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The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) recognized Patrick Atwater, superintendent of the Tift County School System, and his staff on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, for adopting an approved safety plan.  

“We are in the midst of tornado season, and schools must be prepared,” says GEMA Director Charley English. “We commend Tift County school officials developing a comprehensive safety plan that outlines guidelines to help protect students in any emergency, either natural or man-made.”

In 1999, legislation was passed that requires every public school in Georgia to develop and implement a wide-ranging safety plan that addresses acts of violence or terrorism, natural disasters, hazardous materials and radiological incidents. GEMA’s School Safety Unit has developed a planning guide for schools to help them create their plans.

In addition, GEMA’s School Safety Unit provides services that help schools have a safe and secure school year. GEMA’s school safety coordinators offer training and technical assistance to educators, emergency management and public safety personnel. This training includes site surveys and safety audits, weapons screening, school bus safety, gangs, bullying, exercise design and bomb threat management. They also respond to school crises.

For more information on school safety or GEMA’s School Safety Unit, call GEMA toll-free in Georgia at 1-800-TRY-GEMA or visit www.gema.state.ga.us.

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Tift County Schools
207 North Ridge Avenue :: P.O. Box 389 :: Tifton, Georgia 31794
Phone: (229) 387-2400 :: Fax: (229) 386-1020

Tift County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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