School Safety Plan

 

Gabriel Richard Catholic High School complies with all school safety plans as set forth by the state.

 

Emergency Drills for K-12 Schools and Cardiac Emergency Response Plan

 

For more information, please refer to:  http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2013-2014/publicact/pdf/2014-PA-0012.pdf

 

Summary of new regulation.  The effective date is July 1, 2014.

 

Drill Requirements:

 

• A minimum of five (5) fire drills are required for each school year.  Three of the five are to be held by December 1 of the school year; two are to be held during the remaining part of the school year, with reasonable spacing between each drill.

• A minimum of two (2) tornado drills are required for each school year; at least one is to be conducted during March of the school year.

• A minimum of three (3) lockdown drills are required each school year; at least one is to be conducted after January 1, with a reasonable spacing between each drill.

• At least one of the drills must be held during a lunch or recess period, or at a time when a signficant number of students are not gathered in the classroom.

 

Documentation Requirements:

 

• Documentation of a completed school safety drill is to be posted on its website within 30 days after the drill is completed and maintained on the website for at least three years.

• Documentation must include at least:

  • Name of the school

  • School year of the drill

  • Date and time of the drill

  • Type of drill completed

  • Number of completed drills for that school year

  • Signature of the school principal, or designee, acknowledging the completion of the drill

  • Name of the individual in charge of conducting the drill, if other than the school principal.

 

No later than September 15 of each school year, the chief administrator of a school, or designee, must provide a list of scheduled drill days to the county emergency management coordinator.

 

A scheduled drill that is not conducted on a scheduled drill day due to conditions not within the control of the school authorities is to be rescheduled to occur within 10 school days.

 

The county emergency management coordinator is to be notified of the rescheduled date for the drill.

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Gabriel Richard has conducted the following school safety drills during the 2024-2025 school year:

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024: Fire Drill at 10:55 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Friday, November 8, 2024: Fire Drill at 2:01 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

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Gabriel Richard has conducted the following school safety drills during the 2023-2024 school year:

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Thursday, May 2, 2024: Partial Lock Down Drill at 1:12 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024: Full Lock Down Drill at 8:45 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Thursday, April 18, 2024: Partial Lock Down Drill at 1:20 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Fire Drill at 1:29 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Thursday, March 21, 2024: Tornado Drill at 9:36 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024: Tornado Drill at 9:29 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Monday, March 4, 2024: Fired Drill at 1:07 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023: Fire Drill at 12:30 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023: Fire Drill at 12:45 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023: Fire Drill at 10:27 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

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Gabriel Richard has conducted the following school safety drills during the 2022-2023 school year:

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Monday, May 8, 2023: Fire Drill at 1:48 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Thursday, April 20, 2023: Fire Drill at 1:05 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Monday, April 3, 2023:  Fire Drill at 1:53 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Thursday, March 30, 2023: Tornado Drill at 9:37 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Tornado Drill at 9:30 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Partial Lock Down Drill at 9:05 a.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Full Lock Down Drill at 12:24 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Fire Drill at 1:15 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

Friday, September 9, 2022: Fire Drill at 8:45 a.m., conducted by Bob Czarnecki, dean of students.

August 30, 2022: Partial Lock Down Drill at 2:15 p.m., conducted by Joseph Whalen, principal.

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Asbestos Management Plan

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The school's Asbestos Management Plan, designed to be in compliance with state and federal regulations, is available in the Maintenance Office.  Please contact Leonard St. Pierre, director of transportation and maintenance, at (734) 284-1875, ext. 124, with any questions.  To read the Asbestos Notification Letter, please click here.

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Pest Management Plan

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The school applies only pest control products that comply with state and federal guidelines.  With the exception of an emergency, signs will be posted 48 hours before application.  Parents who want to be notified prior to pesticide application may contact Leonard St. Pierre at (734) 284-1875, ext. 124.  To read the Annual Notification of Pesticides, please click here.  The next application will be on Saturday, September 7 on the school grounds and athletic fields.  Click here.

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