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Download Creative MaterialsGUIDE FOR DEVELOPING HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS
A School Safety Resource for K-12 Schools
On June 18, 2013, the White House released guides for developing high-quality emergency operations plans for schools, institutions of higher education, and houses of worship. These guides align with and build upon years of emergency planning work by the Federal government and are the first joint product of the U.S. Departments of Education, Homeland Security, Justice, and Health and Human Services on this critical topic. The guides are customized to each type of community, incorporate lessons learned from recent incidents, and respond to the needs and concerns voiced by stakeholders following the shootings in Newtown and Oak Creek and the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Schools can use the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide) to create new plans as well as to revise and update existing plans and align their emergency planning practices with those at the national, state, and local levels.
School Guide
The intended audience of this guidance document is individuals and planning teams at K-12 schools. View titles of the chapters within this publication below:
- “Introduction and Purpose”
- “Planning Principles”
- “The Planning Process”
- “Plan Content”
- “A Closer Look”
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- School Guide
- School Guide: At a Glance — Content is broken down into easy-to-read parts.
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