Schools
Major Earthquake Drill Set to Impact Thursday
The Great California ShakeOut will see students all over San Mateo County (and California) preparing for the worst.
Written by Matthew Sanderson and Jacob Bourne:
Students in schools across San Mateo County areĀ ready to drop, cover and hold as they prepare for the annual āShakeOutā earthquake drill on Oct.17 at 10:17 a.m.
The local kids will join the much of the rest of CaliforniaĀ in participating in the Great California ShakeOut drill.Ā
All participants will stop what they are doing and react as if an earthquake has occurred:Ā dropĀ to the ground, takeĀ coverĀ under something sturdy andĀ holdĀ on.Ā
Here is a list of local schools participating:
San Mateo County Office of Education,Ā Redwood City
Cabrillo Unified School District,Ā Half Moon Bay
Jefferson Elementary School District,Ā Daly City
Jefferson Union High School District
Jefferson Union High School District, All Schools,Ā Pacifica
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Jefferson High School,Ā Daly City
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Westmoor High School,Ā Daly City
Millbrae School District
Green Hills School,Ā Millbrae
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Taylor Middle School,Ā Millbrae
Portola Valley School District
Corte Madera School,Ā Portola Valley
Redwood City School District,Ā Redwood city
San Bruno Park School District,Ā San Bruno
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā John Muir Elementary,Ā San Bruno
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Parkside Intermediate School,Ā San Bruno
San Carlos School District,Ā San Carlos
San Mateo Union High School District,Ā San Mateo
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Capuchino High School,Ā San Bruno
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā San Mateo High School,Ā San Mateo
San Mateo-Foster City School District,Ā Foster City
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Highlands Elementary School,Ā San Mateo
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The Bayside STEM Academy,Ā San Mateo
Sequoia Union High School District
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Carlmont High School,Ā Belmont
South San Francisco Unified School District
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Westborough Middle School,Ā South San Francisco
Anyone visiting governmentĀ buildings during the drill will be directed to take the same action. The drill will last approximately two minutes and customer service to the public will be disrupted for a short amount of time.
Officials urge all residents and businesses to become better prepared for major earthquakes by participating in the drill. California is a high earthquake risk area. If practiced now, when an earthquake actually occurs, San Mateo CountyĀ will take the correct action.
Information on how to prepare and how to join the city and millions of others in the Great California Shakeout can be found atwww.shakeout.org.Ā
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