he safety and welfare of our students is GENERAL INFORMATION T paramount, so being prepared for emergencies is a task that the Plainview Old- EMERGENCY Bethpage Central School District (POB-CSD) has We have established an Emergency always taken very, very seriously. Therefore, in Response Plan for each of our schools. Each plan is coordinated with Police, Fire and other compliance with New York State Commissioner officials in town, county or state-wide PLANNING of Education Regulations, we have developed an Plainview Old Bethpage Emergency Response Plan for each of our agencies. schools that is designed to minimize danger to Each plan addresses many types of possible Central School District anyone occupying the school, should an emergencies, some of which are listed below: emergency occur. Amy Pierno, President Criminal Offenses such as The plan addresses an enormous range of Ginger Lieberman, Vice President bomb threat, kidnapping, intruder issues, from reducing the likelihood of an Debbie Bernstein emergency, to dealing with the onset of a on campus, violent Gary Bettan crisis situation, to addressing the emotional disturbance, weapons, Angel Cepeda and psychological needs of students and hostage situation Evy Rothman adults in its aftermath. The plan is always evolving to enable our district to respond Emily Schulman better and better to any emergency. Natural Hazards such as Harriet Fischer, District Clerk severe weather or earthquake When disaster strikes, the first and foremost concern of every Plainview Old Bethpage staff Dr. Lorna Lewis member is the safety of the children in our Superintendent of Schools care. This guide is a brief description of how Environmental/Human-Created Jill Gierasch we will manage an emergency and how Hazards, for example, Assistant Superintendent parents can support those vital efforts. The exposure to hazardous Dr. Timothy Eagan guide is designed to help answer some of the materials, fire, explosion, Assistant Superintendent basic questions that parents frequently ask radiation about their role during and after a crisis: Mr. Ryan Ruf Where do I get information? What should I Medical Emergencies including Assistant Superintendent do? Who can I contact for help? illnesses, serious contagious Questions about the information in this guide disease, accidents, Nadine Eiring injuries Director of Health, Safety & should be directed to your building principal. Transportation KINDERGARTEN CENTER A GUIDE FOR 33 Bedford Road WHAT CAN I DO TO PLAN AHEAD? Plainview, N.Y. 11803 The two most important things PARENTS you can do are: Telephone Number: (516) 937-6339 www.pobschools.org Make sure your child’s school has the Office of the District Safety Officer Principal: Ms. Fran Leiboff most up-to-date emergency contact 106 Washington Ave., Plainview, NY Assistant Principal: Mrs. Hye Sook Kang (516) 937-6320 information. [email protected] www.pob.k12.ny.us It is recommended that you keep Periodically review with your child any alternative arrangements you have this guide in an accessible made in case an emergency prevents location for future reference. you from being at home. HOW WILL THE SCHOOL medication and a supply of that medication, Every POB-CSD school has a detailed plan of If you are called to the school to pick up stored in the school, will be able to have the action to evacuate any students who may have your child, please be aware RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY? nurse administer the medications, while being special needs. only those people listed on sheltered by the school. If your child takes any the child’s emergency In the event of an incident occurring during the ARE THERE EMERGENCY school day that disrupts normal classroom necessary medications that are essential to information form will be activity, the incident will be immediately his or her health that are normally taken PLANNING DRILLS? authorized and allowed to reported to the school’s main office. The outside of school, you are strongly take the child. Also, a child principal will determine a course of action. If encouraged to fill out a YES – At least once per year, the POB-CSD will will only be released to an emergency response is required, signals “MEDICATION PERMISSION (as per state regulations) conduct a test of its authorized adults who provide proper picture and instructions for staff and students will be REQUEST FORM” and return it to Emergency Plan. Transportation and identification. issued from the main office. There are three the school nurse with a 24 hour communication procedures will be included in possible plans of action: Go-Home (early supply of the medication in a properly labeled the test. In addition, there are a minimum of dismissal); Sheltering; or Evacuation. container from the pharmacy. 12 fire drills each year and the school’s safety and emergency response teams conduct WHERE CAN I GET Evacuation Plan: In most Go-Home Plan (early dismissal): simulations and drills throughout the school INFORMATION DURING AN Returns students to their emergencies, students will year. homes and family as quickly remain and be cared for at EMERGENCY? as possible. Schools school, but there may be times that it is necessary for all maintain the names and SHOULD I PICK UP MY CHILD contact numbers of family and building occupants to evacuate We know that during an designated surrogates, and and go somewhere else. Evacuation may AT SCHOOL DURING AN emergency you will want as identify students with special needs. mean only going outside and away from the much information as quickly as Parents/guardians, grades K-8, will be called building while waiting for the danger to pass. EMERGENCY? NO possible, but please do not in advance of students being dismissed early. In some circumstances, students and staff telephone the school. Our At no time will Plainview Old-Bethpage K- may need to walk or be transported and phone lines are limited and are needed to 8 students be released to unoccupied, sheltered temporarily at a pre-determined respond to the emergency. unsupervised homes. If there is no one at alternative location. We strongly encourage parents NOT to home, students will remain under the care of come to the school unless directed to do so. IF THERE’S AN EVACUATION, the district (child care) or will be transported to While every parent’s instinct in an emergency There are four ways to get information a shelter site until a parent or other designated WHERE WILL STUDENTS GO? is to go to the school to protect his/her own during an emergency: adult comes to get him or her. child, it is important to realize that doing so For security reasons, it would be counter Shelter Plan: It is POB-CSD’s intent to return productive to announce an evacuation location may significantly affect the ability of the students to their homes, if appropriate, as prior to or during an actual emergency. If it Plainview Old-Bethpage Central School District Visit our home page! quickly as possible, based on direction from becomes necessary to move students to a to respond to the situation. Log on to www.pob.k12.ny.us to find out the most up-to-date details. local emergency authorities and as safety secure location outside their regular school Cars driving up to the building, for example, permits. However, there may be times when it building, we will be making every effort to will restrict access by emergency vehicles that Check your e-mail! is safer to stay inside than to go out. The contact you. Each school has a separate copy are responding to the emergency or school Enroll in the PTA e-mail notification service Shelter Plan keeps students in their buildings. of every child’s emergency contact information buses that are loading children either to by joining your students’ PTA Unit. Generally, sheltering is for a short time during that is taken with them in an emergency. All evacuate them or take them home. The Turn on the TV! the school day, but POB-CSD is prepared to information regarding the status of the school, building’s staff will be actively working to Watch News 12 Long Island shelter students up to 24 hours, if students and staff, will be issued through the ensure the safety of ALL the students. necessary. Areas of buildings are Plainview Old-Bethpage Information Officer. identified as the safest for Please refer to the section on “Where can I get It may seem logical that every student taken Listen to the radio! occupants, depending on the information during an emergency?” home by a parent reduces the responsibility of Tune into: WCBS 880 AM; WBAB 102.3 FM; nature of the emergency. WHAT PROVISIONS ARE the staff, but in a fast-moving situation that WKJY-98.3 FM; WHLI 1100 AM; WALK 97.5 requires a great deal of coordination and FM; WGBB 1240 AM; WINS-1010 AM. MADE FOR STUDENTS communication, it actually makes the critical In the event that sheltering for up to 24 hours WITH DISABILITIES? task of keeping track of students more becomes necessary, only students with difficult. authorization for the administration of .