Safety and Emergency Procedures

EPA Regulations require local schools to notify parents, teachers and employees that there is an Asbestos Management Plan on file in the school office. If you have any questions, please contact the school principal.

 

Fire and tornado drills are held throughout the school year. Students are requested to move in an orderly manner. Upon completion of the drill, the all-clear signal will be sounded, at which time all persons will return to their classrooms.

 

In the event a tornado watch is issued for areas in which a school is located, the principal or his or her designee of that school shall take all actions as specified in the approved Civil Defense plan. When a tornado watch is in effect at the conclusion of the normal school day, students may be released according to regular dismissal and transportation plans.

 

In the event a tornado warning is issued for areas in which a school is located, the principal or his or her designee at that school should take all actions specified in the approved Civil Defense Plan. If a tornado warning is in effect, students may not be released pursuant to regular transportation plans; however, students may be released during a tornado warning to students' parents/guardians, provided said parents/guardians come to the school and assume custody of their child.

 

The Superintendent will close schools when weather conditions are too hazardous for safe operations. Parents will be notified by an automated phone system as well as it being posted on the school website and announcements on television and/or radio.

 

All Athens City Schools have an updated Safety plan. The Safety plan addresses all hazards that may affect the school.