Oregon Code § 339.405·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Comprehensive safety program; rules.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Evacuate
means a procedure used when students and staff need to move from one location
to another.
(b) Hold means
a procedure used to keep students and staff in classrooms while a disruption or
minor emergency is resolved.
(c) Lockdown
means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is inside the building.
(d) Secure
means a procedure used when a threat or hazard is outside the building.
(e) Shelter in
place is a procedure used to respond to and take protective actions based on a
threat or hazard that may include an earthquake, tsunami or other natural or
environmental hazard.
(2) Each school
district must maintain a comprehensive safety program for all students and
staff. The program must include procedures for:
(a) Responding to
emergency situations that address an immediate threat to safety, including an
evacuation, a hold, a lockdown, a secure and a shelter in place;
(b) Providing communicable
disease management;
(c) Responding to
medical emergencies; and
(d) Providing
instruction as described in ORS 339.408.
(3) The State
Board of Education may adopt rules related to a program required under this
section. [2025 c.386 §13]