Emergency Planning

What's an Emergency?

  • Emergencies range in scope and intensity from incidents that directly or indirectly affect a single student to ones that impact an entire community.
  • They can happen before, during or after school and on or off school campuses.

Examples of Emergencies

  • Stranger in the building
  • Bomb threat/explosion
  • Student with gun/weapon on campus
  • Serious injury/death
  • Serious fight
  • Drug deal on campus
  • Weapon possession
  • Natural disasters
  • Kidnapping/hostage taking

Lessons Learned

  • Students, staff, & community must have means of communicating that is immediate, safe, & reliable
  • Positive, respectful, predictable, trusting student-teacher-family relationships are important
  • High rates of academic & social success are important
  • Positive, respectful, predictable, trusting school environment/climate is important for all students
  • Metal detectors, surveillance cameras, & security guards are insufficient deterrents