Handling School Safety from a Trauma Sensitive Lens
Published on 10/25/2019
School districts in the United States and throughout the world have the responsibility to do everything possible to ensure the safety of students during the school day and while students are involved in extra-curricular activities. The enormous task of protecting students currently in our history is challenging. School shootings have occurred at an alarming rate, the potential for natural or technical disaster to occur near a school is always a possibility, and just the normal day-to-day activities within a school district has an impact on school emergency management.
Having effective school emergency management plans requires a comprehensive framework that includes written plans, response plan activities, mitigation techniques, and options to use in the recovery process (Hull, 2011). Each one of the components of a comprehensive school emergency plan is of equal value and importance. Having well written plans is a critical first-step in developing comprehensive plans for a sch