2016 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 17 - (801 - 816) INSTRUCTION IN CERTAIN SUBJECTS
807 - Fire and emergency drills.

 807.  Fire  and  emergency  drills.  1.  It shall be the duty of the
  principal or other person in charge of every public or private school or
  educational  institution  within  the  state,  other  than  colleges  or
  universities,  to  instruct  and train the pupils by means of drills, so
  that they may in a sudden emergency be able to respond appropriately  in
  the  shortest  possible time and without confusion or panic. Such drills
  shall be held at least twelve times in each school year, eight of  which
  required  drills  shall  be  held  between  September first and December
  thirty-first of each such year.  Eight  of  all  such  drills  shall  be
  evacuation  drills,  four  of  which  shall  be  through use of the fire
  escapes on buildings where fire escapes are provided or through the  use
  of  identified  secondary  means  of  egress.  Four of all such required
  drills shall be lock-down drills. Drills shall be conducted at different
  times of the school day. Pupils shall be instructed in the procedure  to
  be  followed  in the event that a fire occurs during the lunch period or
  assembly, provided however, that  such  additional  instruction  may  be
  waived  where  a drill is held during the regular school lunch period or
  assembly. Four additional drills shall  be  held  in  each  school  year
  during  the hours after sunset and before sunrise in school buildings in
  which students are provided with sleeping accommodations. At  least  two
  additional  drills shall be held during summer school in buildings where
  summer school is conducted, and one of such drills shall be held  during
  the first week of summer school.
1-a.  In  the  case  of  after-school programs, events or performances
  which are conducted within a school building and which  include  persons
  who  do  not  regularly  attend  classes  in  such  school building, the
  principal or other person in charge of the building  shall  require  the
  teacher  or  person  in  charge  of  such after-school program, event or
  performance to notify persons in attendance at  the  beginning  of  each
  such  program, event or performance, of the procedures to be followed in
  the event of an emergency so that they may  be  able  to  respond  in  a
  timely, orderly manner.
2.  It  shall be the duty of the board of education or school board or
  other body having control of the schools in  any  district  or  city  to
  cause  a  copy  of  this section to be printed in the manual or handbook
  prepared for the guidance of teachers, where such manual or handbook  is
  in use or may hereafter come into use.
3.  It  shall  be  the duty of the person in charge of every public or
  private college or university within the state, to  instruct  and  train
  the  students by means of drills, so that they may in a sudden emergency
  be able to leave the college or  university  building  in  the  shortest
  possible  time and without confusion or panic. Such drills shall be held
  at least three times in each year, one of which required drills shall be
  held between September first and December first of each  such  year.  In
  buildings  where  summer  sessions  are  conducted, one of such required
  drills shall be held during the first week of such  summer  session.  At
  least  one  of  such  required  drills  shall be through use of the fire
  escapes on buildings where fire  escapes  are  provided.  At  least  one
  additional  drill  shall  be  held  in  each year during the hours after
  sunset and before sunrise in college or university  buildings  in  which
  students are provided with sleeping accommodations.
4. Neglect by any principal or other person in charge of any public or
  private  school or educational institution to comply with the provisions
  of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable at the  discretion  of
  the court by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars; such fine to be paid to
  the  pension  fund  of  the  local fire department where there is such a
  fund.