FILE:  EBBC

EMERGENCY DRILLS

The Ascension Parish School Board shall require special drill activities be planned by the principal and faculty of each school to assure orderly movement and evacuation of students to the safest area in the event of an emergency.

The plan shall provide for escape routes and alternate routes for all students and teachers in the schools.  Teachers and students shall be informed of escape routes, and a map shall be placed in each room specifying the routes and procedures for evacuating the buildings.

A minimum of one fire drill per month; one disaster drill per semester; and one bus emergency evacuation drill per semester shall he held in each school of the school district.  A report concerning all drills and evacuations shall be kept on file.  Appropriate staff shall cooperate with Civil Defense authorities in the development of emergency and disaster plans.

Ref:     Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Ascension Parish School Board