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Emergency Drills
School Board Policy – 4.37 Emergency Drills
All schools in the District shall conduct fire drills at least monthly. Tornado drills shall also be conducted not fewer
than three (3) times per year with at least one each in the months of September, January, and February. Students, who
ride school buses, shall also participate in emergency evacuation drills at least twice each year.
The District shall annual conduct an active shooter drill and school safety assessment for all District schools in
collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management personnel. The training will include a lockdown
exercise with panic button alert system training. Students will be included in the drills to the extent that is
developmentally appropriate to the age of both the students and grade configuration of the school.
Drills may be conducted during the instructional day or during non-instructional time periods.
Other types of emergency drills may also be conducted to test the implementation of the District’s emergency plans
in the event of violence, terrorist attack, natural disaster, other emergency, or the District’s Panic Button Alert System.
Students shall be included in the drills to the extent practicable.

Legal Reference: A.C.A. § 12-13-109
A.C.A. § 6-10-110
A.C.A. § 6-10-121
A.C.A. § 6-15-1302
A.C.A. § 6-15-1303
A.C.A. § 6-15-1304
Ark. Division of Academic Facilities and Transportation Rules Governing Maintenance and
Operations of Ark. Public School Buses and Physical Examinations of School Bus Drivers 4.03.1

Date Adopted: Oct. 2010
Last Revised: May 2020

Field Trips and Class Trips
Written permission must be obtained from a parent or guardian of each student before students are taken on school
trips.
All student trips, and the arrangements for them, must have the approval of the school principal.
Each trip must be adequately supervised so that safety and good discipline may be maintained.
The time of departure, itinerary, and the estimated time of return shall be announced in advance.
All students traveling on a school trip by school sponsored transportation must make the return trip by the same
transportation unless prior approval has been given by the principal.
Adult Chaperones may ride the bus if space is available.

Religion in the School
School Board Policy – 5.10 Religion in the School
The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. . ." As the Supreme Court has stated (Abington School District v,
Schempp, 374 U.S. 203) the Amendment thus, "embraces two concepts-freedom to believe and freedom to act. The
first is absolute but, in the nature of things, the second cannot be." Therefore, it is the Board's policy that the school
system, as an agency of the government, shall be neutral in matters regarding religion and will not engage in any
activity that either advocates or disparages religion. The District shall assume no role or responsibility for the religious
training of any student.
The need for neutrality does not diminish our school system's educational responsibility to address the historical role
of religion in the development of our culture. Since we live in a diverse society, the District's goal shall be to address
the subject of religion objectively in such a way that it promotes an understanding of, and tolerance for, each other's
religious or non-religious views.