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Code: EBCB
Adopted: 11/14/06
Revised/Readopted: 4/18/17
Orig. Code(s): EBCB 

The Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) will conduct emergency drills in accordance with the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes. 

Students served in NWRESD facilities shall participate in emergency procedures. The emergency procedures shall include drills and instruction on fires and earthquakes, which shall include tsunami1 procedures in a coastal zone and safety threats. 

Instruction on fires, earthquakes, safety threats and tsunami dangers, and drills for students shall be conducted for at least 30 minutes each school month. The NWRESD will conduct monthly fire drills. At least one fire drill will be held within the first 10 days of the school year. At least two drills on earthquakes and two drills on safety threats shall be conducted each year. If the NWRESD operates a school in a tsunami zone, at least three drills on earthquakes, that may include tsunami drills, shall be conducted each year. 

Fire Emergencies 

Drills and instruction on fire emergencies shall include routes and methods of exiting the NWRESD facilities. 

Earthquake and Tsunami Emergencies 

Drills and instructions for earthquake emergencies shall include the earthquake emergency response procedure of “drop, cover and hold on” during the earthquake. When based on the evaluation of specific engineering and structural issues related to a building, the NWRESD may include additional response procedures for earthquake emergencies. 

Drills and instruction on tsunami emergencies shall include immediate evacuation after an earthquake, when appropriate, or after a tsunami warning to protect students against inundation by tsunamis. 

Safety Threat 

Drills and instruction on safety threats shall include appropriate actions to take when there is a threat to safety, such as lockdown procedures or other procedures appropriate to the safety threat. 

Local units of government and state agencies associated with emergency procedures training and planning shall review the emergency procedures. 

END OF POLICY 

1A school operated in a tsunami zone shall conduct three earthquake drills and instruction that includes tsunami drills 

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