Section 808. Instruction in fire and arson prevention

1. The commissioner
  is hereby directed to provide and prescribe a course of  instruction  in
  fire  and  arson prevention, injury prevention and life safety education
  relating to the protection against injury or  death  and  protection  of
  property  against  loss or damage as a result of criminally initiated or
  other preventable fire,  for  use  in  the  schools  of  the  state,  as
  prescribed  by  this  section.  Such course of instruction shall include
  materials to educate children on the  dangers  of  falsely  reporting  a
  criminal  incident,  an  impending explosion or fire emergency involving
  danger to life or property, an impending catastrophe, or a  life  safety
  emergency.
    2.  The  board  of  education,  trustees, principal or other person in
  charge of every public, private and parochial school in the state  shall
  arrange  for giving such course of instruction in every school under its
  or his control or direction. Such instruction shall be given to  all  of
  the pupils in every such school for a period of not less than forty-five
  minutes in each month during which such school is in session.