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To our Aquidneck Families
Did you know that we are required by law to have
15 practice drills a year?
We take our drills very seriously.
We are prepared, not scared.
We will have our first fire drill this week.
We will also have our first lockdown this month.
Students and staff are reviewing all safety procedures.
Our DRILL requirements for the year:
11 Fire drills (at least one per month)
2 Lockdown Drills
2 Evacuation Drills
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Our teachers are working hard preparing our students
for all types of drills
In accordance with state law (§16-21-4, §16-21-5), all schools (public and nonpublic) in Rhode Island are required to perform 15 emergency drills that include fire, lockdown, and evacuation drills. At least one drill shall be conducted each month, and at least one out of every four must be obstructed drills. As part of the required 15 emergency drills, each school must conduct two evacuation drills and two lockdown drills. One lockdown drill shall occur in September and one in January.
A. L. I. C. E. stands for
ALERT, LOCKDOWN, INFORM, COUNTER, EVACUATE.
We have begun talking to students about what these words mean and what to do if there is ever a
"dangerous someone" in our school.
All Lockdown and ALICE drills are conducted in coordination with the Middletown Police Department.
We use the following book in all classrooms to introduce this concept.
I'm not scared, I'm prepared...because I know about ALICE.
by Julia Cook
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