{"id":198190,"date":"2025-10-10T23:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=198190"},"modified":"2025-10-10T23:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:28:31","slug":"vwcs-conducts-successful-emergency-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/10\/10\/vwcs-conducts-successful-emergency-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCS conducts successful emergency drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Elementary, Middle, and High Schools successfully conducted a full-scale, state-mandated reverse evacuation drill on Thursday, simulating a severe weather emergency. The coordinated effort demonstrated the district\u2019s strong commitment to safety, preparedness, and student well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in grades 1-12 responded quickly, quietly, and responsibly, allowing the drill to proceed smoothly and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VWCS-evacuation-drill-II-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198192\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During the drill, students and staff took shelter in the high school hallway. <em>Photos submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of how our students and staff handled the drill,\u201d said Van Wert City Schools Assistant Superintendent Bob Priest. \u201cIt was a true team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School officials extended sincere thanks to the many individuals and agencies whose ongoing support and partnership were essential to Thursday\u2019s success, including administrators, teachers and support staff the Van Wert City Schools Safety Team, the Van Wert Police Department, the Van Wert County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Van Wert County CERT, and the Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis drill showcased the power of community collaboration and the shared responsibility we all have in keeping our schools safe,\u201d Priest added.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VWCS-evacuation-drill-I-1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198193\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An evacuation was part of Thursday&#8217;s drill. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Van Wert Elementary, Middle, and High Schools successfully conducted a full-scale, state-mandated reverse evacuation drill on Thursday, simulating a severe weather emergency. The coordinated effort demonstrated the district\u2019s strong commitment to safety, preparedness, and student well-being. Students in grades 1-12 responded quickly, quietly, and responsibly, allowing the drill to proceed smoothly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 11:39:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198194,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198190\/revisions\/198194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}