Oregon Code § ORS 339.405

Comprehensive safety program; rules
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(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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