In compliance with the State of Michigan School Safety Requirements, Calhoun Community High School conducts a number of safety drills in each school building throughout the year.
The State requires:
- A minimum of 5 fire drills for each school year for a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12. Three of the fire drills shall be held by December 1 of the school year, and 2 shall be held during the remaining part of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill.
- A minimum of 2 tornado safety drills for each school year. At least 1 of the tornado safety drills shall be conducted during March of the school year.
- A minimum of 3 drills in which the occupants are restricted to the interior of the building and the building secured is required for each school year at a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12. At least 1 of these drills shall be conducted by December 1 of the school year, and at least 1 shall be conducted after January 1 of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill.
- A school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12 shall conduct at least 1 of the drills required by this section during a lunch or recess period, or at another time when a significant number of the students are gathered but not in the classroom.
- For a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12, the governing body of the school shall ensure that documentation of a completed school safety drill is posted on its website within 30 school days after the drill is completed and is maintained on the website for at least 3 years. For a school operated by a school district or intermediate school district, the documentation may be posted on the district website. The documentation posted on the website shall include at least all of the following:
- The name of the school.
- The school year of the drill.
- The date and time of the drill.
- The type of drill completed.
- The number of completed drills for that school year for each type of drill required under subsections (3) to (5).
- The signature of the school principal or his or her designee acknowledging the completion of the drill.
- The name of the individual in charge of conducting the drill, if other than the school principal.
- Not later than September 15 of each school year, the chief administrator of a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12 shall provide a list of the scheduled drill days for the school buildings operated by the school, school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy to the county emergency management coordinator.
- A cardiac emergency response plan shall be adopted and implemented. The plan shall address and provide for at least the following:
- Use and regular maintenance of automated external defibrillators
- Activation of a cardiac emergency response team during an identified cardiac emergency
- A plan for effective and efficient communication throughout the school
- A training plan for the use of an automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques (for schools that include grades 9-12)
- Incorporation and integration of the local emergency response system and emergency response agencies with the school’s plan
- An annual review and evaluation of the cardiac emergency response plan
Drills
CCHS-Fire-Drill-3-11-17-2023-2.pdf CCHS-Safety-Drill-Report-lockdown-11-7-2023-1.pdf Safety-Drill-Fire-Drill-2-10-9-2023-1.pdf CCHS-Safety-Drill-Report-Fire-9-11-2023-1.pdf