(a) “Evacuate” means a procedure used when students and staff need to move from one location to another.
(b) “Hold” means a procedure used to keep students and staff in classrooms while a disruption or minor emergency is resolved.
(c) “Lockdown” means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is inside the building.
(d) “Secure” means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is outside the building.
(e) “Shelter in place” is a procedure used to respond to and take protective actions based on a threat or hazard that may include an earthquake, tsunami or other natural or environmental hazard.
(2) Each school district must maintain a comprehensive safety program for all students and staff. The program must include procedures for:
(a) Responding to emergency situations that address an immediate threat to safety, including an evacuation, a hold, a lockdown, a secure and a shelter in place;
(b) Providing communicable disease management;
(c) Responding to medical emergencies; and
(d) Providing instruction as described in ORS 339.408.
(3) The State Board of Education may adopt rules related to a program required under this section. [2025 c.386 §13]