Emergency Planning

Read: 2022 School Crime Data: Report on Indicators of School Crimes and Safety

2022 School Crime Data: Report on Indicators of School Crimes and Safety

Here’s a brief overview of the latest U.S. school and college crime trends, according to a new report from several federal agencies.

Read: 6 Tips for Natural Disaster Planning for Schools

6 Tips for Natural Disaster Planning for Schools

Ensuring your school’s emergency plans cover natural disasters — no matter where you live — is vital to mitigating damage and loss of life.

Read: Tabletop Exercise 1: Student Hasn’t Returned Home from School. What Would You Do?

Tabletop Exercise 1: Student Hasn’t Returned Home from School. What Would You Do?

Test your school’s emergency response skills with these real-life incidents.

Read: Rethinking School Safety: Taking Action with Common Sense and Improved Standards

Rethinking School Safety: Taking Action with Common Sense and Improved Standards

Questioning and challenging conventional wisdom and traditional school safety plans is essential to improving our response to active shooters and other threats.

Read: Opinion: Our K-12 Schools Need Dedicated Safety Personnel Now More Than Ever

Opinion: Our K-12 Schools Need Dedicated Safety Personnel Now More Than Ever

Building a staffing model that brings a part or full-time crisis planning position into the K-12 organizational structure will better protect schools.

Read: How to Ensure Parents Understand and Follow School Emergency Protocols

How to Ensure Parents Understand and Follow School Emergency Protocols

Parents must follow school emergency protocols to avoid further complicating an incident, and continuous communication from the school is key.

Read: Developing School Safety Plans? Use This 1 Word Very Carefully

Developing School Safety Plans? Use This 1 Word Very Carefully

When writing your school safety plans and policies, be sure they are realistic, clear, and actionable so they will be effective.

Read: Grand Jury Report Slams San Joaquin County School Safety Planning

Grand Jury Report Slams San Joaquin County School Safety Planning

The grand jury measured all 14 school districts’ preparedness against leading practices through interviews, site visits, and expert witness testimony.

Read: School Safety and Security is a Process, Not a Purchase

School Safety and Security is a Process, Not a Purchase

Schools should continuously review their security and safety programs, involving educators and only adopting practices and technologies that are appropriate.

Read: Special Event Plans That Will Keep Your Campus Safe

Special Event Plans That Will Keep Your Campus Safe

Should you use an EAP, EOP, IAP, ERP, OpsPlan, Security Plan, or VEOP? Should you even care what type you use? Read on to find out.

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