The New Jersey Center For School Safety Blog

On July 9, 2015, the Governor released the School Security Task Force Report. This was a legislatively created task force in which the members were tasked with very specific topics to address and then charged with preparing a report to be presented to the Governor and our State Legislature. NJASRO is proud to report that our Executive Director Lieutenant Patrick Kissane and Advisory Board Member [...]

As of November 1, 2010, every school in New Jersey is required to hold at least one fire drill and one school security drill within the school hours, including any summer months during which the school is open for instructional programs. As per Chapter 4 of the New Jersey Fire Code; 408.3.1 the first emergency evacuation drills of each school year shall be conducted within [...]