Bill > H710

This bill establishes mandatory emergency response protocols and drills for public and private elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts. Specifically, each school's principal or administrator must collaborate with local police to develop critical incident response protocols covering scenarios like active shooters and other emergencies during high-traffic periods such as lunch, assemblies, and class transitions. Schools are required to conduct at least two emergency response drills and one safety lesson per school year, with the safety lesson occurring within the first month of the school year to educate students and staff about the established safety protocols. Additionally, one of the two emergency response drills must be conducted within the first month of the school year. For schools that offer summer school sessions, they must conduct an additional emergency response drill and safety lesson, which is supplemental to the requirements for the regular school year. The bill explicitly clarifies that these requirements apply to K-12 schools and do not include colleges and universities.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H710