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Families trust schools to keep their children safe during the day. Thanks to the efforts of millions of teachers, principals, and staff across America, the majority of schools remain safe havens for our nation's youth. The unfortunate reality is, however, that school districts in this country may be touched either directly or indirectly by a crisis of some kind at any time. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and tornadoes can strike a community with little or warning. An influenza pandemic, or other infectious disease, can spread from person-to-person causing serious illness across the country, or around the globe, in a very short time. School shootings, threatened or actual are extremely rare but are horrific and chilling when they occur. The harrowing events of September 11 and subsequent anthrax scares have ushered in a new age of terrorism. Communities across the country are struggling to understand and avert acts of terror. Children and youth rely on and find great comfort in the adults who protect them. Teachers and staff must kw how to help their students through a crisis and return them home safely. Kwing what to do when faced with a crisis can be the difference between calm and chaos, between courage and fear, between life and death. There are thousands of fires in schools every year, yet there is minimal damage to life and property because staff and students are prepared. This preparedness needs to be extended to all risks schools face. Schools and districts need to be ready to handle crises, large and small, to keep our children and staff out of harm's way and ready to learn and teach.Product Identifiers
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-101500751138
ISBN-139781500751135
eBay Product ID (ePID)220777161
Product Key Features
SubjectEducation & Teaching
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorU S Department of Education
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication06/08/2014
Spine9mm
GenreEducation & Teaching
Country of PublicationUnited States
Content NoteColour Illustrations