District-Wide Safe Schools and Crisis Plan - Blytheville Public Schools

A.6. FIRE AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION
1. In accordance with State law each Blytheville Public school will conduct
a monthly fire evacuation drill in addition to completing a
comprehensive inspection of the campus to document the status of
fire prevention equipment and identifying potential fire hazards or
obstacles for evacuation. During these monthly drills, the Safety
Director will observe and evaluate the drill for the purpose of
planning more effective drills and future safe schools activities.
2. Each Blytheville Public School will also conduct two earthquake
drills, six lock down drills and four tornado drills during the school
year. The Safety Director will designate in which months that these
drills will take place.
3. On an annual basis, the Maintenance Department will provide
training to school-based and system-wide maintenance staff and
custodians focused on safety including proper lifting techniques, use
of chemical agents (insecticides, cleaners, etc.), fire extinguisher
use, and equipment uses, and new policies/procedures which have
been adopted since the previous training.
4. Blytheville Public Schools will continue to strive towards full
compliance on proper chemical storage and functional eye wash
stations within science labs at the middle and high schools.
A.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND SAFETY PROCEDURES
1. A video security system, consisting of cameras currently placed
within the high school, charter school, middle school, and primary
campus with future implementation to include all other schools has
been designed. System access will be secured and include
potential first responder agencies in the event of an emergency.
2. A blueprint of all campuses within the Blytheville Public School
System has been developed. The design includes safety factors
such as the location of emergency utility cutoffs to accommodate first
responders.
3. Signs directing visitors to sign in at the main office are posted at all
main entrance doors at every Blytheville Public school.
4. Students and staff at the high school are issued numbered decals for
parked campus vehicles during the registration process each school
year.
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