MASSACHUSETTS LAW
Section 363 of Chapter 159 of the Acts of 2000, by the Massachusetts Legislature, requires all school districts to formulate specific school emergency plans. This Act places the responsibility to develop these plans upon the Superintendent of each school district and requires that Superintendent work with local fire and police departments in its development.

WHAT WE ARE DOING IN AUBURN
While the parents and children of the Auburn School District enjoyed the summer weather Auburn School Officials and members of the police & fire departments worked diligently to establish custom Multi-Hazard Plans for each school.

Auburn has taken school planning to the next level and we have now progressed from not only conducting table top exercises but also giving public safety officials the opportunity to train in mock exercises.

Auburn Schools Currently Have Plans in Place For

Armed Intruder
Active Shooter
Armed Student with Threat
Armed Student with no Threat
Bombs / Bomb Threat
Civil Disturbance / Riot
Crash Involving (Bus with students)
Earthquake
Fire
Flash Flood
Gunfire
Hazardous Materials Release
Hurricane
Lightening
 

Pandemic Illness Outbreak
Plane Crash
Plan For Healing
Criminal On/Near School Grounds
Student / Faculty Death
Student / Faculty Death at School
Student / Faculty Suicide
Student / Faculty Suicide at School
Severe Thunderstorms
Tornado
Vehicle Crash (around school)
Winter Storms

In the coming months many teachers will have the opportunity to receive training from the Auburn Fire Department in scene size up, basic fire behavior and the extinguishment of small fires with fire extinguishers as well as attend a seminar on bomb threat management and exposure to modules of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in Disaster Medical Operations.

The police department has trained from than 70 teachers  American Heart Associations Family & Friends CPR.

In August 2007 members of the Auburn Police Department, CEMLEC SWAT Team and the Auburn Fire Department conducted a SWAT Plot at the new Auburn High School.  In addition to Auburn's local resources, law enforcement agencies from throughout Massachusetts were on site to assist with and observe the exercise.   With the assistance of Auburn CERT and other volunteers, a mock active school shooting scenario was the subject of the exercise.

The Town of Auburn School District Multi-Hazard Emergency Plan which meets Commonwealth of Massachusetts Statutory Standards for Multi-Hazard School Plans has been approved by the Police & Fire Chiefs as well as the Superintendent of Schools.  Each school has been provided their Site Specific Plan Worksheet and the principals and Auburn Police Officers are working diligently to assemble highly comprehensive site specific plans for each school that will operate under the umbrella of the District Wide Plan.

Auburn Police Officers recently attended a National Tactical Officer Association Response to Active Shooter Training.  This training was hosted by CEMLEC and has enhanced the police department's ability to respond to this type of incident if necessary.

If you have any questions about your school's safety plan feel free to contact your school's principal.