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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13A.02.02.04" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="02" heading="Emergency Plan.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In consultation with other health and safety officials in the local community, each local school system and the SEED School shall develop an emergency plan for all public school grounds to include maintenance, transportation, and central administration office under its jurisdiction that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deals with the contingencies of man-made, technological, and natural hazards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Conforms to the requirements of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Aligns with the Maryland State Department of Education Emergency Planning Guidelines for Local School Systems and Schools (December 2019).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each local school system and the SEED School shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each school facility under its jurisdiction has a school emergency plan that is aligned with the criteria outlined in the MSDE Emergency Planning Guidelines for Local School Systems and Schools (December 2019) and that a copy of each school emergency plan is on file at the central administration office.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A central administration emergency plan that is aligned with the criteria outlined in the MSDE Emergency Planning Guidelines for Local School Systems and Schools (December 2019) is on file in each school grounds under its jurisdiction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Each local school system and the SEED School shall develop and implement an annual schedule of drills for each school grounds within the system. In addition to fire drills, the following drills shall be conducted annually:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Evacuation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shelter in place;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Reverse evacuation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Lock down;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Drop, cover, and hold; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Severe weather.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>