school year, four of which must be lock-down drills, the remaining eight are required to be evacuation drills. Eight of the required twelve drills must be completed in the first half of the school year.

Schenectady City School District Schools will conduct Six Fire Drills and Two Lock-Down Drills prior to December 31 each school year. Two Fire Drills and Two Lock-down Drills will be conducted January 1 through June 15 of each school year.

It is the duty of the principal or principal’s designee of the school to instruct all members of the faculty and staff with the procedures to be followed during Fire Drills and Lock-Down drills. Students must be instructed at one of these drills about procedures to be followed if a fire occurs during a lunch period. Be reminded that conducting other safety drills, such as lockdown or evacuating to your alternate site, must be practiced so that all faculty, staff, and students are familiar with how to proceed during an emergency.