Scheduled safety drills: A message from Superintendent Crisman

Dear Fort Plain CSD families,

I hope this message finds each of you doing well and that your students have enjoyed their return to school!

The New York State Education Department requires that all schools routinely conduct safety drills to ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to different types of emergencies. We will rehearse the following drills throughout the year:

Shelter-In-Place—used to shelter students and staff inside the building (for example, in weather-related situations.)

Hold-In-Place—used to limit movement of students and staff while dealing with short term emergencies.

Evacuate—used to evacuate students and staff from the building (for fire and other internal emergencies.)

Lockout—used to secure school buildings and grounds during incidents that pose and imminent concern outside of the school (for example, danger outside or close to the school.)

Lockdown—used to secure the school buildings and grounds during incidents that pose an immediate threat of violence in or around the school (for example, an intruder in the school building.)

Learn more about safety drills in the District Safety Plan.

Upcoming safety drills

Several evacuation drills (commonly known as fire drills) will be conducted in both buildings, Harry Hoag Elementary School and the Jr./Sr. High School, beginning on Sept. 11, and a Lockdown Drill will be conducted in each building on Sept. 18.

If you have any questions,  please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Lauren Crisman, Superintendent of Schools