Dear Sycamore Junior High School Families,
Last spring we shared with you changes that are being required from the state (HB 178) regarding school safety drills. One major change was the requirement to conduct 3 school safety drills a year. This requires the school district to simulate at least 1 full scale evacuation drill. We will be conducting this drill in the near future and will be evacuating the entire building with our local police present. The other two drills can be simulated and discussed within the school building using the traditional lock down process that we have in place. During these lock down drills, we may also collaborate with the local law enforcement canine units as we have done in the past as well. In our building we are also required to conduct 6 fire drills throughout the year and the same number of tornado drills during the specific months in the spring, as in the past.
We wanted to bring this information to your attention as we begin to implement this new procedure and practice these drills more frequently. It is always our intent to make sure we are as prepared as possible for a crisis to occur and keep our students safe. Teachers will be talking with students about these drills, as well as reviewing our A.L.I.C.E. training that students received this fall. We appreciate your assistance in talking with your student(s) about the importance of these drills and to have follow up conversations at home. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
