File: EBCC

BOMB THREATS

In the event of a call or other notification to the effect that a bomb has been placed in a school building, the following procedures will be followed:

1. Police and fire departments will be notified immediately.

2. The principal or other person in charge of the building will order immediate evacuation.

3. The building custodians will assist the police and fire departments in a search of the building.

4. The building will not be re-entered until the police and fire department authorities declare that it is safe to re-enter.

5. After the above procedures have been effected and in the event that he/she may find it prudent, the Superintendent may dismiss school sessions following a bomb threat.

Agawam Public Schools