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Safe School Plan Continued90Appendix B: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness PlanBP 300.9Page 1 of 2EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESSPLANPolicy of the Board of EducationThe Governing Board recognizes that all district staff and students must be prepared torespond quickly and responsibly to emergencies, disasters, and threats of disaster.The Superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain a disaster preparedness planwhich details provisions for handling emergencies and disasters and which shall beincluded in the district's comprehensive school safety plan (Education Code Section32282).(cf. BP 300.44 - School Safety Plan)The Superintendent or designee shall also develop and maintain emergency plans foreach school site.In developing the district and school emergency plans, the Superintendent or designeeshall collaborate with city and county emergency responders, including local publichealth administrators.The Superintendent or designee shall use state-approved Standardized EmergencyManagement System guidelines and the National Incident Command System whenupdating district and site-level emergency and disaster preparedness plans.The Board shall grant the use of school buildings, grounds, and equipment to publicagencies, including the American Red Cross, for mass care and welfare shelters duringdisasters or other emergencies affecting the public health and welfare. The Board shallcooperate with such agencies in furnishing and maintaining whatever services they deemnecessary to meet the community’s needs (Education Code Section 32282).School employees are considered disaster service workers and are subject to disasterservice activities assigned to them (Government Code Section 3100).Legal ReferenceEDUCATION CODE32001 Fire alarms and drills32040 Duty to equip school with first aid kit32280-32289 School safety plans32290 Safety devices39834 Operating overloaded bus46390-46392 Emergency average daily attendance in case of disaster49505 Natural disaster; meals for homeless students; reimbursement