ML20099J437
| ML20099J437 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1985 |
| From: | Everhart A NORTH ROCKLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, NY |
| To: | NRC |
| References | |
| CON-#185-129 SP, NUDOCS 8503190714 | |
| Download: ML20099J437 (2) | |
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Ditector-Personnel On March 12, '1985 tie North Rockland Sclool Board passed tie attacled resolution.
The Board is deeply concerned for tia health and wlfare of tre pupils wlD attend the Nort h Rockland Schools, slould an accident occur at Indian Point widle children are in sckcol.
As tia resolution indica tes, w a re requesting specific information and assistance from many sources to enable us to disclarge our responsibilities to the citizens and children in our Scicol District.
Any knlp tlat you can gim us will be appreciated.
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l RFSATIrrl(E CINCERNDE INDIAN R) INT WHEREAS we, the North Rockland Central School District, are smique in Rockland County, in that we are the closest school district to Indian Point, and we will be the first area on this side of the Hudson River to suffer in the event of a radiological energency; and WHEREAS we, the Board of Education, are serious about fulfilling our responsibility to protect the health and safety of our school children during the school day, and to
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protect them during emergencies which may arise during the school day; and i
WHEREAS, the Federal, State, and County agencies involved have not provided us with enotch infonnation, guidelines, training, supplies, staffing, and funding to ensure the walth and safety of our children and staff if it becmes necessary for them to 4
participate in any of the three responses detailed in the Four County Emergency Plaming booklet (the Go Hcane Plan; the Sheltering Plan; the Evacuation to Reception j
Centers Plan) and WHEREAS a Go Home Plan has been developed by the District to the best of its ability 4
but still leaves areas for inprovement, and i
WHEREAS the sheltering Plan is not yet operable in that we have received no guidelines or instructions fra the State agencies responsible (ie. instructions for closing down ventilation systens, restricting the ingestion of water, operating of i
shutting down all mechanical systems, etc.) and WHEREAS the Plan for Evacuating Pupils to Reception Centers appears to be incomplete and inoperable, i
111EREE0RE, BE 1T RESOLVED that we request the following information from the appropriate Federal, State and local agencies:
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Specific information for each kind of accident, specific dangers to be prepared for, 1
specific time frames within which the accident could happen, the specific kinds of responses necessary, how much time the District would need to either shelter, send home, or evacuate the children, and technical definitions.
From the State Specific written information about the District's legal responsibilities and liabilities regarding the care and transfer of children to parents durirg a radiological emergency.
From the County - Assurance that the legislature will not formally adopt or approve a plan unless and until the details for all three responses have been worked out l
(reception centers, buses, staffing agreements, and parental telephone notification).
i Precise ntanerical definitions of slow-movirg, moderate, and fast snoviry accidents
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corresponding to each of the procedures the schools must be prepared to implement.
Frm all Governmental levels - Information on how this is all goirs to be funded (ie.
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- planning, training,
- supplies, preparation of the buildings,
- testing, organization,etc.).
BE 1T MRiffER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the appropriate Federal, Stste and County agencies, and to other school districts in the County, and to the Governor, Emm=1 Coleman, Robert Connor, Gene levy, Herbert Reisman, George P:taki and to any other individual or agency that may provide all or part of the information requested.
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