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Fire Safety
Wyoming Seminary takes careful precautions to reduce the chances of fire. Student
cooperation with these precautions is both important and expected. Specifically, many of
the items listed above in the “What Not To Bring” section are prohibited for fire safety
reasons. Absolutely no combustible materials or open flames are permitted in dormitory
rooms, hallways or any other portion of buildings in which students are housed – this
includes candles, incense, matches, etc. Also, strong disciplinary action will be taken for
unauthorized use of fire alarms or extinguishers. Special instructions for students for fire
drills will be given at the beginning of school. General guidelines are listed below.
At the sound of the alarm, all students will dress in coat or bathrobe and shoes
or slippers, carry a towel, close all windows, and close but not lock the door.
Proceed to the exit designated for their area. Wait in designated meeting area for
attendance check and for further instructions.
Cooperation and attention to these instructions is important and could save lives.
Medical Procedures
Mrs. Beth Blaum is our school nurse; Ms. Maria Coons is the associate nurse. The health
services suite is located on the first floor of Darte Hall near Nelson Bell Tower. Office
hours are 7:45 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every school day; Ms. Coons will be in the office
evenings and weekends as needed. Mrs. Blaum (or Ms. Coons) is available at all times
by cell phone. Boarding students should contact the faculty member on duty if they need
to see the nurse after regular office hours. A school doctor has office hours on campus.
Information on medical procedure as it pertains to the doctor will be available from the
nurse’s office as school opens.
The following procedures should be followed in reporting illness or injury:
Boarding students should report to Health Services between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. if
they feel ill in the morning.
Excuses from class for reasons of ill health may be granted only by the nurse. In
most instances, ill students excused by the nurse will be required to stay in the Health
Services suite during the school day to be treated by the nurse. Meals will be brought
to the students. If the boarding student is absent Bells 6, 7 and 8, the nurse may require
that student to remain in his/her dorm room for the remainder of the day and evening. In
such cases, she will arrange for dinner to be brought to the student’s room.
Boarding students who are injured in athletic contests or practices must report injuries to
the coach and the dorm leader upon return to the dorm.
Students who are ill or injured on or adjacent to campus should report to the
nurse before going to a doctor. If the nurse is not on duty, the student must report
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