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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Kentucky Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety Report

 

LSU in the Eye of the Storm

 

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

 

Public Schools Underprepared for Disasters

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Ripple Effect of Virginia Tech

 

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

 

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