Morrisonville C.U.S.D. #1
301 School Street
P.O. BOX 13
Morrisonville, IL 62546
Ph: 217-526-4431
Fax: 217-526-4433
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Public Act 100-996 recently amended the School Safety Drill Act to require all schools in Illinois to conduct at least one (1) annual active shooter or active threat drill, effective January 1, 2019. The drill must occur within 90 days after the first day of each school year, meaning the 2019-2020 school year. Pursuant to the amendment, these drills are to be conducted in order to evaluate the preparedness of school personnel and students in response to a school shooting threat, which has unfortunately become all too common in recent years.
This requirement previously provided that drills could be conducted on days and times when students were not present in the school building. Following the amendment, the Act now requires active shooter drills to be conducted on days and times when students are typically present in the school building, and the drills must involve participation from all personnel and students present at the school at the time of the drill. The Act does provide that administrators or school support personnel may, in their discretion, exempt students from participation in the drill. Finally, the Act now provides that the appropriate local law enforcement agency must observe administration of the drill.
Morrisonville Schools will be conducting this drill on Wednesday, October 9 around 10:00 am. We will make sure the students know it is a drill. We will be explaining to students the classroom procedure and doing a “limited practice” of our procedures. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact me.
Sincerely,
Dave Meister
Superintendent
301 School Street
P.O. BOX 13
Morrisonville, IL 62546
Ph: 217-526-4431
Fax: 217-526-4433
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Public Act 100-996 recently amended the School Safety Drill Act to require all schools in Illinois to conduct at least one (1) annual active shooter or active threat drill, effective January 1, 2019. The drill must occur within 90 days after the first day of each school year, meaning the 2019-2020 school year. Pursuant to the amendment, these drills are to be conducted in order to evaluate the preparedness of school personnel and students in response to a school shooting threat, which has unfortunately become all too common in recent years.
This requirement previously provided that drills could be conducted on days and times when students were not present in the school building. Following the amendment, the Act now requires active shooter drills to be conducted on days and times when students are typically present in the school building, and the drills must involve participation from all personnel and students present at the school at the time of the drill. The Act does provide that administrators or school support personnel may, in their discretion, exempt students from participation in the drill. Finally, the Act now provides that the appropriate local law enforcement agency must observe administration of the drill.
Morrisonville Schools will be conducting this drill on Wednesday, October 9 around 10:00 am. We will make sure the students know it is a drill. We will be explaining to students the classroom procedure and doing a “limited practice” of our procedures. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact me.
Sincerely,
Dave Meister
Superintendent
