OSS updates: School safety drills in the pandemic
From the Office of School Safety (OSS):
The Office of School Safety has received many questions regarding the effects of Covid-19 on school safety drills. There has not been a statutory change to Wis. Stat. 118.07(4)(cp), which requires that “pupils are drilled…in the proper response to a school violence event in accordance with the school safety plan in effect for that school building.” However, how you conduct drills may vary. Schools previously considered the age of the students and school-specific practices when designing such drills. Now schools must also take into account whether schools are meeting virtually or in person and how drills can be conducted while mitigating the risk of virus transmission. (more…)