very good advise, Jim.seamusTX wrote:In my opinion, every school (and many other kinds of institution or business) should have a written emergency plan that defines the role of every person or class or persons. If you are supposed to do something different from other teachers, that should be specified in the plan.
I have two reasons for saying this:
1. If there is an emergency, when the first responders arrive, above all you do not want to be an unidentified (to them) armed man.
2. You can be liable not only for what you do but for what you fail to do. If you leave your classroom and something happens to your students, you could conceivably be sued or otherwise held responsible.
I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. It's just my opinion.
- JIm
-geo