Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions.

Public schools; lock-down drills; frequency;exemptions. Requires every public school at which sixth gradeis the highest grade taught to hold at least one lock-down drillafter the first 60 days of the school session and every public schoolat which seventh grade or any grade above seventh grade is taughtto hold at least two lock-down drills after the first 60 days ofthe school session, in addition to the two lock-down drills requiredto be held during the first 20 days of the school session at eachsuch school. Current law requires each public school to hold at leasttwo lock-down drills after the first 20 days of the school session.The bill requires kindergarten students to be exempt from mandatoryparticipation in lock-down drills during the first 60 days of theschool session and requires the principal at each relevant school to implement such exemption by either (i) conducting teacher-onlydrills or otherwise providing suitable training for kindergartenteachers or (ii) notifying each parent of a kindergarten studentat least five school days in advance of each planned lock-down drilland permitting each such parent to opt his child out of participationin such lock-down drill.