NRS392.450. Drills to instruct pupils in appropriate procedures to be followed in event of emergency; posting of escape routes; enforcement; penalty.

      1.  The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall provide drills for the pupils in the schools in the school district or the charter schools at least once each month during the school year to instruct those pupils in the appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a fire or other emergency, except a crisis governed by NRS 392.600 to 392.656, inclusive. Not more than three of those drills may include instruction in the appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a chemical explosion, related emergencies and other natural disasters.

      2.  In all cities or towns which have regularly organized, paid fire departments or voluntary fire departments, the drills required by subsection 1 must be conducted under the supervision of the:

      (a) Person designated for this purpose by the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of a charter school; and

      (b) Chief of the fire department of the city or town.

      3.  A diagram of the approved escape route and any other information related to the drills required by subsection 1 which is approved by the chief of the fire department or, if there is no fire department, the State Fire Marshal must be kept posted in every classroom of every public school by the principal or teacher in charge thereof.

      4.  The principal, teacher or other person in charge of each school building shall cause the provisions of this section to be enforced.

      5.  Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor.

      [405:32:1956]—(NRS A 1971, 152; 1993, 112; 1997, 1877; 2001, 1329)