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Ordering Masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Schools
This fact sheet describes how schools can keep students and staff safe from COVID-19 by using masks and personal protective equipment (PPE). It explains the …
K-12 Emergency Management Planning
This webpage describes how schools can prepare for emergencies by making detailed plans to keep students and staff safe. It explains the importance of having …
Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools: Effectively Responding to Incidents of Violence
2024
· U.S. Department of Education,
· Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports,
· Minneapolis Public Schools,
· Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA),
· Seattle University,
· University of Washington,
· Heartland Area Education Agency,
· Georgia Department of Education,
· Cahokia School District 187
This webinar focuses on how to respond effectively to school violence. It features experts who share strategies for preventing gun violence in schools and handling …
Conducting a Secure, Safe, and Successful K-12 Family Reunification Process
2018
· Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA),
· U.S. Department of Education
This webinar is about how to safely and securely reunite families with their children in K-12 schools during emergencies. It describes steps schools can take …
Supporting Displaced Students and Families During and After Emergency Events
The document describes how to help students and families who are displaced by emergencies. It describes ways to support them during and after such events. …
Integrating Drills and Exercises into Overall School Emergency Management Planning
These slides accompany a webinar that explains how schools can include drills and exercises in their emergency plans. It describes the importance of practicing these …
Addressing Access and Functional Needs (AFN) in School and Higher Education Emergency Operations Plans (EOPS)
2016
· U.S. Department of Education,
· Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA)
This webinar focuses on how schools and higher education institutions can include access and functional needs (AFN) in their emergency operations plans (EOPs). It provides …
Developing a Bomb Threat Annex: Enhancing the Higher ed Emergency Operations Plan
The document describes how colleges can prepare for bomb threats by adding a bomb threat annex to their emergency plans. It explains the steps schools …
New WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2019
· The University of Queensland,
· World Health Organization (WHO),
· University of Washington,
· Harvard University,
· Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
This article describes updated estimates from the World Health Organization for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculates the burden per 1000 …
Managing Memorials and Anniversaries as a Part of Overall School and Higher Ed Safety Planning
2019
· Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA),
· U.S. Department of Education
This webinar is about how schools and colleges can include memorials and anniversaries in their safety plans. It describes ways to honor past events while …