The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
AIR RAID RULES
ARE MADE FOR
STATE SCHOOLS
State Department Of Education
Cooperating With National
Office OF Civilian Defense

Instructions to keep Maryland
public school children in school
during air-raids or AFRAID
alarms headed a list Of general
rules adopted by the State De
partment of Education in coop
Grafton with the National Office
Of Civilian Defense.
Other Instructions
Here are other instructions issued
to principals and teachers through
out the State:
l. Select the most protected places
in the building as refugees and drill the
children to go quietly to those places
upon the sounding of well-recognized
alarm.
2. Provide an identification card Or
tag for each child, and know where
each child is assigned at all times.
First-Aid Plan
3. Provide frst-aid equipment and
trained personnel to handle any emer-
gency.
simultaneously the committee on
the protection of life and property,
which drew up the directions for the
school teachers, issued these instruc-
tions to parents of the children:
L. If an air-raid should come while
your children are at school, sec 20
your own safety. Stay home. Go 10
your refuge ROOM Stay away from
windows.
of Streets
3 Do not try to reach the school.
You would accomplish no good. You
could do great deal Of harm by
such action.
3. In an AFRAID, rule No. l is
"stay off the streets" Get under cover.
On the street there is danger from
falling shell fragments, racing ears
and fire apparatus. Stay indoors.
4. Do not try to telephone. Tho
wires must be kept clear for wardens.
police and frefghters. You might pre-
vent an urgent message from getting
through.
Report Says
The long committee report on the
best method of protecting the children
went on to say
an no case should the children be
dismissed from the direction of the
school. The children are under the jur-
isdiction of the school during the cmol-
gency program.
THE plan must be effective undei
and conditions, such as the noon hour
with the cafeteria in use during as
sembly periods, play periods, chang
ing of classes and activity periods.
"The school must be stocked with
such materials as sand, shovels,. rope
rakcs, fire extinguishers, first aid
equipment, ladder, hose with spray
nozzle, etc.
Plan Activities
"Activities such as singing, reading
story telling, etc, must be planned fol
children during an alarm period"
Teachers were told to. drill the chill.
dren to respond to an air-raid alarm
in the same way they are trained t.
answer the regular fire drills. Al
equally well-known all-clcar sigma
must be set up, faculty members were
informed.
On the subject of air-raid refuge;
within the buildings, the report made
these suggestions;
"An underground basement shoult
be selected.
Railways Clear
"A refuge should not have waite
mains, gas lines and other service
which create hazards if broken. Exit
should be on the ground level.
"All Railways should be free o
every movable obstacle.
"Attcnton must be given to vcnti
lation.
"If a corridor should be used as
refuge, aisle space must be allowc'
for the safe passage of children Il
exits, to and from drinking fountains
rcstroomS, etc.
Windows Raised
"Windows in class rooms should l.
raised.
"Children arc to sit down.
"All doors leading to hallway
should be kept closed except fe'
which should be open for vctilatior
"Chldren should not be stated j
front of open doors.
GLASS in corridor doors should b
removed or protected.
children should not be crowde
into any one place"