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Trustee urges review of emergency operating plan after tsunami warning; staff to finalize site calculations
Summary
Following a recent tsunami warning, a trustee urged the board to review the district’s emergency operating plan and engage the community; staff said an emergency operating plan exists and will add required calculation forms and meet with local contacts to finalize procedures.
A trustee urged the Myrtle Point SD 41 board to review and publicize the district’s emergency operating plan after recent tsunami alerts highlighted uneven compliance in other districts.
"We need to review and look at our emergency plan and then doing community engagement," trustee Terry said, urging trustees to make parents familiar with protocols for evacuations and other incidents. Staff responded that the district has an emergency operating plan and that two calculation forms from each site need to be added; staff said they would meet with local emergency contacts and bring updated materials back to the board.
Why it matters: Trustees noted that evacuation and emergency-protocol familiarity is critical for parent confidence and child safety, and that some districts had not followed protocols during recent warnings.
What’s next: Staff will produce updated emergency-plan materials, include required calculation forms, and meet with local emergency officials to confirm procedures and communications for families.
