...Following the revision of emergency plan guidelines for Maryland schools in April 2013, the Maryland State Board of Education amended state regulations later in the year in part to add a requirement that schools must conduct drills for evacuation, “shelter in place,” reverse evacuation, lockdown, severe weather and “drop, cover, and hold.”http://www.gazette.net/article/20140115/NEWS/140119485/1022/montgomery-county-schools-face-tougher-emergency-drill-rules&template=gazette
The state expanded the types of drills local school districts and schools must perform to help them prepare for “a broader range of emergencies,” according to a May 21, 2013, letter from state Superintendent Lillian M. Lowery to members of the Maryland school board...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Gazette: Montgomery County schools face tougher emergency drill rules
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