HAGERSTOWN, Md.  – Students at South Hagerstown High School must complete a computer program to graduate, and they now have a new option: a homeland security curriculum.

The program, set to launch this fall, will teach students how to “prepare an action plan that includes initial notification, emergency response (on and off scene), and recovery,” according to the “Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness” class description cited by The Herald-Mail.

A second course, “Homeland Security Science,” discusses “threats to public safety and health, decontamination, protection, detection and identification, and planning concepts.” Students also learn how to develop a response plan for a chemical or biological incident, according to the news site.

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The coursework concludes with either an internship with a public safety agency, or with a portfolio for younger students. District officials are looking to hire one part-time teacher for the program, preferably someone who is familiar with law enforcement or has some type of public safety experience.

The part-time position pays between $21,831 and $38,233 per year, The Herald-Mail reports.

The homeland security program will become the district’s 10^th computer career-technology type program. Some of the others include business management, apprenticeship carpentry, and beverage management.

South High Principal Jeremy Jakoby told The Herald-Mail that 30 to 40 students have already expressed interest. The district’s other career technology programs are “bursting at the seams,” he said.