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Whether your child attends an elementary school, high school, college or university, you will want to know they have plans in place to deal with emergencies. Details are provided below for schools of the York Region District School Board and the York Catholic District School Board. If your child is attending school outside either of these boards, ensure you know what emergency plans they have in place to deal with emergencies that may occur at their school. For more information, contact your school board or visit their website.
York Region District School Board
York Catholic District School Board
York Region District School Board The Education Centre 60 Wellington St. W. Box 40, Aurora, ON L4G 3H2 905-727-3141 OR 905-895-7216 Website: http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ The York Region District School Board wants parents, students and community members to be aware that staff in all public elementary and secondary schools and the Education Centre offices are trained to deal with emergencies that may arise. Plans are in place to deal with emergencies such as: · Fire · Bomb threats · Armed intruders · Gang activities · Severe weather conditions · Regional chemical spills Each school administrator has a Crisis Management Binder and a Fire Plan in their location that outlines actions to be taken in such emergencies. Administrators have made staff aware of the emergency plans and procedures are in place to deal with emergencies that may arise. These plans have been developed in co-operation with the York Regional Police and local fire departments. What do schools do if an emergency arises that involves evacuating the school? Should it be necessary to evacuate the school, a plan is in place to bus students and staff to alternate locations. Parents or guardians would be called once the children are safe in the alternate location. If the parent or guardian cannot be reached, the emergency contact would be called. This is the person who is designated by the parent (on the school's emergency form) to be called in an emergency when parents are unable to be contacted. Should the school be unable to reach the parent or the emergency contact, the child(ren) would be supervised at the "alternate location" until the parents or guardians can be reached. For more information on the school's emergency plan, parents are asked to talk to their school's administrator.
York Catholic District School Board Catholic Education Centre 320 Bloomington Road West Aurora, ON L4G 3G9 (905)-713-2711 Website: http://www.ycdsb.ca/ Every school and location in the York Catholic School Board has an Emergency Response Manual on site that details actions to be taken in the event of emergencies, like: · Student accidents · Fire · Bomb threats · Trespassers or intruders · Hostage-taking · Severe weather conditions · Protocol for dealing with child abuse The Board's Emergency Response Manual was developed with the assistance of representatives from the fire department, police, and the Children's Aid Society. School principals have plans and procedures in place to deal with emergencies which may affect the students and/or schools. Principals also ensure that all staff and students are familiar with their plans and procedures and hold regular drills to practice the procedures and evaluate their plan. In case of a school evacuation, depending on the emergency, parents or guardians would be called to pick up their children, or parents or guardians would be called once their children are safe in an alternate location. If parents or guardians cannot be reached, the emergency contact (noted on the form filled out by parents at the start of the school year) would be called. If the school were unable to reach the parent or emergency contact, then students would be supervised at the alternate location until parents can be reached. |
