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EMERGENCIES AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Community Disaster Plan The Superintendent or his/her designee shall develop and implement a community disaster plan which will provide facilities, equipment, and training in order to minimize the effect of a disaster. This plan must provide as much protection as possible for the children at school and on their way to and from school. In addition, provision shall be made to provide adequate training in self-protection and survival techniques for pupils enrolled in all the schools so that the school emergency plan may be carried out with the greatest possible speed and safety. Any updates to this plan shall be presented annually to the Board of Education for approval. Emergency Closings The Superintendent or his/her designee shall have the power to close the schools entirely, delay opening them, or to close them early in the event of bad weather or other emergencies. He/she shall advise the board president. Parents/guardians shall be informed at the beginning of the year of how notice will be given of delayed openings and emergency closings. Parents/guardians are responsible for making alternative arrangements if they are not home when children are released early. Date: April 14, 1986 October 29, 2001 November 19, 2001 Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:6-2 Instruction in accident and fire prevention N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1 General mandatory powers and duties N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12 Closing schools during epidemic N.J.S.A. 18A:41 Fire drills and fire protection N.J.S.A. 18A:54-20 Powers of board (county vocational schools) N.J.A.C. 6:21-2.5 School closings due to weather or other conditions N.J.A.C. 6:22-1.1 et seq. School facility planning service N.J.A.C. 8:57-1.7 Reporting of diseases occurring in schools Directive No. 71 (Revised December 1, 1969), State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management A Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement between Education and Law Enforcement Officials (1999 Revisions) Cross References: 1410 Local units 2210 Administrative leeway in absence of board policy 3541.33 Transportation safety 5141.6 Crisis intervention 6111 School calendar 6112 School day |
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