Section 0520-01-02-.30 - SCHOOL SAFETY(1) All public schools shall have an automated external defibrillator (AED) device placed within the school. Each school shall comply with the training, notification, and maintenance requirements relative to AEDs in accordance with all provisions of T.C.A. title 68, chapter 140, part 4.(2) Each LEA shall have a multi-hazard emergency operations plan to include, but not be limited to, fire, tornado, earthquake, flood, bomb threat, and armed intrusion. (a) Each school shall practice emergency safety procedures.(b) Each LEA having jurisdiction that lies entirely or partially within one hundred (100) miles of the New Madrid Fault Line shall implement earthquake preparedness drills in each of the schools administered by such LEA. The Guidebook for Developing a School Earthquake Safety Program published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall serve as the model plan for local education agencies to consider when adopting plans for earthquake preparedness drills. Affected local education agencies shall review and consider the entire guidebook to ensure that their schools provide the optimal safety conditions for their students.(c) Each school administered by an LEA having jurisdiction that lies entirely or partially within one hundred (100) miles of the New Madrid Fault Line shall conduct at least two (2) earthquake preparedness drills every school year. A record of the earthquake preparedness drills, including the time and date, shall be kept in the respective schools and shall be made available upon request by the Department of Education.(d) Each school that utilizes a two (2)-way communication system shall ensure teachers and other personnel are properly and adequately trained on the use of the system.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-02-.30
Original rules filed August 20, 2020; effective 11/18/2020.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302 and 49-2-122.