(1) As used in this section: (a) Evacuate means a procedure used when students and staff need to move from one location to another. (b) Hold means a procedure used to keep students and staff in classrooms while a disruption or minor emergency is resolved. (c) Lockdown means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is inside the building. (d) Secure means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is outside the building. (e) Shelter in place is a procedure used to respond to and take protective actions based on a threat or hazard that may include an earthquake, tsunami or other natural or environmental hazard. (2) Each school district must maintain a comprehensive safety program for all students and staff. The program must include procedures for: (a) Responding to emergency situations that address an immediate threat to safety, including an evacuation, a hold, a lockdown, a secure and a shelter in place; (b) Providing communicable disease management; (c) Responding to medical emergencies; and (d) Providing instruction as described in ORS 339.408. (3) The State Board of Education may adopt rules related to a program required under this section.
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