School Safety & Preparedness

This secondary category contains information on how schools (K-12 and universities) can prepare for, manage, and recover from a catastrophic incident.

Resources

 

Websites

 

Academic Continuity and Emergency Management: Improving Higher Education’s Ability to Continue Teaching and Learning when Confronted by Disasters

 

Campus Public Safety Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Lessons Learned From Hurricanes and Explosives

 

Caring for Young Children after a Hurricane: Florida’s Childcare Workers Reflect on Support and Training Needs

 

Characterizing the Limitations of Third-Party EAS Over Cellular Text Messaging Services

 

Crime in Schools and Colleges: A Study of Offenders and Arrestees Reported via National Incident-Based Reporting System Data

 

Do Emergency Text Messaging Systems Put Students in More Danger?

 

Dear Colleague Letter about Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Final Regulations

 

Emergency Management: Most School Districts Have Developed Emergency Management Plans, but Would Benefit from Additional Federal Guidance

 

Emergency Management: Status of School Districts’ Planning and Preparedness

 

Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance Center’s ERCM Express

 

Gubernatorial Task Force for University Campus Safety Report on Findings and Recommendations

 

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States

 

Emergency Management: Status of School Districts' Planning and Preparedness. Testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives. GAO-07-821T

 

LSU in the Eye of the Storm

 

Kentucky Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety Report

 

Lessons for Life: Building a Culture of Safety and Resilience to Disasters Through Schools ─ A Briefing Paper

 

Let Our Children Teach Us! A Review of the Role of Education and Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction

 

Protecting Children During U.S. Emergencies: How Safe Are Our Schools and Day-Care Centers When Disaster Strikes?

 

Managing Threats: Safety Lessons Learned from School Shootings

 

Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech: Report of the Review Panel

 

Promoting Good Campus Relations, Fostering Shared Values and Preventing Violent Extremism in Universities and Higher Education Colleges

 

Marist College Institute for Public Opinion

The poll illustrates public opinion pertaining to confidence in governmental agencies, attitude towards and compliance to public evacuation orders, and level of preparedness.

Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy.

 

Preventing School Shootings: A Summary of a U.S. Secret Service School Safety Initiative Report

 

The Ripple Effect of Virginia Tech

 

Public Schools Underprepared for Disasters

 

School Safety Partners [website]

 

Securing Our Future: Making Colleges and Universities Safe Places to Learn and Grow

 

Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information students learn may prevent a targeted attack.

 

Texas Senate Bill 11: Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan; Security Audit

 

U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education Release CD-Rom Based on the Safe School Initiative

 

Using Social Networking in University Emergency Communications

 

Virginia Tech Shootings: Crisis Magnifies the Significance of Small Weaknesses

 

The Role of Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning