Tanker trucks run along a busy interstate. Railroad tank cars loaded with chemicals zip through the area. The possibility of a chemical accident is not lost on the Putnam County board of education or Poca High Principal John T. Cunningham . Other county schools are also located near one or more chemical sources. One form of help is feedback from drill monitors.
Monitors attend only one of the three annual drills.
Their report went to Jack Welton , county assistant superintendent of schools. He passes the recommendations along to school principals. The drills have led to several improvements at Poca High School, Cunningham said. It s faster and makes a better seal. He also ordered that circuit breakers be marked with red labels so they can be located quickly to shut off the ventilation system.