The Garfield Heights City Schools will be conducting a series of Practice Evacuation Drills during the week of September 19, 2016 including one practice evacuation drill per building, per day. The intent of the practice evacuation drill is to prepare the students, staff and entire district in the event of a catastrophic building emergency which would prompt a building evacuation. The district maintains a comprehensive set of emergency evacuation plans, and what will take place next week is a demonstration of those plans. Specifically, the district will conduct the practice evacuation drills according to the following schedule:
* On Monday, September 19: Maple Leaf students will evacuate by bus to the High School @ 9:00 a.m.
* On Tuesday, September 20- Elmwood students will evacuate by bus to the High School @ 9:00 a.m.
* On Wednesday, September 21- Middle School students will evacuate by bus to the High School @ 9 a.m.
* On Thursday, September 22- High School students will evacuate by walking to St. Peter/Paul School @ 1:50 p.m.
* On Friday, September 23- William Foster students will evacuate by bus to the High School @ 9 a.m.
The practice evacuation drills will include the students vacating the buildings and boarding busses that will transport them to the high school, along with the entire building staff. There, students will organize by teacher for a brief period of time. Once the drill is completed, students from each building on each day will return to their buildings for the remainder of their day. A reminder: This is only a practice drill. The Garfield Heights City Schools have worked in concert with the City of Garfield Heights and the Police Department for extra help each day next week. The purpose of the drill is to include routine preparatory work, in case of a real emergency. For more questions about this practice evacuation drill, please feel free to contact the district at any time at 216-475-8100.