Students, staff at Perry Browne carry out disaster drill
Students, faculty and staff at the Perry Browne Intermediate School carried out a disaster/evacuation drill last Friday to evaluate a plan already in place in case of an emergency and make changes if necessary - a drill that hasn’t been done in quite a while according to Norwich City School District Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan.
Approximately 400 students made their way on foot from Perry Browne to their safety zone at the Morrisville State College, about a six minute walk. The students remained with their respective teachers and stayed silent throughout the drill. A City of Norwich Police Department patrol car was also present.
Once the students were all inside the college, there were designated areas for each grade. Communication was made possible through the use of two-way radios and Principal Jennifer Post was able to verify that every student was present in mere minutes.
Morrisville State College Norwich Campus Dean Marsha Cornelius said she was initially contacted by Post in April, who asked if the college could be used as a safe zone for the students of Perry Browne, to which Cornelius replied, “Absolutely.”
At the conclusion of the drill, Post told all of the assembled students, faculty and staff how impressed she was with their actions during the drill, and she asked them to walk back to Perry Browne as calmly and quietly as they were on their walk to the college. Post used radio communication to ask the students and staff of grade three to exit their designated area first, followed by the other grade levels. Post high-fived or shook the hand of every single student walking by her, affirming they did a good job during the drill.
“The whole event took about 25 minutes,” said Post. “Everyone was cooperative and it went smoothly. Thanks to Marsha and Morrisville State College for allowing this to be a safety zone, a big thank you to our entourage of helpers and the students.”
The superintendent stated that the school carries out routine fire drills and lockdown drills, but a disaster or evacuation drill hadn’t been carried out in a while.
“This is another safety measure to make sure our students and faculty stay safe,” said O’Sullivan. “The coordinators have done a wonderful job. Safety and security is very important to us and we just want to be prepared.”
O’Sullivan asserted the other buildings in the district will be carrying out similar disaster or evacuation drills in the future.
Approximately 400 students made their way on foot from Perry Browne to their safety zone at the Morrisville State College, about a six minute walk. The students remained with their respective teachers and stayed silent throughout the drill. A City of Norwich Police Department patrol car was also present.
Once the students were all inside the college, there were designated areas for each grade. Communication was made possible through the use of two-way radios and Principal Jennifer Post was able to verify that every student was present in mere minutes.
Morrisville State College Norwich Campus Dean Marsha Cornelius said she was initially contacted by Post in April, who asked if the college could be used as a safe zone for the students of Perry Browne, to which Cornelius replied, “Absolutely.”
At the conclusion of the drill, Post told all of the assembled students, faculty and staff how impressed she was with their actions during the drill, and she asked them to walk back to Perry Browne as calmly and quietly as they were on their walk to the college. Post used radio communication to ask the students and staff of grade three to exit their designated area first, followed by the other grade levels. Post high-fived or shook the hand of every single student walking by her, affirming they did a good job during the drill.
“The whole event took about 25 minutes,” said Post. “Everyone was cooperative and it went smoothly. Thanks to Marsha and Morrisville State College for allowing this to be a safety zone, a big thank you to our entourage of helpers and the students.”
The superintendent stated that the school carries out routine fire drills and lockdown drills, but a disaster or evacuation drill hadn’t been carried out in a while.
“This is another safety measure to make sure our students and faculty stay safe,” said O’Sullivan. “The coordinators have done a wonderful job. Safety and security is very important to us and we just want to be prepared.”
O’Sullivan asserted the other buildings in the district will be carrying out similar disaster or evacuation drills in the future.
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