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Article: Columbia revamps school emergency plan; Detailed instructions anticipate responses 'that could save lives'
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- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- June 30, 2004
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Ten years ago, most educators didn't have to worry about guns in
the classroom. Bomb threats usually turned out to be pranks, and
occasional fire drills were a minor disruption for faculty and
students.
Times, however, have changed, and Columbia School District is
changing with them.
The district released its new School Emergency Operations Plan
this month that deals with everything from blackouts to shootings to
gas leaks and crashing airplanes.
"This plan details the steps and procedures that administration
and staff would take in the event of an emergency," Diane Frey,
assistant superintendent, said June 14. "These are precise, all-
encompassing instructions that could help save lives."
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