Category
Multi-hazard Practice Drills
Category
Multi-hazard Practice Drills
State law requires districts to implement multi-hazard practice drills (e.g., fire, lockdown, active shooter, or evacuation drills) without requiring inter-agency coordination.
Kansas Statutes 31-133. Fire marshal; power and duties; rules and regulations.
(a) The state fire marshal shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this act, for the safeguarding of life and property from fire, explosion and hazardous materials. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(5) requiring administrators of public and private schools and educational institutions, except community colleges, colleges and universities, to conduct at least four fire drills each school year at some time during school hours, aside from the regular dismissal at the close of the day’s session, and prescribing the manner in which such fire drills are to be conducted;
(8) requiring administrators of public and private schools and educational institutions, except community colleges, colleges and universities, to establish tornado procedures. Such procedures shall:
(A) Provide for at least two tornado drills to be conducted each school year, of which one shall be conducted in September and one shall be conducted in March, at some time during school hours, aside from the regular dismissal at the close of the day’s session;
(B) describe the manner in which such tornado drills are to be conducted; and (C) shall be subject to approval by the state fire marshal;
(12) requiring administrators of public and private schools and educational institutions, except community colleges, colleges and universities, to conduct at least three crisis drills each school year at some time during school hours, aside from the regular dismissal at the close of the day’s session. The manner in which such crisis drills are conducted may be subject to approval by the safe and secure schools unit of the Kansas department of education.