MA H749

Superintendents must meet with local fire and police chiefs before each school year to develop school-specific critical incident plans covering shootings, terrorist activities, bomb threats, and disasters involving serious bodily injury

Each plan must include a critical incident drill program following federal Department of Homeland Security best practices, a crisis response team with designated leadership, a communication plan, safe entrance/exit procedures, and discipline policies during incidents

Districts must annually review and update plans with assistance from local police and fire departments

Students must receive instruction on the critical incident plan at the beginning of each school year

Police chief or designee must conduct unannounced critical incident drills at each school at least 2 times per year, with only the person in charge of the school receiving advance notice