New Jersey’s School Security Drill Law will take effect on November 1, 2010!

“Pursuant to 18A:41-1, every principal of a school of two or more rooms, or of a school of one room, when located above the first story of a building, shall have at least one fire drill and one school security drill each month within the school hours, including any summer months during which the school is open for instructional programs.

Schools are required to hold annually a minimum of two of each of the following security drills:  active shooter, evacuation (non- fire), bomb threat and lockdown.”

Once the above requirements are met, additional security drills relating to shelter-in-place, reverse evacuation, evacuation to relocation site, testing of school’s notification system and procedures, testing of school’s communication system and procedures, tabletop exercise and full scale exercise can be practiced to fulfill the requirements of this law.

Districts are required to annually submit this statement to their County Office of Education by June 30 of each year. The county office shall additionally send an informational copy to the respective county prosecutor’s office.”

NJ Department of Education

http://www.state.nj.us/education/schools/security/