Rockland County fire officials and first responders say the safety of dozens of privates schools and yeshivas across the county may be at risk due to expired safety measures.

For the past four months, News 12 has made visits to private schools throughout the town of Ramapo and Spring Valley to check whether the schools' fire safety compliance records are up to date. Out of the 45 schools visited, a staggering 90 percent had records that were either expired, missing or school officials refused to show them.

Every school, whether public or private, is supposed to get annual safety inspections and post a compliance record to prove the school is safe for children.

On Tuesday night, the Spring Valley fire captain and Tarrytown Rabbi Justin Schwartz took the microphone at the Ramapo School Board meeting, warning that a disaster is just waiting to happen.

Rockland emergency services coordinator Gorden Wren says that roughly 60 out of the county's 88 schools are not compliant, including a yeshiva operating out of a single-family home on Highview Road.

Annette Doer, who lives next door to the school, says there are probably about 200 boys in the four-bedroom house.

School officials told News 12 that they think they are doing the best they can.

News 12 will be following this story extensively over the next few weeks.