(105 ILCS 128/15)
Sec. 15. Types of drills. Under this Act, the following school safety drills shall be instituted by all schools in this State: (1) School evacuation drills, which shall address |
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(A) fire;
(B) suspicious items or persons;
(C) incidents involving hazardous materials,
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(D) bomb threats.
(2) Except as limited by subsection (b-5) of Section
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(A) fire;
(B) suspicious items; and
(C) incidents involving hazardous materials,
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(3) Law enforcement drills, which shall address and
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| prepare school personnel for situations calling for the involvement of law enforcement when conditions inside a school building are safer than outside of a school building and it is necessary to protect building occupants from potential dangers in a school building. Law enforcement drills may involve situations that call for the reverse-evacuation or the lock-down of a school building. Evacuation or reverse-evacuation incidents shall include a shooting incident.
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(4) Severe weather and shelter-in-place drills, which
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(A) severe weather, including, but not limited
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(B) incidents involving hazardous materials,
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(C) incidents involving weapons of mass
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(Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17.)
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