- A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
- (1) “Local school system” means any of the 24 local public school systems in the State.
(2) “School emergency plan” means a plan for each public school grounds within the local school system that addresses mitigation, prevention, preparation, response, and recovery to an emergency including responding to:
- (a) Violent or traumatic events on school grounds during regular school hours or during school-sponsored activities; or
- (b) Events in the community that affect normal school functioning.
(3) “Central administration emergency plan” means a plan for each local school system and the SEED School that addresses mitigation, prevention, preparation, response, and recovery to an emergency including responding to:
- (a) Violent or traumatic events on school grounds during regular school hours or during school-sponsored activities; or
- (b) Events in the community that affect normal school functioning.
- (4) “Drill” means a formalized exercise by which school system personnel, school staff, or students rehearse the plan or portions of the plan.
- (5) “Mitigation” means a preventative action taken to reduce the loss of life or damage to property from all hazards.
- (6) “Public school grounds” means local school system owned or leased buildings, the SEED School, and the land that surrounds the school building.
- (7) “SEED School” means the residential boarding education program operated under the supervision of the Department.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 7-435, 7-1510, and 8-702, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Federal Statutory Reference: 20 U.S.C. 7114 and 20 U.S.C. 7118
Effective date: January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1864)
Chapter revised effective November 25, 2013 (40:23 Md. R. 1935)
Regulation .03 amended effective June 18, 2018 (45:12 Md. R. 618); June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 641)
Regulation .04A, B amended effective June 18, 2018 (45:12 Md. R. 618); June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 641)