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Brentwood schools to post updated safety plan after Regents require one-week parent notification for emergency drills
Summary
The Brentwood Board heard a mandatory update to the districtwide safety plan after the State Board of Regents added language requiring parents be notified a week before certain emergency drills and be given a one-week opt-out window; the district will post the updated plan for a 30-day public comment period and seek Board reapproval in October.
The Brentwood Union Free School District on Aug. 22 told the Board of Education it will post an updated districtwide safety plan that reflects new state requirements requiring parent notification and an opt-out process for some emergency drills.
Dr. Vincent Leone, coordinator of funded programs compliance and the district’s chief information officer, told trustees that the State Board of Regents adopted additional language in July that the district must incorporate. "Parents and persons in parental relation have to be notified of any emergency drill within 1 week of the…
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