The Plymouth Community School Corporation is “ahead of the game,” when it comes to its emergency plan. That’s what Director of Safety and Security Ted Brown told the school board last week.
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The Plymouth School Board is expected to name a new assistant principal for Lincoln Junior High School tonight. The position became vacant last month, when Craig Hopple was appointed principal at Menominee Elementary.
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National Preparedness Month starts tomorrow, and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security says there’s something everyone can do to be ready for disasters. During the month of September, residents are encouraged to make and practice an emergency plan; check their insurance coverage; and learn CPR, first aid, or other lifesaving skills.
Schools around Indiana will soon get handheld metal detectors. Now, school safety officials have to figure out how they’re going to use them. Last month, Governor Eric Holcomb launched a program that gives metal detector wands to every school that requests them. But it doesn’t provide funding for guards to staff a security checkpoint.
The Plymouth School Board will make some final preparations tonight, before students return to class tomorrow. Student reading lists for Plymouth High School, the Weidner School of Inquiry, and Lincoln Junior High School will be up for board approval.
The emergency plan formatted by the Local Emergency Planning Committee, or LEPC, was presented to the Marshall County Commissioners for approval Monday morning.
LEPC President Gene Gray told the commissioners that the plan is in line with the county emergency plan so it will not confuse emergency responders. There are maps and site plans within the emergency plan for 85 county facilities.
Gray posed the question as to how the county will enforce this plan.
