provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500), or to undergo imprisonment in the county jail for not
less than (10) days or more than sixty (60) days, or both.
(d) (1) All schools using or contracting for school buses
for the transportation of school children shall conduct on
school grounds two emergency evacuation drills on buses during
each school year, the first to be conducted during the first
week of the first school term and the second during the month of
March, and at such other times as the chief school administrator
may require. Each such drill shall include the practice and
instruction concerning the location, use and operation of
emergency exit doors and fire extinguishers and the proper
evacuation of buses in the event of fires or accidents.
(2) Bus operators shall be provided with proper training and
instructions to enable them to carry out the provisions of this
subsection and may be required to attend classes and drills in
connection therewith.
(3) On or before the tenth day of April of each year, each
district superintendent shall certify to the Department of
[Public Instruction] Education that the emergency evacuation
drills herein required have been held.
(e) (1) In any public school, active shooter drills may be
periodically conducted. The drills may be in place of, or in
addition to, two of the required monthly fire drills. During the
active shooter drill, the pupils and teachers shall be
instructed in, and made thoroughly familiar with, the steps to
be taken in the event of an active shooter.
(2) The Department of Education, through its Office for Safe
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